The nerdy depiction above could serve as the aesthetic basis for this creative portrait-photography project. Fully executed at our Galacpic Studio in southwest Montreal, the series comprises a number of instants that seek to convey the ineffable attraction of ‘fin de siecle’ decadence , with a sensible use of color, fashion, make-up, light, and scenery.

For the technically curious, the full lighting setup for these shots consisted of 3 speedlights mounted on a beauty dish as key light placed overhead, a strip box for the colored light one umbrella to fill from close to floor level, and a strip-gobo BG light. The camera body used was a Fujifilm X-T3, and the Fujinon 56 F1.2 was the lens of choice for most of the pictures. The whole shoot was done tethered to Capture 1, which greatly helps simplify the capture and review process.

In regards to the postproduction, the environment is full CGI, created and rendered in-house and then composited along with the raw plates using industry-standard compositing and image editing tools. Truly a blend of the timeless art of capturing photons on a camera obscura, along with really the latest, state-of-the-art digital techniques.