Fetish Lookbook Process
Apr. 1st, 2018 10:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shantellSo far, I have done two photoshoots: one with rope, and one with a metal-tipped flogger. Although I intend to work primarily with less mainstream sorts of fetish, I included rope because I have access to a rope top and a rope bottom who are both willing to work with me for my project.
I planned my photography sessions for the afternoons, because the afternoon sun streams through my window, giving a lovely natural light at that time. I worked primarily with unaugmented natural light, but used reflectors to give some rim-lighting for several shots. In addition, I used an LED portable light table to give a wash in a few of the shots, but the cool white light did not match the quality of the golden sunlight, so I used it sparingly.
Here's the process I went through for one of the rope shots.
I covered the floor with a plush grey blanket and had my rope artist use a light red rope to bind the model's foot/leg. I directed the model to recline on the floor. I climbed a stepladder and shot directly down at the model while my assistant sprinkled polyester flower petals. I shot multiple images in this sequence, then chose the following photo to work with.
Next, I cropped the image and rotated it. I used a clone stamp tool in Photoshop to get rid of one petal which was causing a tangent with the bottom left border of my image.
I then used a colour filter to increase hue saturation.
I chose this image over the other flower petal ones because the petals in relation to the legs/feet create curved leading lines which guide the eye around the image.
I planned my photography sessions for the afternoons, because the afternoon sun streams through my window, giving a lovely natural light at that time. I worked primarily with unaugmented natural light, but used reflectors to give some rim-lighting for several shots. In addition, I used an LED portable light table to give a wash in a few of the shots, but the cool white light did not match the quality of the golden sunlight, so I used it sparingly.
Here's the process I went through for one of the rope shots.
I covered the floor with a plush grey blanket and had my rope artist use a light red rope to bind the model's foot/leg. I directed the model to recline on the floor. I climbed a stepladder and shot directly down at the model while my assistant sprinkled polyester flower petals. I shot multiple images in this sequence, then chose the following photo to work with.
Next, I cropped the image and rotated it. I used a clone stamp tool in Photoshop to get rid of one petal which was causing a tangent with the bottom left border of my image.
I then used a colour filter to increase hue saturation.
I chose this image over the other flower petal ones because the petals in relation to the legs/feet create curved leading lines which guide the eye around the image.
