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My grandson Rory tucked away in his tablet world.

My grandson Rory tucked away in his tablet world.
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settings ISO 1600 Shutter 1/20 

upload_dateFeb, 2020

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2 Comments |
LKoz PRO
 
LKoz June 10, 2020
Love the depth and shadowing. You are quite talented!
CPKphoto
 
CPKphoto November 13, 2020
Excellent !!

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#apparel #clothing #face #human #person #Red Head #red hair #grandson #SONY A7R #tablet
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Behind The Lens

Location

This image of my grandson Rory was capture in my home. My grandson had crawled in between my desk and hot water heater with his tablet.

Time

I shot this in the evening hours.

Lighting

All light was coming from the tablet he was holding.

Equipment

I used my Sony A7R with a 75mm Kinoptik c mount lens. Camera was hand held.

Inspiration

After seeing my grandson Rory crawl in between my desk and hot water heater I immediately grabbed one of my cameras. I asked him to look up at the camera with just my eyes. I wanted the look that every parent or grandparent gets from a child that has been interrupted by an adult.

Editing

I use several editing tools in post-processing. I import my RAW files to Lightroom and make a few adjustments. After that I am in Topaz Studio where I spend the most time post-processing. I end up with some finishing touches in Photoshop. Most of my life I spent in the darkroom printing for professional photographers. Often you would here professional photographers say a lab can make or break the photographer. That still stands true in today’s digital environment, most photographers now post-processed their own images. I see so many nice images photographers have posted only to end up being a ho-hum, spiritless image due to poor post-processing or even over processing. When I worked with negatives in the wet lab, I would have a final print sitting in my work area that I felt was a winner, the next day I would come in and say to myself "What was I thinking"! It is the same with digital post-processing, sometimes walking away and leaving it for another day can be your best decision.

In my camera bag

I use a Nikon D850 with a variety of modern lenses as well as vintage film camera lenses with adapters to fit Nikon and Sony E-mount. I recently had my Nikon D700 converted to infrared. I enjoy using vintage c mount lenses designed for 16mm cine camera on my Sony A7R. The lenses I use with my Sony are Kinoptik 9mm, 32mm, 40mm and 75mm. I also use Wollensak, Schneider and Angenuiex lenses. I also enjoy free-lensing also called lens-whacking with a Helios 44m, some Russian lenses and any other vintage lenses that will produce nice flares and pleasing bokeh.

Feedback

Personally, I have to take a deep breath and slow down. I’ve struggled with mental focus my entire life, so even at 59 years old I have to really concentrate on slowing down as well as not getting discouraged while shooting. I still think of the acronym FAST - Focus, Aperture, Shutter and Think. I enjoy exploring several different camera points of views to find something that may tell an interesting visual story. Post-process is as important as the capture, invest in creative editing software then learn your software. There are many free tutorials out there that can teach you and give you the edge you have been looking for in your images.

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