"Cecilia, you're breaking my heart"

Nikolai · December 15, 2008

Sorry couldn'd help it about the title...:rofl

It's been a while since I posted the tease from this shoot. Several shoots and a two-day trip to dgrin party threw a moneky wrench into my otherwise well-oiled post-processing schedule, so I'm still catching up from the middle of November. But at least I *am* catching up and here's the proof :-)

1. Meet Cecilia:

2. Can you say "purple"? ;-)

3. Or "gold"?

4. We also tried silhouette:

5. And another one, this time a bit on the orange side:

6. The we switched to red:

7. ... and white:

8. ... and blue:

9. Only to finish back with red:

10. And more red:

11. OK, I better stop:-)

Enjoy, C&C welcome!

clemensphoto's · December 15, 2008

WOOOOOOOW!! :jawdrop

Where did you find your red background in your last shots ? I love the color and pattern (let alone the width and length).

.

Candid Arts · December 15, 2008

Love them. Love the sass in #6, excellent pose.

And the Camera shot, #6, Well you just have to love that.

Oh and I agree with Clemens. He posed that as I was posting mine.

Nikolai · December 15, 2008

clemensphoto's wrote:

WOOOOOOOW!! :jawdrop

Thank you!

Where did you find your red background in your last shots ? I love the color and pattern (let alone the width and length).

The last one is actually easy. It's a queen bed kit, two sheets and two pillowcases. They were on some sale for like $9.99/ea, so I got seven different ones, including tiger and leopard patterns. I got all the flat ones hanging on a small backdrop rack, so they are alway there when I need them. And the shaped ones go to the loveseat. It takes like a minute or less to go from one look to any other.

Nikolai · December 15, 2008

Candid Arts wrote:

Love them. Love the sass in #6, excellent pose.

And the Camera shot, #6, Well you just have to love that.

Oh and I agree with Clemens. He posed that as I was posting mine.

Thank you, appreciate it!

Agnieszka · December 15, 2008

Very nice set, Nik!!! They're all pretty cool, but I especially liked:
#4 (love the light),
# 6 (love the pose),
# 9 & 10 (what an attitude!)

.... only a bit skeptical about #11 - I think I would fix her lines under her eyes, ... actually I have a feeling you turned the photo around 180 degrees ... I think I prefer the original "position".

Fun set though!!

... doesn't she look like Katie Holmes??

... do you have anything to tell us, Nik??

Swartzy · December 15, 2008

Whoohooo...somebody's having fun! Gelling strobes and everything. Nice selection of colors Nik. #2 needs fog/steam rising from the floor. Beautiful shots around.

Nikolai · December 15, 2008

Agnieszka wrote:

Very nice set, Nik!!! They're all pretty cool, but I especially liked:
#4 (love the light),
# 6 (love the pose),
# 9 & 10 (what an attitude!)

.... only a bit skeptical about #11 - I think I would fix her lines under her eyes, ... actually I have a feeling you turned the photo around 180 degrees ... I think I prefer the original "position".

Fun set though!! ... doesn't she look like Katie Holmes?? ... do you have anything to tell us, Nik??

Thanks, Angie!

I had a hard time selecting pictures for this post. Cecilia played along very well and she's a ball of fun, so we got a large variety of looks even within the same lighting setup and outfit.
Same goes about #11. I have all four versions (rotated at 0, 90, 180 and 270), but this one (180) looked less traditional. I'm still thinking of making a triptych out of them..

Nikolai · December 15, 2008

Swartzy wrote:

Whoohooo...somebody's having fun! Gelling strobes and everything. Nice selection of colors Nik. #2 needs fog/steam rising from the floor. Beautiful shots around.

Thanks David!

You read my mind, I was thinking of incorporating the fog machine for a longest time.

Prolly should just get it and start using it...

Ann McRae · December 15, 2008

Nik - what I like best about this set is that the model can change her look - it is nice to see a bit of versatility in facial expression to go with the changing poses.

ann

Nikolai · December 15, 2008

Ann McRae wrote:

Nik - what I like best about this set is that the model can change her look - it is nice to see a bit of versatility in facial expression to go with the changing poses.

ann

Ann, I agree, she is quite versatile. Of course, it's also our responsibility as the photographers/directors to request those changes. For some (usually more experienced) models it comes pretty effortless, some require a lot of work, and some are, unfortunately, incorrigible...

With Cece I got lucky to get the first type:-)

Thank you for looking and commenting!

And guess what - we got morning frost yesterday and rain today!

Qarik · December 15, 2008

nice shots..her face looks like katie holmes a bit heh

Nikolai · December 15, 2008

Qarik wrote:

nice shots..

Thanks!

her face looks like katie holmes a bit heh

IMHO only upside down

Not that I have ever seen KH in such a inverted position...

zoomer · December 15, 2008

My favorites in order 2 6 9.
Really nice model, personality and some fun expressions. Some really fun ideas on the poses..good stuff.
I am sort of noticing a recurring theme in the lighting is that the face is sometimes under lit compared to the rest of the body.
Just trying to be constructive.

Shima · December 15, 2008

Awesome shots! I bet any man sees these and finds her very attractive and sensual, hehe. Too bad we don't live closer to one another or I'd have you take some photos like this of me for my hubby, he'd certainly love the type of shoots you do

Nikolai · December 15, 2008

zoomer wrote:

My favorites in order 2 6 9.
Really nice model, personality and some fun expressions. Some really fun ideas on the poses..good stuff.
I am sort of noticing a recurring theme in the lighting is that the face is sometimes under lit compared to the rest of the body.
Just trying to be constructive.

Thank you, appreciate the C&C!

Nikolai · December 15, 2008

Shima wrote:

Awesome shots! I bet any man sees these and finds her very attractive and sensual, hehe. Too bad we don't live closer to one another or I'd have you take some photos like this of me for my hubby, he'd certainly love the type of shoots you do

Thanks!

Well, what stops ye? Now you know the poses, set up your camera on timer to take a shot every 5 seconds for 3 minutes, and go have a ball:-)

grimace · December 16, 2008

Great work as always!! I really like the lighting on #2 and the angle on #11. Great job!!

clemensphoto's · December 16, 2008

The last one is actually easy. It's a queen bed kit, two sheets and two pillowcases. They were on some sale for like $9.99/ea, so I got seven different ones, including tiger and leopard patterns. I got all the flat ones hanging on a small backdrop rack, so they are alway there when I need them. And the shaped ones go to the loveseat. It takes like a minute or less to go from one look to any other.

You know it is the simplist things that elude a persons common some times - it didn't even cross my mind to use bed sheets.<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/rolleyes1.gif" border="0" alt="" >

Nikolai · December 16, 2008

grimace wrote:

Great work as always!! I really like the lighting on #2 and the angle on #11. Great job!!

Thank you, Adam! Gels are fun, but I'm getting bored of the angles :-)

Nikolai · December 16, 2008

clemensphoto's wrote:

You know it is the simplist things that elude a persons common some times - it didn't even cross my mind to use bed sheets.<img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/rolleyes1.gif" border="0" alt="" >

It's a purely budget issue - paying $60..$199 for a single piece of muslin that would be an old story after only two-three shoots is not in my plans. These I can mix and match to create tons of variations even without adding the lights...

clemensphoto's · December 16, 2008

I was using the tunnel vision and just going to the fabric store to try and be cheap.

"Cecilia, you're breaking my heart"

Comments