surface horizontal camera walls visible Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

AOP part 15: Changing Angles

Still shooting at 24mm this is what happens when you switch to a top down view. This emphases Maja's head and face and reduces the boots significantly in the frame.

maja boots wide shooting lines Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

AOP part 14: Shooting the Boots

I've already mentioned the boots. They really quite odd to look at as they seem to defy gravity According to Maja they are surprisingly comfortable and stable.

background gel tonal range photography Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

AOP part 13: Coloured Gels - Different Gel

After playing with the blue gel creating the red environment I wanted to switch to a cooler, cinematic tone.

angle tilted tilt lines german Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

AOP part 12: Dutch Angle

I'm a big fan of the "Dutch" angle - the tilted frame. At one time I would use an automated script to allow me to select images as shot and with a 20 degree tilt forward and backward.

maja tones skin darker contrast Simon Q. Walden, FilmPhotoAcademy.com, sqw, FilmPhoto, photography

AOP part 11: Colour Gels Post Processing

This is a closer image of Maja. I wanted to explore that high contrast look of the previous image. Here I used two layers, with the top layer blend mode set to "soft light".

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AOP part 10: Coloured Gels Technique

Here is a test shot using a straight daylight white balance but using the blue gel on the strobe. You get what you would expect - a blue cast to the whole space.