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Model Alexandra Martines

Model Alexandra Martines
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cameraX-Pro2

settings Aperture 2/1 ISO 200 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 5600/100 

upload_dateSep, 2016

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15 Comments |
Etna PRO+
 
Etna October 01, 2016
Beautiful shot
antoniogirlando
antoniogirlando December 16, 2016
Thanks
davidisaacyoung
 
davidisaacyoung October 27, 2016
Absolutely stunning. I love the composition you chose
antoniogirlando
antoniogirlando December 16, 2016
Thanks
pietnel
 
pietnel November 20, 2016
Beautiful amazing shot love it
antoniogirlando
antoniogirlando December 16, 2016
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Blitzen700
 
Blitzen700 December 15, 2016
Excellent capture. You are left wondering the situation....
antoniogirlando
antoniogirlando December 16, 2016
Thanks
Darek11
 
Darek11 December 20, 2016
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
Darek11
 
Darek11 December 20, 2016
In this picture you captured perfect beauty of your model.
antoniogirlando
antoniogirlando January 08, 2017
thank you, glad you like it
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gregedwards March 24, 2017
You have some lovely work on ViewBug!
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yaocuicatltlacaelel April 18, 2017
excellent shot
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Luptak May 03, 2017
Just beautiful
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BantamPhotography July 26, 2017
Love this! ??
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Alberto_Suarez September 24, 2017
Brilliant!
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diannewilkinson November 17, 2017
Stunning
harmeetsingh
 
harmeetsingh May 15, 2019
Wow...Excellent
EdithNero
 
EdithNero May 30, 2020
Amazing portrait in b&w, Antonio!
ARUNASPINIGIS
 
ARUNASPINIGIS October 27, 2020
fabuluos

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#girl #beauty #cute #portrait #fashion #black & white #sicily #fujifilm #young #model #bokeh #pretty
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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo last summer in an abandoned castle near Catania's beach in Sicily while waiting for the right time and light to take photos at the beach

Time

In the afternoon, about 4pm

Lighting

I used only the available natural light; I just asked the model to look at me coming out of the window

Equipment

I used my Fuji XPRO2 with the XF56APD 1,2 at f2; I decided not to fully open it because I wanted both eyes in focus and the foreground and background out of focus; at 1,2 probably some parts of the model would have been out of focus

Inspiration

I was there with 2 other photographers friends of mine and we saw this abandoned castle near the beach with ruins and a lot of interesting spot for taking photos; I was changing the lens on my camera while the other photographers used the window as a frame taking frontal pictures of the model; when I was ready coming from one side I first took the photo with my eyes, realizing that it would have been a nice take from there, so I asked the model to stay a little in and a little out of the window to emphasize the sense of drama and waiting, then I click, just one click, it was enough

Editing

The raw file was almost perfect so I didn't do complicate post-processing, just some adjustments in Lightroom and black and white conversion using my personal Silver Effex Pro preset to have it with my style;t he place where I took the photo was dirty so I spent some time to remove the dust from the fingers of the model; I also did a color version but I prefer the B&W version

In my camera bag

For my portrait and glamour shootings I use a Fuji XPRO2 with XF35 2, XF56APD 1,2 and XF90 2; in my bag I also have a flash (Nissin i40), trigger Cactus v6 II, magmod sphere and a light reflector

Feedback

I always first take my photos with my eyes; before clicking I check if the image is perfect for my eyes, if not I make some changes in the pose of the model or I move to another position to have the best angle; I started to photograph in the analogical era when every single click was important and also expensive....

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