Kailee in the Studio (Patreon)

following the curves with the light

Most of the time when I shoot bodyscapes in which the image is tightly framed I pose the model on top of a set of metal scaffolding which is about four feet tall. I do this because I find a lot of my preferred perspectives are from a low camera angle and I'm old and lazy and don't want to have to get down on the floor to shoot. The scaffolding is on wheels and can be rolled around which also helps sometimes allowing me to move the model relative to the camera and light positions while the model holds the same pose.

This image was created using two Godox ML60Bi Bi-Color 60W LED Video Lights with the small short throw reflectors attached to them. I have them on very small and short floor stands which allows me to position them close and around the model on top of the scaffolding. The great thing about shooting with consistent lighting over flash is being able to see what you will get before ever firing the shot. LED lights are now strong enough to get to a reasonable aperture for a decent depth of field if it's the desired look.

Nikon Z7II, Nikon Plena lens at f/4.0, ISO 100, 1/80th second shutter duration