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"I saw her today at the reception. A glass of wine in her hand"

"I saw her today at the reception. A glass of wine in her hand"

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Aperture f/11 ISO 100 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 330/10

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Aug, 2018

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at a location in Los Angeles called Ragdoll's Pink Palace. This is actually the old location as the studio has since moved. The studio was put together by a set designer who wanted to create a real-life doll's house. Almost everything inside is pink and most of the furniture is vintage. The model in this photo usually dresses in sneakers and workout clothes and is actually a pretty great photographer herself, so she loved the opportunity to dress up for this shoot.

Time

I had worked at this location once before during the day and the light coming in through the window was pretty intense, so I scheduled this shoot for late in the afternoon to see if the light was less harsh. Unfortunately, that day the weather wasn't cooperating, so I ended up using a strobe to light her as you can see in the photo, it's actually dark outside.

Lighting

This was shot using a Godox AD200 pocket flash through a 24x36 Godox soft box positioned fairly close. I am using broad lighting as you can see by the specular highlights on her shin, her right hand and her nose. This was lit a single strobe, though I did pull out a second AD200 for other images in this shoot.

Equipment

The camera was a Sony A7ii and was shot with a Sony Zeiss 24/70 F4, handheld with a Godox AD200 strobe and a Godox 24x36 soft box.

Inspiration

I wanted to capture the carefree decadence of youth. The classic vintage flair of the setting perfectly offset the beauty of the subject in a way that to me took the living-your-best-life vibe of now and set it in a renaissance painting type setting, but with a current color palette.

Editing

This was retouched in Adobe Photoshop.

In my camera bag

Nowadays I generally carry a Sony A7RIII, a Godox AD600 and two AD200s and a variety of lenses (mainly Zeiss). I go through phases, but my current go-to is a Sony Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/1.4 prime. I also love the Tamron 28/75 zoom and the Sony FE 85mm f/1.8.

Feedback

It's not the gear, it's the subject! Working with a great model in the right location is going to give you better results than shooting with expensive gear in a mediocre location. Any kind of art is about continually striving to get better and master your craft. One you get there, you stagnate, so always be trying to learn. This photo was one of my first shoots, I didn't know how to edit at the time, so I asked for help with the edit. It's okay to get help, many great photographers do, but then see what they did, learn from it and apply it to your future work. My biggest contribution to this image was putting the right model in the right location, with the right outfit. A great model will make you look great, just make sure you have the technical ability to not let the equipment get in your way.

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