Photo Deconstruction: Vintage Beauty Image with Budget Styling

In this video I break down how I use a $10 hat from Amazon to create an image that has a timeless vintage feel with graphic elements. To create the vintage look, I used a hard light source (magnum reflector) as my main light, but added a sock (diffusion material) to even out the specularity (highlights). The inexpensive hat was clamped onto a stand behind the subject’s head to help create the more graphic shape, since it flopped a lot when it was worn like a typical hat.

I converted the image to black and white in Adobe Camera Raw, while popping the highlights and contrast to create this graphic vintage aesthetic.

Camera Gear:
Canon 5D IV:
Canon 70-200mm 2.8:


Lighting Gear:
1 Profoto D2 strobes:
Main Light: Magnum reflector + diffusion:
Fill Light: Beauty dish + Grid:
Background lights: 1 bare bulb

Other gear:
C stand + C stand arm
A clamp

Background:
Savage Fashion Grey:

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