Practical Photography - UK (2020-04)

Fashion

po rtrait

skills

Simplicity and

consistency allow

Rossella Vanon to

create stylish and

elegant images.

Considerthe depth-of-field. If I’m planning

on shooting any particularly close-up images

during my fashion editorial (to capture jewellery, for

in stance), I prefer setting my aperture to f/16 rather

th an the more common f/11. This way I’m free to move

cl oser to the subject for tighter crops without muchriskof

in troducing depth blur on the face, and therefore avoiding

bl urring the nose when focusing on the eyes or blurringtheeyethat

is n’t in focus. When working in the studio, this alsoallowsme to setthecameraonce

and for all at the start of the shoot and almost never have to touch the settings again.

CHOOSETHERIGHTAPERTURE

TRY NEW

IDEAS FIRST

#13 Preparation

Test any new equipment
beforehand on a simple test
shoot, so during your fashion editorial
you can stick to gear you know and can
re ly on. A fashion editorial is made up
of many elements – there’s the model
direction, the entire styling, lighting...
There are several things to manage and
concentrate on. Gear should be there to
help you achieve what you have in mind,
not get in the way of the shoot. When in
doubt, keep it simple. Looking at the
finished images, no one will be able to
te ll whether you used the latest camera,
th ree lenses or five lights!

TIP

CHECKFOR

SHARPNESS

UseLiveViewto assess the

sharpnessof yourfirstfew

shots,but thenresistthe

urgeto keepchecking

duringtheshoot.

#14 Depth-of-field