Owen Lloyd Photography

05/04/2022

I recently created my first image with CGI objects in it, lit to match the studio shot elements, using Daz Studio. It's been a bit of a learning curve, however I see this as a way to include things in my personal "art projects" that would otherwise by prohibitively expensive (or dangerous!) to create for real. Just like a movie production - but with a very small budget, and without the 4096 node render farm - as I only need to render one frame :)
Here's the write up of the path I followed, and what went into the final image.

Using CGI In your Images Leave a Reply Over the last couple of years, I’ve moved more towards the “digital art” end of the spectrum with my photography. I still use a lot of on-set effects such as fog, camera movement with long exposures, props/sets and dramatic lighting, however I started add...

16/02/2022

Another frame from last weekend’s tutorial sessions with amazing model Kerry modelled for around 20 hours over the weekend in 4 1:1 tutorials with many outfit, hair and makeup changes too!

Long exposure, "shutter drag". Camera set to "bulb" shutter speed that keeps the shutter open for as long as I hold the button down. Flash heads fire at the start of the exposure, and I then move the camera around. Any continuous light in the scene then render these light streaks. The room is dark , and the only continuous light is from the two red edge lights.

06/02/2022

There's a new post on my blog (!) giving an overview of the production process for a creative image, from the studio shoot, through the post-production work in Lightroom, Photoshop, and BorisFX Optics.

Shooting for Post-Production Leave a Reply There are many types of photography, where you really don’t want to be messing around “editing” things post-capture (I mean other than the usual tone and colour adjustments to compensate for any technical shortcoming in the camera), images where the c...

11/01/2022

Fancy learning how to shoot in a studio with a model? How to create specific type of light and other effects? I'm teaching a series of 2 hour long, 1:1 tutorial sessions in a studio in Winsford on Sat. the 12th and Sun the 13th of Feb. As 1:1 sessions they're completely flexible on what we cover - if you've never done anything like this before, we'll start at the beginning, or if you have experience but would like to know about a specific technique or look - we'll cover that :) There are 1 or 2 slots left on both days. If you're interested, contact me via this page, or you can book directly with the organiser (and model for these workshops): https://www.facebook.com/kerry.walker.1800

26/11/2021

Test results :) Produced entirely on set.

17/11/2021

Bit of test and development today. I’ll post some of the test shots later.

25/09/2021

Some great results with the ever-versatile Kerry Walker and Mat McMahon at Peaky Blinder’s Bar & Food Court - Liverpool shooting some period pictures. Big shout out to the venue who were incredibly helpful. We had a whole floor to play in for the afternoon, and got some great shots.

Used a lot of overhead light from an AD200 in a 24" pop-up softbox with fabric grid. Kerry and Mat took turns holding this overhead. Added a bit of fog in the room to generate some of that old time smokey bar atmosphere. I also used some smoke images from my back catalogue post-production too. Edge lights, fill lights and room lights too, with various grades of warming gel - all transported to the pedestrian-zone locked bar in my new handy-dandy equipment cart :)

19/08/2021

More product development work from the last lockdown. Projecting light onto a screen, which is then reflected in the water.

25/10/2020

The new Photoshoot Magazine is out now! In this issue I explain how I go about planning a shoot from concepts and ideas through testing and onwards to planning the production.. From designing the light using elixxier Software set.a.light.3D to the shooting schedule and logistics. Also in this issue - creative makeup and digital art. Follow the links on Photoshoot Magazine page to read the latest issue online for free 😎

22/10/2020

Shot for a super talented make-up artist, Stefan Hawkings for his BA submission. Club Tropicana, Manchester