Seascape Fashion Photography

Watch Karl and the team battle fierce winds and fast-moving tides as they tackle a tricky fashion shoot on location.

You’ll discover how Karl used a long exposure to capture motion in the waves, combined with a fast flash duration to freeze the model. He also demonstrates how to adjust exposure for changing light conditions using filters. You’ll also see how Karl worked closely with his team, ensuring clear communication throughout to ensure a successful shoot.

In this class:

  • How to shoot fashion photography on location
  • How to use fast flash duration with slow shutter speeds
  • Techniques for controlling exposure in changing light conditions
  • How to use filters to adjust exposure
  • Studio lighting for photographing on location
  • Working with a team in difficult conditions

Learn more about the concepts covered in this class by watching these videos:

Questions? Please post them in the comments section below!

For this shoot, we knew we would be facing tough weather conditions. That meant we had to plan the shoot carefully before going out and doing it. Clothing for the team was one consideration, as was which lighting modifiers and packs would withstand the wind, sea spray and rocky footing.

fashion photography on location

We made several changes to the lighting throughout the shoot due to the changing weather conditions.

Once on location, the shoot required clear communication among the team. With rapidly changing lighting conditions, it was necessary to make several changes throughout the shoot, including the position, placement and power of the lighting. Karl also used filters to control the lighting. These needed regular cleaning thanks to the abundant sea spray.

Photography filters

Karl used filters to control the light.

 

Seascape fashion photo

The final seascape fashion image.

Comments

  3. Great image!! Fantastic job!
    Karl, what color temperature did you use? Im asking because you had the flash, ND filter and cloudy weather. Thank you 🙂

  5. Hi Karl,

    Amazing work…as always. One question: what ISO setting were you shooting with? I am guessing 100. The second question: could you have dropped it to 50 to avoid using the ND filters?

    Cheers,

    Jorge.

  7. What focal length were you shooting at? Also, could elaborate more on how you chose the composition and relative distances between camera, subject, and landscape elements? I have a 24mm, 50mm, and 100mm prime for full frame. I was out out at a local bay scouting for a composition to bring a model out to try this technique. It was a big struggle finding a frame I could visualize bring a model into.

    1. Hi Phillip I was using a 35-90 zoom lens at 60mm on a medium format camera so this would be equivalent to about 40mm on 35mm format.

  8. Amazing image!
    Applause for the collective effort. Guys, you could work as sailors, as well, if you want 🙂

  10. Absolutely brilliant, the team should take a bow for a job well done in such tough conditions and of course your creative genius surfaced again to create such a beautiful image.

  12. Wooww Karl and the creative team! What a fantastic job you have done! Congrats to all of you!

  14. Fabulous Karl. Take my hat off to you and the crew for working in those conditions. I would be nervous about even taking a GoPro near those waves haha. Thanks.

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