Three shoots in ten days

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Over the last ten days, I did three shoots with the XF-100, each of which was designed to emphasize color in a different way. The first featured model Pauline, styling and hair by Moons Vinties, and makeup by Loes Ijmker makeup artist. In it, we went for vintage seventies clothing shot in a Victorian drawing room tucked into a sprawling restaurant and tavern. Pauline’s other photos had a tendency toward a strong hue influence over scene colors. I wanted to use the XF-100 to do the reverse by emphasizing the difference between every color in the scene.

The second shoot took place in the same restaurant/tavern as the first, but in a different room. It featured the model Fabienne van den Kieboom, styling by Kiki Vogels Styling, and makeup by Fadim Kurt. Sweaters by Vila, Skirt by Fashion Room, Shoes by Sacha Shoes, Jewelry by Clouds of Fashion, Dress, scarf, suit, and jeans by Mango. The room was an old tap room on the ground floor. For this shoot, the goal was to use the XF-100 to extract a rich tonal range from within a limited palette of yellows, reds, and violets.

The last shoot was much shorter than expected, giving us only a couple of hours. That shoot took place at an abandoned indoor swimming pool that was being remodeled. It was a large space with a huge bank of windows on one side. I wanted to take advantage of the light streaming in through the windows before it was gone, so we shot near them first and then moved into the pool. However, almost as soon as I took my first test shot in the pool, we were kicked out. I did snap about half a dozen more images before we left, but I would have liked to have had another few hours in there. The goal for this location was to make use of the 15-stop dynamic range offered by the XF-100 to deliver the feel of bright back lighting and rich foreground color. The model for this shoot was Lola Borghgraef, makeup by Mandy Glasbergen, and location scout/assistant Neville Marcinkowski.

For all of the shoots I used a Phase One XF camera with an IQ3-100 digital back and 2x Profoto B1 strobes. For the Fabienne shoot I also used a small gold reflector. For lenses, I used the Schneider-Kreuznach blue ring 80mm and 150mm LS lenses.

Here are the photos: