Veronika – The Style Academy Model Agency

This is professional model, Veronika.

Veronika is briefly visiting the province for a few weeks from Bulgaria and while here is being represented by The Style Academy Model Agency, Belfast. Veronika not only models professionally in Bulgaria but spends quite a bit of time in China as a model.

Two makeup looks by Catherine and hair styling by Christopher Kirk.

Here’s the photos. Please click on them individually…

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As we normally do our starting point was some beauty head shots to showcase the first makeup look.

 

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Makeup artist Catherine is always at hand directly to amend or touchup makeup during the beauty shots.

 

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One of my favourite lighting setups. Just one light on a white wall but giving a reasonably defined shadow without being too hard edged.

 

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And another as above. Same light but position of it moved slightly.

 

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In contrast, this is the same white wall but a much harder light giving a deeper, well defined shadow.

 

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As above. The glasses gave a retro feel so black and white worked well.

 

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And to finish this set another change of lighting on the same white wall. Soft shadows this time.

 

It happened to be a great spring like day in the afternoon and we all made an on the spot decision to grab the portable flashes and head out for some location work. This was the first location outing of the year and its always refreshing to get out and about outdoors with the camera after a long winter studio season.

I deliberately left all the pocket wizards and speed lights at the studio and traveled light with my new Lencarta Atom portable flash unit with its own softbox.

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This was one of our first stops and we were gifted by great late afternoon light. The sun was full on and low in the sky as is normal for early spring. Here the sun can be easily seen coming from camera right on Veronika’s arm and hair. Fill flash was from the Lencarta Atom. A simple setup.

 

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A different location but the same lighting as above. A long lens and the shallowest depth of field I could get within shutter range for the flash.

 

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An old doorway within the gardens of a gate-lodge. The same white door was used as a background in the final photo in this blog.

 

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No flash needed. This was directly into the low afternoon sun. Veronika was excellent in not squinting into such strong light.

 

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Another with no flash to finish. Natural light exposed highly to give a wintery alpine look. The white door behind helped keep the background winter like.

 

Veronika is a fabulous professional model and hopes to return to the province again soon. I’d highly recommend her to any photographer and intend to work with her again when she returns.  Her commitment and professional approach to the day was top class. Thank you Veronika 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

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