She works out of a tiny apartment in Aarhus,
Denmark’s second-largest city. When models
come to her photography studio they often
wait, bemused, while Lysa moves the furniture
aside to make room for her backdrop and studio
lights. Lysa’s motto is: “always make the best
out of the least.” While she dreams of having
a larger apartment where she can expand her
photography studio, without having to move
the furniture aside every time, her advice is to
work with what you can afford.
“Believe in yourself and your abilities and
learn to make the most out of the gear you can
afford. Expensive photography equipment does
not guarantee perfect results, it is how you light
and compose an image that counts. In the end,
the only aspect that really matters is the final
result,” says Lysa.
An equally important aspect is choosing the
right model. For Lysa, a certain gamine look is
desirable, but also that the model is open to clear
communication and cooperation. It is essential
for Lysa to be able to transmit her desired results
to her models in order to create her signature,
fantasy style; however, Lysa reveals that a large
part of the magical effect in her images comes
from her work in post-production.
Lysa’s post-workf low involves first making
minor adjustments in Lightroom, such as white
balance, exposure, clarity, lens corrections and
noise reduction. Next, she opens the image in
Photoshop, where she treats the image with
varying adjustments, most importantly, tonal
adjustments on a micro and macro level. Lysa
might also paint on eyelashes, extra hair,
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