Photography Fun: Playing with Gels

Did you recently get into photography? Check out a colorful lighting technique.

I’m taking a photography class this semester and wanted to share some shots from a recent lighting assignment. The following shots were made using artificial lighting, gels, and a tripod. Knowing I would be playing with lighting, I bought a sequin dress that would reflect the light from my local thrift. It was $8.99 and fit like a glove! I put on some makeup and face glitter and was off to live my best 80’s fantasy.

I hope you enjoyed my channeling the energy of every edgy musical theatre character I could possibly muster up haha, e.g. Mimi Marquez from RENT, Magenta from Rocky Horror, Whatsername from American Idiot, Hedwig from Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and so on and so on… lol. If musical-inspired photoshoots are your thing, check out another color photography photo series I did back in March.