Bodypaint - Not really work safe

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Bodypaint - Not really work safe

Postby devilla101 on Wed Dec 02, 2009 5:57 pm

Hey guys

It has been a looooooooooooooong time since I've posted but I've been wanting to post something really different.
Anyway the opportunity came a few weeks ago when I was hired to shoot a few people getting their bodies painted for a party!
Basically, like a wedding everyone was running late. After the painting was done I literally had 10 minutes to setup the lights at their place and another 30-40 to shoot then it was all over red rover.

here are the results. Enjoy

The Vampire
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The Siren
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The ummm...The Golden Wonder(??!)
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Re: Bodypaint - Not really work safe

Postby aim54x on Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:40 pm

Great set!!! I have to admit that I am intrigued as to how the background is lit (gelled strobes?)

I love the clarity and detail that you have captured as well as the bright vibrancy of the colours. The poses and body language works brilliantly.
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Re: Bodypaint - Not really work safe

Postby wendellt on Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:40 pm

its a wonderful set and well executed its nice to see someone using more than 2 lights
they look like fantasy oil paintings

i may be out of line by saying this but that last girl is cute
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Re: Bodypaint - Not really work safe

Postby surenj on Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:30 pm

Nicely done! Love the background lights and the pose in the first.

You have done well to set this all up in 10 minutes!!

wendellt wrote:i may be out of line by saying this but that last girl is cute

Also which planet is this? No gravity?? :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :cheers: :cheers:
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Re: Bodypaint - Not really work safe

Postby Greg B on Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:05 am

aim54x wrote:Great set!!!


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Re: Bodypaint - Not really work safe

Postby biggerry on Thu Dec 03, 2009 10:24 am

Also which planet is this? No gravity??

:agree:

Awesome set of images, really great lighting (interested to hear more) and more so due to your time constraints!

These images make me want to be at that party! :up: :up:
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Re: Bodypaint - Not really work safe

Postby Geoff M on Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:18 pm

Great set (or is that sets). Ligthing is well executed and you have to admire the talent of those body painters too, fab work.
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Re: Bodypaint - Not really work safe

Postby Hudo on Thu Dec 03, 2009 1:38 pm

Nice work. we also did a series earlier this year with a body painter artist and produced a book called Glamour Body Art. However we had the benefit of using the studio for most of the subjects. Like you said you don't get long with them and what we found also is that posing a painted person is even more difficult than a clothed person...

Love to hear more also on the setup....

Thanks for sharing..

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Re: Bodypaint - Not really work safe

Postby devilla101 on Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:28 pm

Thanks for the feedback guys. Appreciate it.

I used 3 light sources.
1. The main was a 400W studio flash shooting through an umbrella softbox which I've set at 1/16.
2. On the right I gelled the flash to create a more interesting colorful background to shoot directly at the wall (1/8)
3. Another flash held high on the left to point directly down at the subject for the rim light (1/8).

Camera set ISO 200 and aperture at F9.

And yes the models are great! All from planet earth believe it or not! :D
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Re: Bodypaint - Not really work safe

Postby Wink on Thu Dec 03, 2009 6:54 pm

Awesome shots!
I don't even think of them as partially nude. The artwork makes me forget all about that... Almost!
Clearly there's some 'local adjustments' going on here :D ... Hair extensions for example. :lol:
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