Lately I have been concerned with lighting more than I have in the past. I am using less of it and printing on a high gloss paper. Balloons look especially good lit this way and printed on this special paper.
All images copyright William Wegman, 2011
With that in mind I searched my prop room for materials and items that would lend themselves to this treatment. I found red glossy wrapping paper. This produced some fairly interesting shots using my most stationary model, Penny.
After a few variations and modifications the paper became annoying to work with, in the way it crinkled and slipped off the dog.
After that I got back to my usual general lighting and proceeded to photograph my more athletic model, Candy, shown here.
This is the way I work. I get an idea and I start working then I get another idea. I can be moody sometimes.
--WW
Great post. Love to see the evolution of your ideas. The balloon shot is beautifully dark, and dare I say, disturbing. Kudos.
Posted by: Jim | 03/11/2011 at 12:25 PM
I love them all, but I agree that the balloon photo is a little disburbing, but in a fun sort of way. That's Penny in the balloons also? She is quite the actress.
Posted by: Laura Poplin | 03/11/2011 at 07:11 PM
Mr. Wegman,
thanks for sharing. The paper around the wei is a little like the Christo wrap-ups.Love the last image.cf with Renaissance sculpture of Horse Rampant
Posted by: Hedy Pardey | 03/14/2011 at 11:38 AM