Details from the Osteopath Shoot

Purpose
The aims of this shoot were two fold, to get pictures for the Les Cox web site update and for my 'Hands' project for C and G Level 3. Our model was a friend of Les's, Lisa who also has her own therapy business and is a keen photographer. Les and I had worked through a 'Client Brief' and reviewed images that he liked, these were printed and referred to during the shoot. I'd found having the printed reference pictures very helpful when I'd assisted Jim with his session.
Equipment
Bowens Esprit 500 Lights pack from college including mains and synch cables.
White Umbrella Reflects.
Nikon D90 with Nikkor18-105VR. Manual exposure, image quality Fine and NEF(Nikon Raw)
ISO 100, Speed 1/100 various apertures. Auto focus has continually proved better than my eyesight.
Universal Hot shoe Adapter.
Sekonic Light Meter.
Other Props and Clothing
White Towels, various sizes.
White dressing gown (for model)
Small white pillow
Mobile therapy table with cover.
Tunic top(Les)
Sets
Two areas were set up. One as above in the diagram and another low light set with black background, using a large fleece blanket, black sheet and black fleece draped over a seat.
The low light set was illuminated with one side light on its lowest setting, with a white diffuser.
We discussed the main safety issues which were trip hazards, temperature of light heads and model comfort. Cables were kept clear by running round the back of the lights and care with placement of the legs of the stands. We did not need to use the extra room heater available if Lisa was cold.
Technique
For the first set, my main aim was to get good quality pictures at the correct exposure and in focus over a the whole subject area. I planned to used the 'Who Cares?' aperture of f11 and set the main light to give as near to this as possible using the light meter and some trial shots. The other light was set quite high and aimed downwards just filling in shadows on the background without really adding much else. I'd repainted the background wall and removed and filled picture hooks. From previous sessions we'd found that the colour worked well as a reasonably clean, neutral background and gave quite a clinical appearance in keeping with the client's requirements.
We took our required images and reviewed on camera as we went.
Contact Sheets

The second set with black background and low light was used to get the spine and muscle contour shots. Again taking care to place cables in the low light. I used wider apertures to decrease depth of field and hand held camera for both sets.