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cameraNIKON D3000

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 800 Shutter 1/25 

upload_dateMar, 2013

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9 Comments |
raghoo
 
raghoo March 26, 2013
Nice work! Very natural and beautifully done!
arif123
 
arif123 March 26, 2013
natural......nice
jleiweke
 
jleiweke April 29, 2013
Congrats!
kavance
 
kavance April 29, 2013
great shot! such a beautiful model!
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta April 29, 2013
Lovely portrait with nice lighting. Congratulations.
redwriter Platinum
 
redwriter April 30, 2013
Beautiful work, congrats on your award. - Jake
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Exilednortherner May 25, 2013
Fantastic shot, studio quality, outstanding
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hotpixel June 24, 2013
Superb !
dianenugent_2854
 
dianenugent_2854 September 01, 2016
Love the quiet, yet sad quality of this photo , very compelling especially with the transition to true black...perfect

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in my back yard, which often served as my impromptu studio space during my early photography years. As a self-taught photographer, I was always photographing in unusual places as I learned.

Time

The photograph was taken sometime after 10 pm, after the subject secretly arrived home after a year abroad in China.

Lighting

This image is lit using a continuous-light softbox. I had just purchased the softboxes, so this was one of the first images I used them in.

Equipment

Nikon D3000 with a standard 18-55 kit lens, a tripod, a black sheet hung over my fence and a single continuous-light softboxes.

Inspiration

The subject of the photo, a dear friend of mine from High school, had just surprised me by returning home after a year abroad in China. This photo was taken as a momento of her return .

Editing

Hardly! I simply increased the brightness slightly, and done!

In my camera bag

Nikon D3000 with an 18-55 standard kit lens, Zeikos cap lenses, Neewer CN-160 Dimmable LED light w/ color filters, wireless shutter release, extra batteries for lights/remote, camera charger and extra SD cards in various storage amounts (128mb-16gb).

Feedback

Since this photograph required a lower ISO, and I never shoot over 800 ISO, my shutter speed was pretty slow. I found that the easiest way to avoid movement or blur when photographing a subject in low light is to mimic each other's breathing. Introduce the subject to a slow breathing technique, like simply inhaling for two counts and exhaling for four counts (1:2 ratio). As your subjects breathing becomes consistent and slow, begin to follow the breathing technique yourself, synchronize your breathe to the breathe of your subject. Once synchronisation has occurred (after about five breaths), release the shutter on an exhale. You and your subject will both be relaxed, and you'll both be less likely to move as much, resulting in less motion blur.

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