{"id":35141,"date":"2014-04-28T21:58:06","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T19:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasvoland.com\/blog\/?p=35141"},"modified":"2023-04-11T10:47:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T08:47:00","slug":"fashion-photography-in-small-rooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/fashion-photography-in-small-rooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Fashion photography in small rooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>In a real studio, you\u2019ll never face the problem of insufficient space, but you can often find yourself in pseudo-studios, which are too small or too low. Moreover, a photo shoot is sometimes taken with the use of a studio backdrop positioned in a flat (that\u2019s my case). I\u2019ve encountered the latter problem, i.e. insufficient height, but the methods of coping with it are similar to those of dealing with too small surfaces.<\/p>\n<p>Most of my photos have been taken in claustrophobic conditions, but I\u2019ve already written a lot about beauty shots, so now it\u2019s time to focus on fashion photography. The photo shoot I\u2019m going to show here as an example was taken in December 2013 in Bangkok. The space in the room was barely sufficient. Well, the room itself wasn\u2019t small, but I was able to use only a part of it (about 20 m2) as a studio and the distance I was able to maintain between me and the model allowed for nothing more than a 50 mm lens. This is actually enough for me, but if I had wanted more, I could have dealt with it (I did so during another photo shoot): there was a big entrance door behind me, so I could have opened it and stood in the corridor, using even a 500 mm lens. However, there was one problem which would have shortened the time of taking photos that way to 3 minutes: the temperature. During a photo shoot, the temperature in the flat is approx. 22oC, while in the corridor it reaches 35-40oC. Opening the door at such a difference is a really poor idea. You can\u2019t allow the \u201cstudio\u201d to become so hot, at least because of the make-up. Anyway, whenever I position studio equipment in a room, I always try to do it a way allowing me to increase the distance between me and the model as much as possible if need be.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/d3687c5e-dac6-4f95-871e-fe2d51887877_rw_1920-scaled.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35137\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/d3687c5e-dac6-4f95-871e-fe2d51887877_rw_1920-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1795\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/d3687c5e-dac6-4f95-871e-fe2d51887877_rw_1920-scaled.jpg 1795w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/d3687c5e-dac6-4f95-871e-fe2d51887877_rw_1920-870x1241.jpg 870w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/d3687c5e-dac6-4f95-871e-fe2d51887877_rw_1920-768x1096.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/d3687c5e-dac6-4f95-871e-fe2d51887877_rw_1920-1077x1536.jpg 1077w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/d3687c5e-dac6-4f95-871e-fe2d51887877_rw_1920-1436x2048.jpg 1436w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/d3687c5e-dac6-4f95-871e-fe2d51887877_rw_1920-200x285.jpg 200w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/d3687c5e-dac6-4f95-871e-fe2d51887877_rw_1920-400x571.jpg 400w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/d3687c5e-dac6-4f95-871e-fe2d51887877_rw_1920-600x856.jpg 600w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/d3687c5e-dac6-4f95-871e-fe2d51887877_rw_1920-800x1141.jpg 800w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/d3687c5e-dac6-4f95-871e-fe2d51887877_rw_1920-1200x1712.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1795px) 100vw, 1795px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The model at the photo shoot presented today was a Polish girl \u2013 Kinga Ho\u0142ownia (<a href=\"http:\/\/nevamodels.pl\/\">NEVA Models<\/a>). She contacted me on Facebook and I liked her portfolio. It later turned out that Kinga heard at one of the castings that someone taking beauty and fashion shots had come from Poland to Bangkok \u2013 only during our photo shoot did we discover that they meant me. The make-up artist was Damian Black \u2013 he was born in Minsk, Belarus, but it seems that he feels settled here. As usual, the assistant was Mateusz \u201cPro\u201d Prociak.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h2>Which focal length to use?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>I use a 50 mm lens (full-frame) to photograph entire silhouettes. 35 mm would also have been OK (or even better) at times, but I bought that lens quite late. I\u2019ve sometimes used a greater focal length, e.g. 85 mm, but it requires more space. I use 135 mm only if the space is really big (unlike in the case of beauty shots, for which I always use 135 mm). If the space is small, 35-50 mm is all you can get.<\/p>\n<p>A lot depends on the effect you want to achieve. I think I\u2019ll use 35 mm more often in the future. With small focal lengths, the model looks more dynamic \u2013 the proportions become a bit distorted, so a hand or a leg directed at the lens seems lengthened. Moreover, the height and the angle at which the camera is placed are very important \u2013 the smaller the focal length the bigger the differences. A 35 mm lens placed high and directed slightly downwards will make a 178 cm tall model look like a dwarf, while a reverse position will lengthen her legs. When using 50 mm, I usually squat down or sit on the floor and take shots this way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/3562158c-d583-4493-8ff2-b0330a54da07_rw_1920-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35129 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/3562158c-d583-4493-8ff2-b0330a54da07_rw_1920-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1896\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/3562158c-d583-4493-8ff2-b0330a54da07_rw_1920-scaled.jpg 1896w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/3562158c-d583-4493-8ff2-b0330a54da07_rw_1920-870x1175.jpg 870w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/3562158c-d583-4493-8ff2-b0330a54da07_rw_1920-768x1037.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/3562158c-d583-4493-8ff2-b0330a54da07_rw_1920-1137x1536.jpg 1137w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/3562158c-d583-4493-8ff2-b0330a54da07_rw_1920-1516x2048.jpg 1516w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/3562158c-d583-4493-8ff2-b0330a54da07_rw_1920-200x270.jpg 200w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/3562158c-d583-4493-8ff2-b0330a54da07_rw_1920-400x540.jpg 400w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/3562158c-d583-4493-8ff2-b0330a54da07_rw_1920-600x810.jpg 600w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/3562158c-d583-4493-8ff2-b0330a54da07_rw_1920-800x1080.jpg 800w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/3562158c-d583-4493-8ff2-b0330a54da07_rw_1920-1200x1621.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1896px) 100vw, 1896px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You must remember, of course, that if the angle is wider, more background will be visible in the frame. This is sometimes problematic because, for instance, the model\u2019s head begins to protrude above the backdrop edge. The bigger the focal length the smaller the problem. 50 mm is fine in approx. 3 m high rooms, but it may cause difficulties in lower ones (a lower ceiling = a lower backdrop edge). However everything depends on the distance between the model and the backdrop \u2013 the further the worse (you then have a bigger chance to take a bad shot). To sum up, I think that 50 mm is an optimal solution in small rooms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kingacover.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3032 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kingacover.jpg\" alt=\"Kinga Ho\u0142ownia - Neva models\" width=\"851\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kingacover.jpg 851w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kingacover-1920x981.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kingacover-870x444.jpg 870w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kingacover-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/kingacover-680x347.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/diagram-standardowy-fashion-kinga.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3069 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/diagram-standardowy-fashion-kinga.jpg\" alt=\"schemat o\u015bwietlenia fashion\" width=\"600\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/diagram-standardowy-fashion-kinga.jpg 600w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/diagram-standardowy-fashion-kinga-1920x2080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/diagram-standardowy-fashion-kinga-870x942.jpg 870w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/diagram-standardowy-fashion-kinga-768x832.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/diagram-standardowy-fashion-kinga-680x736.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h2>The backdrop<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>I choose a cardboard backdrop, of course. It must be at least 2.7 m wide because a narrower one won\u2019t really work. I take hardly any photos with a bright backdrop, so my usual problem is that the shots are too bright, not too dark. Thus, I buy dark backdrops (currently smoke grey) because in a small room I wouldn\u2019t manage to darken a bright one by moving the model further away from it.<\/p>\n<p>In a big studio with a cyclorama wall, there would be no problem to make its white color appear grey (even dark grey) in the photos. In theory, you could also obtain that effect in a small room, using a setup similar to the one I used while taking the photos presented today \u2013 but you don\u2019t want to position the lights the same way for each and every photo shoot, do you? I\u2019ve also been asked about the best method of backdrop installation. The answer is simple: choose the one that\u2019s comfortable to you. I would go for an electrically lowered mounting kit for at least three backdrops. However, backdrops hung on stands are mobile \u2013 and this can be an advantage in small rooms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/6ac26363-99fb-4976-9b24-a2dc66fdc1c2_rw_1920.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35131 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/6ac26363-99fb-4976-9b24-a2dc66fdc1c2_rw_1920.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/6ac26363-99fb-4976-9b24-a2dc66fdc1c2_rw_1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/6ac26363-99fb-4976-9b24-a2dc66fdc1c2_rw_1920-870x1109.jpg 870w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/6ac26363-99fb-4976-9b24-a2dc66fdc1c2_rw_1920-768x979.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/6ac26363-99fb-4976-9b24-a2dc66fdc1c2_rw_1920-1205x1536.jpg 1205w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/6ac26363-99fb-4976-9b24-a2dc66fdc1c2_rw_1920-1607x2048.jpg 1607w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/6ac26363-99fb-4976-9b24-a2dc66fdc1c2_rw_1920-200x255.jpg 200w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/6ac26363-99fb-4976-9b24-a2dc66fdc1c2_rw_1920-400x510.jpg 400w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/6ac26363-99fb-4976-9b24-a2dc66fdc1c2_rw_1920-600x765.jpg 600w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/6ac26363-99fb-4976-9b24-a2dc66fdc1c2_rw_1920-800x1020.jpg 800w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/6ac26363-99fb-4976-9b24-a2dc66fdc1c2_rw_1920-1200x1529.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h2>Modifiers<\/h2>\n<p>Anyone who has read at least a few posts on this blog knows that I love to use a 70 cm beauty dish as the key light \u2013 but when I photograph entire silhouettes, I use it only when I have quite a lot of space at my disposal. This modifier requires a bigger distance from the model and needs to be positioned high in order to distribute light evenly, otherwise the legs will be strongly underexposed. In rooms with a small surface area it\u2019s better to use a larger modifier such as a 90 cm beauty dish or a 90-120 cm softbox. I don\u2019t use bigger ones because the shadows are filled too much then. I sometimes use an approx. 180 cm high strip box \u2013 it produces a narrow stream of light which is easy to control: it allows me to light the model relatively evenly, but it retains deep shadows on the person and doesn\u2019t light the backdrop. However, such light is often too hard (in an unpleasant way \u2013 it\u2019s a softbox, after all, not a beauty dish). Each of those modifiers usually has a honeycomb grid on. I\u2019ve already described photo shoots with a strip box as a key modifier on this blog.<\/p>\n<p>My rim light for fashion shots is nearly always a strip box (of approx. 90 x 30 cm) with a grid. A bare light is unable to light a close-standing person evenly \u2013 this is much easier to achieve using a strip box. Moreover, a light with an ordinary dish directs too much light to the sides in such photos. Therefore, regardless of the available space, you end up with a strip box as the rim light.<\/p>\n<h2>Lights<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m going to mention this issue only briefly because the size of the room doesn\u2019t matter here \u2013 I always choose the same lights: at least 800 Ws as the key light (it\u2019s advisable to use a stronger one in order to have a power reserve) and 300 Ws as the rim light. In theory, lights with smaller power are sufficient in small rooms (much light is reflected by the walls), but since I always use selective lighting and honeycomb grids, the difference is insignificant in my case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/49210949-069e-4b4b-8b18-9460f3ce7d25_rw_1920-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35133 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/49210949-069e-4b4b-8b18-9460f3ce7d25_rw_1920-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1834\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/49210949-069e-4b4b-8b18-9460f3ce7d25_rw_1920-scaled.jpg 1834w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/49210949-069e-4b4b-8b18-9460f3ce7d25_rw_1920-870x1214.jpg 870w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/49210949-069e-4b4b-8b18-9460f3ce7d25_rw_1920-768x1072.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/49210949-069e-4b4b-8b18-9460f3ce7d25_rw_1920-1100x1536.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/49210949-069e-4b4b-8b18-9460f3ce7d25_rw_1920-1467x2048.jpg 1467w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/49210949-069e-4b4b-8b18-9460f3ce7d25_rw_1920-200x279.jpg 200w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/49210949-069e-4b4b-8b18-9460f3ce7d25_rw_1920-400x558.jpg 400w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/49210949-069e-4b4b-8b18-9460f3ce7d25_rw_1920-600x838.jpg 600w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/49210949-069e-4b4b-8b18-9460f3ce7d25_rw_1920-800x1117.jpg 800w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/49210949-069e-4b4b-8b18-9460f3ce7d25_rw_1920-1200x1675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1834px) 100vw, 1834px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h2>Coming back to the photo shoot&#8230;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>I found the styling for this photo shoot in the same place as for previously described shoots \u2013 a shop which makes various outfits. I haven\u2019t visited it in several months now \u2013 I must go there again and see what new clothes they\u2019ve created. The dress in which Kinga posed was actually quite a standard one, but they also make many outfits which are much more original.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/46f93f8d-3c87-4708-936b-b35a62dbd9bb_rw_1920.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35135 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/46f93f8d-3c87-4708-936b-b35a62dbd9bb_rw_1920.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/46f93f8d-3c87-4708-936b-b35a62dbd9bb_rw_1920.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/46f93f8d-3c87-4708-936b-b35a62dbd9bb_rw_1920-870x1147.jpg 870w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/46f93f8d-3c87-4708-936b-b35a62dbd9bb_rw_1920-768x1012.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/46f93f8d-3c87-4708-936b-b35a62dbd9bb_rw_1920-1165x1536.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/46f93f8d-3c87-4708-936b-b35a62dbd9bb_rw_1920-1554x2048.jpg 1554w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/46f93f8d-3c87-4708-936b-b35a62dbd9bb_rw_1920-200x264.jpg 200w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/46f93f8d-3c87-4708-936b-b35a62dbd9bb_rw_1920-400x527.jpg 400w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/46f93f8d-3c87-4708-936b-b35a62dbd9bb_rw_1920-600x791.jpg 600w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/46f93f8d-3c87-4708-936b-b35a62dbd9bb_rw_1920-800x1055.jpg 800w, https:\/\/en.thomasvoland.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/46f93f8d-3c87-4708-936b-b35a62dbd9bb_rw_1920-1200x1582.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Kinga was in Bangkok under a three-month contract. She then came back to Poland and, as far as I know, she can currently be found in Shanghai.<\/p>\n<p>Many of my previous posts have already presented similar photo shoots, so feel invited to read them. When the space is small, I take fashion photos using maximally a 50 mm lens. The modifier is usually an octa or a strip box, and the rim light is nearly always a strip box (all of them with grids).<\/p>\n<p>The studio equipment used during this photo shoot was supplied by <a href=\"https:\/\/fripers.pl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fripers.pl<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a real studio, you\u2019ll never face the problem of insufficient space, but you can often find yourself in pseudo-studios, which are too small or too low. Moreover, a photo shoot is sometimes taken with the use of a studio backdrop positioned in a flat (that\u2019s my case). 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