smoke and baloons

[wendellt]

this is a small lookbook job i did for a fashion client
just sharing because it was a shoestring budget job and with my styling i made it into something a bit more special

i used 1 beuty dish for the main light and 1 snooted strobe to light the smoke and 2 speedlights for additional background flashes which got toned down by the star filter i used on the lens

[robw25]

wendell
i have been in awe of your work for years .. i always open you posts first , keep em comin

cheers rob

[zafra52]

Very interesting images. I think I prefer
the last one because it is a close up and
eliminates much of the background, but
I like them all.

[aim54x]

Who needs a big budget anyway? Looking really good there

[Alex]

Great work Wendell, as usual! As has been said above, I always open your posts first. Love your work!

Alex

[surenj]

Wow!

These are just great!

Thanks for giving the lighting info. [Can see your key light on the balloons. The beauty dish has such beautiful light! ... )

Do you own your own smoke machine?

[wendellt]

yeah i like the beauty dish

i dont own a smoke machine but there was a dj hire place right next door and decded to get on for $30 per hour

however i do have a foam machine snow machine

thankyou for all the comments

[Reschsmooth]

Awesome work as usual. My only gripe is the reflections in the balloons - not sure how to alleviate, but perhaps underexposing slightly or even spraying some fine liquid on the balloons to disrupt the reflections. Small niggle.

[biggerry]

awesome stuff wendell, lighting magic at its best - whats with teh second image though, she looks very short in that one, or is that an optical illusion?