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Portrait Renaissance Style

I was reviewing all the photos in my Lightroom catalog and came across a photo that I took in my basic studio lighting course back in the days of film.
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I was reviewing all the photos in my Lightroom catalog and came across a photo that I took in my basic studio lighting course back in the days of film.

In previous shoots, I received comments that my shots were too sharp so for this shoot, I stretched a black nylon over my lens to create a soft focus effect. As the photo had minimal color, I decided to convert it to black and white and then brought back the color in the rose.
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