co2 - The smokey effect!

Using Dry ice(the solid form of carbon dioxide) to produce a dry ice fog. since Carbon Dioxide is denser than normal air it sits low to the ground causes a very low level "rolling" fog. With coloured light being shone through this fog it will hopefully produce a random smokey look because of the random movement of the particles making up the fog.  This video demonstrates the production of the fog using dry ice and very hot water.

Using a few of these pots within the frame of my image would create a large amount of low level fog filling the bottom of my frame.

Light Graffiti

 The large framing of this photo gives a feeling of "the wonders of the universe" with start trails and the trees give a touch of nature. The colours used in the light painting its self are very natural and warm, this provides an almost subtle effect rather than the quite harsh cold light of some light painting. This photo includes an orb that is created using several lights on a hinged piece of an equipment(which i will produce another blog around) I feel this orb gives an almost out of this world effect which goes well with the start trails. 

I've nicknamed this photo the "ghostly angel" though the light involved in the shape of the angel is quite randomly placed it still forms a fairly strong shape of an angel which shows strongly the "join up the dots" effect that the mind does so well. The blue light used for the light painting contrast the warm colours of the surrounding area which further supports the imagination in created the image of the angel as they are often depicted as "glowing" figures. 

The use 

Location Shortlist

The Bulls Head Inn

Situated in Alton, Staffordshire, this hotel/freehouse is within an easy car trip from my house, so transportation is no issue. It has quite a vintage traditional style which is what I am looking for.
Url: http://www.thebullsheadalton.co.uk/

A twin or double room costs £55-£75 per night. Rooms are available from 2pm and have to be vacated by 10am. If you presume that you wanted to get all photography done on the first day. that would give you from around 3pm to 9pm which gives 6 hours of shooting time.



Smile Studio

This is a professional studio for hire, the difference between this and using a hotel is that the studio is set up in a way to encourage photography and help it on the way. The hotel will not be set up like this so there could be potential problems like availability of power sockets.  This studio is available for £110 for 8 hours but comes with lighting and backdrops.

Choosing a Location

Choosing my location to do my photo-shoot has proven to be more of a problem than i first thought. using a professional studio based location is out of the question due to very high costing. The next option and the one that is probably going to be most successful, is to use a hotel room as my location.
below are some of the images that are inspiring the location I want to use:

I am currently finding some hotels to shortlist for the shoot. which i will put on this blog once i have contacted them to see whether they are likely to accept the idea.

Jason Christopher video blog

My first attempt at a video blog. enjoy`

James Nader

James Nader does a lot of studio photography he also has a large range of location work, demonstrated below.

In the picture James uses a balance of ambient and controlled lighting to produce a halo of light around the model and also a small sun flare through the window. 

Both these photos taken in a theatre demonstrate good communication between the photographer and the model with the model giving almost actor like poses to match the environment and the angle and light to match the normally quite subdued lighting in a theatre.

Jason Christopher

Jason christopher is a major source of inspiration for my location photography. His clean use of the female form and seamless integration between model and location produces some stunning images, like the one above. The photo above utilises both ambient light and controlled lighting. The ambient light coming through the window creates a contrasting light forming a halo around the model and the directional flashes give contrast and texture to the skin.

In this picture he also uses a balance of ambient and controlled lighting to give a very warm natural look to the photo. This balance is what I hope to obtain in my set of photos, all of which will be shot on location within a building. So when selecting my locations I am going to have to pay close attention to the about of ambient light that enters the room.

The very simple pose in this photo produces a very simple but fantastic photo the light coming over the floor from the right gives a very natural look and the one sided lighting gives a lot of contrast on the models skin.