ShadowMask Part 2: Proof of concept 1
After cutting out the first gobo the plan was to test how well the overall concept worked in the studio environment using digital.
Planning diagram
Studio setup
Actual lighting diagram
Result
Conclusion:
The overall concept looks like it will work well with a little bit of tweaking especially with the light not associated with the gobo.
Still need to test using a “negative” gobo and then move onto a full scale test using large format film…
As I think about the overall project more and more I think it might end up being centered around “spirit animals” with each individual choosing which animal they most closely associate with.
More to come 🙂
Simon (@darkhalide)
Greetings… Its been a while
Howdy
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Blog has been a bit neglected of late but I am starting my first real project in quite a long time and thought this was probably the best place to put my thoughts, trials, failures, successes…
Anyway the project is a group of images for exhibition using my large format 4 x 5 Cambo camera which has also been sadly neglected sitting in its box in my garage for longer than I can remember.
The concept is to use cutouts (or gobos) to create shadows or highlights on portraits. This is done by using a snooted studio light so as to not spill too much light around the gobo.
To create a gobo I have been printing out images onto framing matte board and then cutting them out with a craft knife.
So far I have cutout a few gobos…
I plan to play around with both positive masks as well as negative masks so see which one will work best or possibly a mixture of both…
Tui
Some shots from last week when I had a couple of sick children during school holidays and a kowhai tree outside my window.
Nikon D90, Nikon 80-200mm f2.8 Lens
Feather Scannergram Triptych
Been a while… Playing with my scanner again
Canon CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
2 Horses
Seen at the Petone fair a couple of weeks ago…
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner
Demi Half Frame Print
Finally got round to printing a shot from my old Canon Demi S (deceased)
With the 6×6 enlarger mask I made I can only print 3 frames at a time so I might have to experiment with a slightly larger mask and hope the enlarger handles it. Hopefully I can get up to 5 frames printed…
Canon Demi S, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner
Darkroom Action
I have been teaching a spot of darkroom lately. Its nice to be back and playing with prints again.
Here go a few print that I used for example for the students…
Tissue Paper
Tissue paper border
Cellophane
Cellophane and Tissue paper.
Lost Civilisation
After all the flooding a couple of weeks ago it is strange the things you find washed down streams…
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Small Studio
Sometimes you just don’t have that much space to work with 🙂
I ended up shooting from across the hall…
Nikon D90, Sigma 12-24mm Lens
Shooting From the Hip
I haven’t had much of a chance to go out shooting lately and to be perfectly honest I’m feeling a bit rusty.
Need to brush up on my distances by eye 🙂
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Fire Dragons
No Photoshop involved. Straight form the camera
Nikon D90, 50mm f1.8 Lens, 3200 ISO. (No Photoshop)
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