Depth of field- Technical exercise

I experimented with depth of field in the studio using the following camera and lighting set up.  I used two soft boxes one on either side of the subject and positioned my camera on a tripod.

I used camera settings with a high f-stop in order to gain the desired shallow depth of field in my images.

Below is an example of a shallow depth of field studio image.

Studio Portrait Thomas Ruff- Technical Exercises

Thomas Ruff's photography style is distinctive due to the fact that the majority of his stylised images are all shot against a solid coloured background with the subject dead panning the camera.  

Below is an example of his work.

To recreate this image I used an orange backdrop and positioned my subject facing the camera head on with two box lights poisoned on either side of him (this can be seen below).

I then placed my camera on a tripod and set my camera to 1/125, F9, ISO 200.

Below is one of the images that I shot.

As I personally find Ruff's style to be somewhat dull I decided to add multiple imagery to my photos as this was an area which I wished to explore.

Below is the final image which I created.

Low key lighting- Studio photography

Camera settings:
1/125, f16, ISO 200
Equipment:
-Snoot, directs the path of light.













-Honey comb, directs the path of light to a lesser extent.

-Reflector dish, reflects light for maximum illumination.