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The Photographer

Canon EOS 600D

settings

Aperture f/2.8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/180 Focal Length 47/1

upload_date

Apr, 2017

Views

1640

Likes

+463

Awards

Zenith Award

Peer Choice Award

Mobile Printer

Contest Finalist in A Hipster World Photo Contest

Peer Award

+225

Superb Composition

+29

Absolute Masterpiece

+24

Top Choice

+16

Outstanding Creativity

+16

Magnificent Capture

Superior Skill

All Star

Genius

Virtuoso

Emotions

Impressed

Top Ranks

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 20 rank

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in an old cold war bomb shelter in South London, that now doubles up as a studio among other things.

Time

For this photo, it was part of a session where I book a model and myself and the rest of the studio team help club members to have a go at studio photography. We don't get long, the session runs from 8pm - 10pm, so this would have been taken during this time.

Lighting

With a beard as fantastic as this, we wanted to make sure the lighting helped capture this, so along with a main light at the front another was placed behind the model to create a ring light through the hair.

Equipment

None of my equipment is fancy or expensive - this would be taken on a Canon 600d, with a cheap Tamron lens.

Inspiration

The model is an actor called Don Lickley, who has appeared in a few big films and he lives local to the studio and agreed to come down and model for us. His look is amazing, and something I really wanted to capture.

Editing

This was processed in lightroom, with the white balance adjusted to warm the image.

In my camera bag

Not a lot on studio evenings. My main role there is to help others with their photography so I normally have my Canon 600d, a 50mm prime and my trusty Tamron 17-50 lens, which although is quite cheap, I love the clarity of it.

Feedback

Anyone can do it. Trial and error are the best tools to learning. Forget about being a gear whore, learn what the gear you have can do inside out, and you'll be able to do anything. If you've never tried your hand at studio photography before, why not join a local camera club that has this facility so it wont cost you too much.

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