Liesl Diesel Photo » off camera flash http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:00:49 +0000 en hourly 1 Adding Shadows to Compositions http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/off-camera-flash-headshot-nyc/ http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/off-camera-flash-headshot-nyc/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:32:33 +0000 Liesl http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/?p=1310 Off camera lighting is a very useful way to define a subject more clearly as it adds shape.

When creating a composition in this way, it is important to envision how the shadows will become a part of the composition and plan accordingly.

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Sven’s company, Happy Viper Integrated Designs, was featured in Vanity Fair, so we thought we would pull a little cover action into the shoot :)

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Yes, he really does read The Batman Handbook.  And yes, it really does teach you how to fight crime.

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I told him to act bored.  Because he wasn’t.  Really, he wasn’t.  Photo shoots with Liesl Diesel are never boring.

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Play with the shadows!

I think these images would be dull without the Peter Pan Shadow Action™ (yeah, that’s my technical name for it).

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