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Skull Candy



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cameraNIKON D600

settings Aperture f/5 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/80 Focal Length 2200/10 

upload_dateNov, 2015

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Contest Finalist in A Black And White World Photo Contest
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Covers Photo Contest Vol 27Top 30 rank
Black And White Wow Factor Photo ContestTop 20 rank
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Staring Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 4Top 30 rank
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7 Comments |
jasmineroseweems
 
jasmineroseweems February 08, 2016
I love this!
ashleekraus504
 
ashleekraus504 February 09, 2016
l-o-v-e
stevehaywood
 
stevehaywood February 15, 2016
Magical image.
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots July 29, 2016
Great creativity! Congrats.
adavies PRO+
 
adavies October 11, 2016
Awesome image! Really well done! If you haven't done so already, please consider joining my Spooky-Oooky challenge:)
https:// viewbug.com/challenge/spooky-ooky-photo-challenge-by-adavies
davidecklor
 
davidecklor October 14, 2016
I love the texture
olgakatsivelidou
 
olgakatsivelidou November 06, 2016
Super !

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#halloween #spooky #fineart #portrait #blackandwhite
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in a hidden little area in Yorkey's Knob in Cairns. It's a great little spot that get's lit up beautifully at golden hour.

Time

This image was taken at my favourite time of day, around 5pm when the Golden hour was really getting going. The light was shining through the trees and naturally backlighting the model.

Lighting

The lighting was amazing to create a feel that drags you into the photo. The smoke being lit up by the backlight really helped draw all the details together for this image.

Equipment

All that was used for this image was my trusty old sigma 70-300mm and my Nikon D600, the rest is down to natural light and the amazing location.

Inspiration

For this photo I was looking for a feel that dragged you into the skull candy magic. I wanted to create something different from my normal style, the makeup created this amazing character that was brought to life through the camera, and he tells his own story in the photo, which is exactly what I wanted to achieve.

Editing

With this image there wasn't too much editing done to it, just a couple of curves adjustments and some dodging and burning to make it pop, and obviously a black and white conversion.

In my camera bag

Normally in my bag I have my Nikon D600, my Nikon D750, a Sigma art 50mm, my trusty Sigma 70-300, and my Tamron 24-70.

Feedback

Pick the right location at the right time, work out what story you would like the image to tell. Give it a go and have fun with it. Also make sure that the model being used has a clear idea of what you are trying to achieve. I work with an amazing team, and if not for the incredible make up from my amazing make up artist (Makeup Artistry Cairns), I wouldn't have been able to create this image. To obtain something similar, make sure you can back light your subject and that your team has a clear idea of what you are after, then just watch the magic happen.

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