There is also a speedlight on the ground with a blue gel on it to give the background some color. The light that is not shown here is the 1×3 stripbox that I placed to camera right, to the side and slightly back from Ulorin Vex – it was this light that shone directly onto the flower ornaments that I was holding up directly in front of the lens for the colored splashes. The pull-back shot here shows where the lights were in relation to the basic setup – the beauty dish, as well as the 1×4 stripbox in the back to give rim-light on her. Nikon SD-9 battery pack / Canon CP-E4 battery pack.Nikon SB-910 Speedlight / Canon 600EX-RT Speedlite.The background was lit up by a speedlight and had a colored gel over it. The lighting was via Profoto D1 moonlights and various modifiers. Manfrotto 1004BAC – taller, heavier light-stand.Manfrotto 025BS boom w/ 008BU stand & casters.Profoto RFi 1’×4′ softbox with a Profoto 50 degree 1×4 soft-grid.Profoto beauty dish with a honeycomb grid (25 degrees).(2x) Profoto D1 Air 500 Ws studio light.The increased resolution affects the apparent DoF when viewed at full resolution. I went for 200 ISO on the camera to get to f/9.0 to get enough depth-of-field. I was once again stunned at the amount of detail the 36 megapixels from the Nikon D800 delivered. Photo gear (or equivalents) used in this photo session Anything that will create a pleasant visual surprise. If this effect appeals to you, it would make sense to collect all kinds of objects to try out – glass elements and prisms work well too. It was unpredictable, and that is what made the effect interesting in part – you wouldn’t quite know what you’re going to get. Shooting through an opening between the petals and leaves of the decorative plastic flower, all kinds of interesting random patterns appeared. I then held up various colored objects right in front of the lens – a colorful translucent plastic flower with colorful petals and leaves worked best. With a standard lighting setup in the studio, using a beauty dish, I also added an extra light to throw light directly towards the camera. ![]() Her striking looks and colorful latex dresses would work perfectly with this technique – the random kaleidoscope patterns and colors wouldn’t be incongruous. Ulorin Vex is an unusually photogenic model that I have photographed on a few occasions. When Ulorin visited the East Coast again recently, I jumped at the opportunity to meet up with her again and play in the studio. It is often called “foreground bokeh effect”. It’s a well-established technique then to create unusual color splashes and shapes in the image by creating flare highlights. ![]() The closer you move to a foreground object, the more it’s shape and color and opacity will affect the image … in unpredictable ways. ![]() Creating foreground bokeh effects in-camera
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