With the national lockdown over for now and being replaced with local restrictions meant I could now dust the camera off and get back to shooting. One programme I binged watch recently was Netflix’s The Queens Gambit and throughly enjoyed it. I knew I had a shoot coming up with local model Sophie so we decided to combine the shoot with a tribute to the programme.
I was very fortunate to be granted use of the Imperial Hotel, Plymouth as my venue and was allowed free rein using multiple rooms including the lounge, bar and bedrooms to set my scenes and shoot whilst maintaining safe Covid 19 measures
Using stills from the programme as prompts and acquired props we set out different scenarios combined with a loose 60s fashion theme with a modern feel.
Lighting wise, instead of using natural light which often changed rapidly throughout the day I used a pixapro CITI600 battery strobe with a deep octa para soft box allowing me to ‘pop’ Sophie out while retaining a soft light on her and with the light being versatile I was able to re position it where I needed it to be depending on the location without the need for wired power.
Here are just a few images from my shoot.
Stay safe
Jamie
