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Hannah

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

settings

Aperture f/8.0 ISO 100 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 85/1

upload_date

Apr, 2015

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Awards

Featured

Contest Finalist in Studio 101 Photo Contest

Peer Award

+55

Superb Composition

+16

Absolute Masterpiece

Top Choice

Superior Skill

Outstanding Creativity

All Star

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Emotions

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in the photo studio of my college, Syracuse University. I am NOT a photo major, but I like to reserve the photo studio and play around!

Time

This was taken probably around 9 PM. Our studios don't open until 6 PM.

Lighting

My friend had told me that less is more. He noticed that I had been using two, or even three lights in my photo shoots. He said that I should try working with one light, shaping it, and seeing the results I get. I was pretty amazed at what I could achieve with one light and some negative fill with flags, and fill with reflectors.

Equipment

I used my 5D Mark III and a Profoto D1 with softbox.

Inspiration

I have always been in love with Taylor Swift as a songwriter and as a person. She seems like a genuine person who... *admittedly* makes mistakes, but who doesn't? I met my friend Hannah two years ago, and I noticed that she had an uncanny resemblance to Taylor herself! I thought that this would be a cool idea. Whenever I show people this photo, they ask if I actually took portraits of Taylor Swift!

Editing

My usual workflow goes from Lightroom to Photoshop. I used frequency separation for this photo, and did the usual dodge and burn. There wasn't too much post done to this photo.

In my camera bag

I ALWAYS have my new Sigma 35mm 1.4 with me, on my 5D Mark III. My go-to portrait lens would either be an 85mm 1.2 (on location) or 70-200mm (in studio).

Feedback

Look up photos of what you are trying to achieve before you shoot. Some call this a moodboard, or a lookbook. Whatever it is, make sure you have something you want to look to for reference, especially if you are new to photography. That way, you can notice how the shadows fall on your subject and compare it to your vision, or how hard or soft your light is hitting your subject. It really, really helps.

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Hannah

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