If you’re looking for a fun winter portrait session, why not try creating your own Winter Wonderland? Make some gorgeous high-key images to brighten your day.
Staging the scene for the Ice Queen
We staged the studio with a white seamless paper backdrop and some hobbyfill for snow. I also bought cheap paper snowflakes from eBay or Amazon and the rest I already had. The dress, cloak, headpiece and jewelry I already had, but you could probably find something in a thrift store that could work. You can also make your own. The ice crystals on my model were actually sugar! Put on with eyelash glue and white eyelashes. A little tricky perhaps, but it worked and it didn’t need to stay on for long.
Snowball fight?
Fancy a snowball fight? We found white plastic Christmas ornaments in a thrift store and used them. Lightweight and unbreakable, they were perfect for throwing around the studio, even toward the camera.
Gear used
I used two Godox AD200 with strip boxes to add rim light and have the background white. Then, I used a Godox AD400Pro with 85cm Octobox for my main light and another AD400 with a beauty dish for fill. For the camera and lens combo, I used a Sony A7RIII camera with a Tamron 28-75mm lens, set to ISO 100, f/4.0, 1/160 sec.
Alternative look
Instead of going high key, try a gray seamless backdrop. Or, remove the rim lights and try a single Paramount light, then let the background go darker. Then you can add some snow in Photoshop for a moodier look.
- Model: Felicity Lampert
- Hair and makeup: Teighan Felton
- Styling and staging: Julie Powell
- Cloak and headpiece: Verdessay Fairy
