The Upside Down
Category
Commercial: Product
Location
Studio
Gear
Nikon D850 / Godox AD100 Pro / Godox V1 Pro / Wacom Tablet
Description
Commissioned by Penguin Random House / Netflix - shot for the release of a production focused book about the Stranger Things series on Netflix. As a big fan of the Stranger Things series, I was over the moon to be given this project by Penguin Random House - I wanted to bring the feeling of Stranger Things to this image without taking the focus away from the book whilst keeping the spend on props low (under £25 was spent). I achieved this by experimenting with different approaches, but eventually settled with this. A £2.50 bag of stones from my local garden centre (discounted as the bag had a rip) and a semi opaque perspex sheet. I poured the stones across the perspex and created the split simply by moving the stones about until I was happy with the shape it made. The perspex was supported 2 or 3 foot in the air from underneath - creating the space to place a light underneath and put a red gel on. I set this light bright so that it would shine red through the cracks and gaps in the stones creating the red glow. Before placing the product, I wet down the whole scene with a water spray for further effect. Once happy with the shot, some post production was undertaken by hand drawing in some smoke/glowing effects on a Wacom tablet. I completed a series of around 8-10 shots with the same feel, after approval from Netflix these images were used extensively in the marketing for this book.
Photographer
Will Fahy
Social Media
Instagram: @willfahyphoto
Twitter: @willfahyphoto
Facebook: @willfahyphoto
Website: www.willfahyphoto.com
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