photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Charite Viken

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Charite Viken

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Charite Viken

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Charite Viken

I thought the last post was the last for a while, but then I got a little time before my flight to Denmark too off and then I could post some more pictures from the photo shoot I had with the Charite Viken (DP Models). Here we are in a fairly narrow elevator. Nikon 24mm f/2.8, SB-900 and Orbis Ring Flash is the extra equipment I used in addition to my trusty Nikon D700. Make-up and hair was done by Ann Karin Williams Aastø from OurStyle.

Well, now I’m leaving on a jet plane, leaving the snow, rain, ice and cold. 2 degrees Celsius and sun is a fairly good upgrade.

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Charite Viken

Second part from the series I did for Charite Viken, artist represented by DP-Models. As the first part, this is shot with natural illumination in a dim staircase in a parking garage in Trondheim. The reason for all the noise in this picture is that I had cranked up the ISO-speed to 2500 to get a decent exposure at f/2.8 with my 24mm lens. Even tough it’s not done perfect technical wise, I felt that the rawness in both the style and posture of Charite expressed and the noise all over the image says something about what I am trying to express. First I wanted the photo to be in black and white, but the dirty green light the fluorescent bulb was casting set the mood perfectly. Make-up and hair was done by Ann Karin Williams Aastø from OurStyle. Thank you for helping out and doing such a great job at this photo shoot.

The recent days I have been assisting Lars Erik Berg from Centerteam doing a commercial job for Mascot Høie A/S. Høie is a manufacturer based in Fosen making bedsheets and pillows. It was fun and experiencing two days at the studios of Centerteam.

Sunday I am leaving for Denmark again hoping to get to do some model testing for Modelbureauet Modelbooking again and I will be back in Norway around Christmas. Which in short means that my blog will not be updated that frequently as the past few weeks. Hope you will take a look in my picture gallery and enjoy all the photos I have published the past recent years. Leave me some feedback and comments if you’d like and I’ll try to answer as soon as possible.

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Charite Viken

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Charite Viken

photo: Bjørn Christiansen, Charite Viken

Yesterday I did a model test with Charite Viken an artist known from her early years as a child star from Melody Grand Prix Junior. In recent years she has become more adult in the style of music and is now working at Agape in addition to working as a songwriter. She is also represented by the newly established model agency DP-Models ran by photographer Ronny Manuel Danielsen. Hair and make-up on this photo shoot was done by Ann Karin Williams Aastø from www.OurStyle.org.

Here are some behind the scenes-shot by Ann Karin Williams Aastø

behind the scenes with Charite Viken and Bjørn Christiansen, photo: Ann Karin Williams Aastø

behind the scenes with Charite Viken and Bjørn Christiansen, photo: Ann Karin Williams Aastø

behind the scenes with Charite Viken and Bjørn Christiansen, photo: Ann Karin Williams Aastø

foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modell: Silje R, hår og sminke: Tina Larsen (H2)

foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modell: Silje R, hår og sminke: Tina Larsen (H2)

To bilder fra opptaket mitt med Silje R 24. mars 2010.

foto: Bjørn Christiansen, modell: Silje R, hår og sminke: Tina Larsen (H2)

Et bilde fra opptaket jeg hadde med Silje R, som jeg skrev om i dette innlegget om portrettfotografering med Anniken Næss. Sminke og hår er gjort av Tina Larsen fra H2-akademiet, og klær og sko er hentet frem fra skapet til Silje R.

foto: Bjørn Christiansen, Strobistinfo

Lyssettingen her er ganske enkel; En blits (Nikon SB-900) med paraply med åpningen i retning mot taket fra høyre på 1/10 styrke og en blits (Nikon SB-900) skutt igjennom en diffusor fra venstre på 1/13 styrke for å lette opp skyggepartiene. Klomsete meg presterte å tråkke på Manfrotto-stativet mitt (Manfrotto 055PROB) slik at handelen på det ene beinet brakk av. En kjapp liten e-post til Manfrotto hvor jeg forklarte om uhellet og hvilken del jeg behøvde ble sendt i tre-tida den natta, morgenen etter får jeg svar klokka ni om å sende de postadressen min slik at de får sendt avgårde ny del til meg. 30,- skal de ha for biten. Rask service, Postvesnet i Norge skal derimot ikke ha noe kudos for deres arbeidshastighet.

foto: Bjørn Christiansen, Manfrotto 055PROB

Utstyrsliste

• Modell & stylist (Silje R)
• HÃ¥r og sminke (Tina Larsen (H2))
• Nikon D700
• Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro HSM II
• 2x Nikon SB-900
• Stativ med paraplyfeste
• 84mm hvit paraply
• 105mm hvit diffusor