In my dream world, I'd have a large studio with 10 Profoto studio strobes, an infinity wall, two assistants, a digital tech, an in-house MUA and a couple of Hasselblads. And people would come to me to be photographed.
In the real world, I often need to travel to where my subject is. It's important that I can be flexible.
When Rhara told me that she wanted to be photographed with glitter I knew everything I needed was in my kit. We were taking photos in the old Ladies Powder Room at the Trentham Racecourse. There was no white wall, or any uncluttered background space. So I hung a grey backdrop and got to work. Here's a shot of the environment from Rhara's phone:
Two speedlights with gridded Flashbenders and different coloured gels lit Rhara while behind her was a bare concealed flash aimed at the backdrop.
We experimented with different colour combinations. This one used Pink from the right with red on the background:
Blue on the background, a different blue from the right and a red from the left:
Even with such a simple setup, we got a variety photos with different colours and moods, and both of us were delighted with the end results.