Inspired by a client shoot in 1997 Mark Cleghorn talks about and shoots a creative nude session based on these themes.

When a past client comes to you with a specific idea for a session and images it becomes more of a commercial shoot as the client is the real art director of the idea. Its then up to you as a photographer to put your creative spin on the images especially when it then develops into a series of sessions and images for clients to use as wall art in their homes and even offices.

Mark developed this idea into what he called his “Red Shoe Diaries” which in its self became quite a popular development in a fetish style of a Nude or Boudoir portrait shoot. This type of work not only attracted clients from just in his home town of Cardiff but from all over the UK.

Part 1 BODY BAGS
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Its a tuff job, Mark Cleghorn gets to shoot Fashion again, this time a quick lingerie shoot in side one of Londons premier halls, Olympia, with its incredible industrial ceiling.

Lighting the subject with only Quantum flash units this film demonstrates how mark uses flash on location to either make dark moody images or bright and light portraits.

Mark starts the film by explaining the basic Quantum flash units as well as the set up, including exposure and the light positions, then you get to see the different gadgets and accessories he uses when working on location, when time is limited and light is dropping.

Accessories used include – Gorilla Grip, Ezybox Hot Shoe, Snoot, Lastolite Reflectors, FreeXWire radio triggers.

Part 1 of a 2 part studio shoot using a digital projector to light the female nude.

This session See’s Model Lozie, one of Marks favourite classic nude models, creating abstract fine art nude portraits that have to be seen to be believed.

Mark has been using this lighting technique on the nude since the 90’s to create his alien nude images that make you take a second look at the image.

Images Used – Landscape, Signs, Food

Part 2 of 3

In this film Mark Cleghorn talks about were and why to position a flash as well as the setting up of the unit to guarantee results each time. In this part you get to see how he uses glass in the room to diffuse the RAW flash, as well as different techniques of diffusing the flash including aumbrella and a reflector, finally you see mark adding a blue gell to the scene to dramatically change the image, a perfect use of off camera speedlite flash.

Includes – Setting up the speedlite and Metering, diffusing through a brolly , using a glass wall to soften yet sharpen the light on the scene, adding gel for colour.

Part 1 of 3

In this film Mark Cleghorn talks about the variety of accessories he uses with a speedlite flash and how to set-up it all up, including how to soften the light with an umbrella or softbox as well as gels, cables how to support the units on location.

Includes – Setting up the lights ,Metering for the ambient,Positioning the Speedlite Flash, Posing, using different channels to set different power and using a HiLite.