01. A single Lupo 1000 dual colour spotlight with a Scattergel was our light source. We turned down the colour temperature of the light to give the shot a warmer glow. Out intended output was monochrome and I explained a good mono image starts with a good colour image. “Get the colours looking lovely and the black and white conversion will take care of itself” I said. I have posted these colour images here so that you have got an idea of how the shots looked from the camera.

02. I showed how easy it is to isolate the subject with continuous light and how to control the contrast in the scene. The great thing with the Lupo spotlights is you can see what you have got without always having to take a test shot.

03. I showed how I create moments by keeping the shoot fun and how to compose with triangles. It’s exciting making beautiful pictures and our enthusiasm carries through into the pictures.

04. When you shoot with a mirrorless camera you don’t have to look through the viewfinder as they nearly all have flip out LCD screens. I use the LCD on the GFX to good use when shooting from above. Although I ironed the night dress by the time I got it to location is was a bit creased. Oops. It does have a certain lived in look.

05. I use the GF 110mm lens on my GFX for a more distant or abstract look. It has the same field of view as a 85mm lens on a full frame camera or the 56mm lens on the Fujifilm X-Series cameras. The slight telephoto effect removes unwanted backgrounds and isolates the subject. I use my lenses wide open most of the time and the shot on the right in the desk mirror was taken with the 110mm lens at f/2.