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cameraNIKON D600

settings Aperture 14/5 ISO 250 Shutter 1/160 Focal Length 50/1 

upload_dateJul, 2016

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Runner Up in Black And White Boudoir Photo Contest
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22 Comments |
Augle2112
 
Augle2112 July 24, 2016
Wonderful!!!
vitor Platinum
 
vitor August 11, 2016
Beautiful !
ovosphotography
 
ovosphotography August 17, 2016
lovely!
JohnCookPhotography Platinum
 
JohnCookPhotography September 07, 2016
Love the effect
pietnel
 
pietnel December 20, 2016
Lovely gorgeous shot
joeehlen
joeehlen December 28, 2016
Thanks Pietnel
rjmoore Platinum
 
rjmoore January 25, 2017
As a writer as well, you've left me filling in the blanks. I love images that spark ideas.
Skeggers69
 
Skeggers69 February 07, 2017
Amazing shot - I love the story it tells
joeychecchia
 
joeychecchia March 28, 2017
Stunningly stunning!!!
gregedwards Platinum
 
gregedwards May 03, 2017
Lovely!
Erik-1954
 
Erik-1954 May 03, 2017
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
Erik-1954
 
Erik-1954 May 03, 2017
Great!
coffeelvr2010
 
coffeelvr2010 May 03, 2017
Everyone of you photographers deserve an award for your photos. You make me so envious with your work
joeehlen
joeehlen May 03, 2017
From one Coffelover to another Thank you...... Just had a look at your port and your sports images are fantastic you have a really good eye for a shot.....
livioferrari PRO+
 
livioferrari June 01, 2017
Congratulations!
joeehlen
joeehlen June 01, 2017
Thank you LivioFerrari ...Great start to the weekend
Marcogressler
 
Marcogressler June 02, 2017
wonderful
paulpatrash
 
paulpatrash June 24, 2017
Magnificent shot!
kaych22
 
kaych22 February 18, 2018
Beautiful shot, gorgeous
joeehlen
 
joeehlen March 31, 2018
Thanks Gerhard ..
michaeldaviesphoto
 
michaeldaviesphoto April 12, 2018
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
michaeldaviesphoto
 
michaeldaviesphoto April 12, 2018
Write a comvery Bardot likement
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michaeldaviesphoto April 12, 2018
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michaeldaviesphoto
 
michaeldaviesphoto April 12, 2018
Write a comment very Bardot like neat grainy look
Desertrat46 PRO
 
Desertrat46 June 01, 2018
Beautiful shot

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Behind The Lens

Location

Browsing through my posts an advert for a studio day featuring two models whose work I had admired for a few years popped up... I had always avoided shooting with them as the images I had seen were stunning, "Should I or shouldn't I??".. Lack of confidence in my own ability was the easy way of avoiding another shoot with the stunningly natural beauties Carla & Ivy... I thought why not go for it.... Sandon Studios in Staffordshire was the venue and I had a hour booked with both models... As I entered the venue and greeted by the friendly owner for the tour I spotted the stairway with a massive window bathed in diffused light, that was my first location choice taken care of for both models... It didn't disappoint

Time

This was taken in the morning at 11:00am which had a massive impact on diffusing the light in the window...

Lighting

The lightning was a major factor in choosing the location to shoot as this was all natural diffused light from a very large window.... I had brought several bits of lighting paraphernalia with me but this could not match the natural light I was seeing …. This also helped to reduced set up time and allowed me to concentrate on grabbing the shot rather than setting up strobes & studio lights with my limited time... Using the near wall to create a channel of light to Carla's side helped to evenly light her as the light from the large window wrapped around her and allowed me to control the exposure without losing detail on the shadow side....

Equipment

Nikon DF & 50mm F1.4g ….. Handheld

Inspiration

I spent 2 years studying portraiture as a personal challenge to see how I could progress and more importantly improve, plus raise my own confidence in dealing with people... The Model turned her back to me whilst being straight on to the window... I asked her to repose whilst moving to the wall to incorporate the near wall into the shot and create a channel.

Editing

The image was shot Raw with a neutral colour with slight sharpening & neutral contrast in camera settings... imported into NX2 software were I adjust contrast & exposure before outputting as a JPG.. This is then imported into Photoshop CS and converted to black and white using a number of non destructive techniques... I used an analogue overlay to add textures then convert the B&W image in Nik Software's Silver Efex pro to add grain and also a uniform finish.... As I have found this is always my last global setting as it can destroy an image if used early in the process.

In my camera bag

Nikon D600 & Fuji XPro-1 a 28mm F2.8 & 50mm F1.4g Nikkor Lenses... spare batteries, memory cards along with cleaning clothes.

Feedback

When you are learning you are reluctant to spend large amounts of money for decent models and rely on family, friends and volunteer models... No disrespect intended but the extra money spent on a subsequently trained and qualified models is money well spent and avoids the wooden poses of the family and friends (no disrespect meant but people who know you wont relax and you end up training them to pose correctly adding time to your shoot).... I wish I had done this sooner rather than later... The professional models flow from pose to pose at the click of a button and you will end up with 30+ images that will fit seamlessly into your portfolio straight out of the camera... Look for the minimum light that you require to light the model and get to work shooting... Complex lighting takes time so natural light shoots can be a blessing if the light is available...

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