Half a Peacock
Canon 7D, 80mm, f/11, 1/250s, ISO 100
This week I’m working on a series I entitled Chicago Girls, based on portraits made during a costumed ball last year. Unlike my previously published photos from that session, which were for the most part « naturalistic » (ie. limited retouching), these are a bit more reworked, trying to push the atmosphere I was going after in post-processing. This first shot is one of Vanessa. Or rather half of Vanessa.
Mother of Pearl
Canon 7D, 80mm, f/11, 1/200s, ISO 100
Another shot from the 1001 Nights session, possibly my favorite of the evening. Half-faces is really something I need to explore some more.
Looking Up
Canon 7D, 80mm, f/11, 1/250s, ISO 100
Another shot from the 1001 Nights session. There were some truly magnificent costumes that night…
Lady in White
Canon 7D, 80mm, f/11, 1/200s
A few weeks back I was invited to shoot another costumed party, this time with a 1001 Nights theme. The diversity of costumes was great, and I experimented with high-key or approaching. This is one of the interesting white on white shots of the evening.
Horizon
Canon 7D, 80mm, f/13, 1/250s, ISO 100
I’ve started using my proper studio lights to do a new series of camera porn. First I wanted to shoot the Horizon 202 which isn’t quite as spanking new as it looks. It’s a very cool camera even though I’ve only been able to shoot half a roll before the Curse of Lenin’s Mummy locked the camera on me. Now I’m looking at a steep revision cost, but I don’t care, it’s that cool. These shots are processed in Lightroom with a light filter in Snapseed.
Guns & Frills
Canon 7D, 80mm, f/10, 1/250s, ISO 100
Model: Eileen
This is another shot from the session I did at a costumed ball a few weeks back. I love the contrast between the gloves and pink frills and the gun.
Widow Thompson
Canon 7D, 80mm, F/11, 1/250s ISO 100
Model: Unknown
We had more martial accessories as well for the « Seedy Chicago » ball shoot, including those wonderfully accurate replicas of Thompson Guns, aka Chicago Organ Grinders. To my surprise, quite a few of the girls insisted on doing photos with the guns, occasionally creating some wonderful contrasts. This one is probably my favourite, with the sober, quasi-puritanical clothing and the gun being strangely… coherent? Edited with W-Equals’ XeL 2.0 in Lightroom.
Hollywood Reporter
Canon 7D, 80mm, f/11, 1/250s, ISO 100
Model: Fanfan
We had a few accessories for the Seedy Chicago ball shoot, including a period Voigtlander brought by Thomas. It gave us a number of good shots, of which this one is my favourite. This was processed in Lightroom with XeL 2.0 using my favourite preset by far, the Agfa Scala 200 emulation.
Through the Veil
Canon 7D, 80mm, f/8, 1/250s, ISO 100
Model: Vanessa
Last Sunday I was lucky enough to be one of the official photographers for a costumed ball entitled « Dans les Bas-Fonds de Chicago » (which I guess one could translate as ‘Seedy Chicago‘). I shot attendees for over 4 hour straight assisted by my good friend Thomas, which was exhausting, but very gratifying as well. I had proper studio lighting and a black backdrop, and although the venue imposed some tough constraints, I had a great time. Great learning experience as well. I’ll be sharing my favourite shots from that marathon session in the coming days. In this shot, what really appealed to me was Vanessa’s veil and tattoo (although the tattoo was featured more prominently on another shot.
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