Witchcraft (Katherine Velours Witch With Lightpainting), Shrubhill Common

This is an experiment from my second shoot with Katherine Velours.

It's a mix of softbox lit portrait, with blue and red gelled flashlights used to lightpaint in the colours and the spell she's casting.

Unfortunately a second strobe in an umbrella camera left didn't fire on this frame - at once flattening the light on her face, but making for a darker more mysterious atmosphere.

There is some Photoshop here, but only to clean things up - chiefly the blue behind the tree which had badly clipped. There's a crop too. The starburst/fireball/magical energy/etc. is all in camera.

I'm hoping to do more of this hybrid work, mixing the lightpainting with model shoots. Certainly it's a lot harder than I thought, so thanks Katherine for all the patience as we worked things out!

Hope everyone is having a great week.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Hemel Hempstead / Felden (show map)

Taken on: August 5, 2013

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, f/8.0, 168 sec, 24mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Lens:	EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	168
Focal Length:	24mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	On, Fired
Exposure Program:	Bulb
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.1 (Windows)
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