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kevintobey
March 12, 2014
I would like to comment (intelligently) on shot structure or cropping... but THIS is the perfect mix of creepy, edgy and awesome!
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Location
This was done in my home studio, late at night after a very long day of working.Time
Well I was working all day on other projects, it was cold out and my eyes had enough of the computer screen so I fired up my lights in the studio and started playing around. I had tried a few different techniques (things I would never do with clients) but really liked the look of the light coming from below. I worked on angles which took awhile since I was also the subject, the floor was littered with gaffers tape and I had lights, reflectors and softboxes all over the place. I tiptoed through the mess and finally settled on this image. I loved the look.Lighting
It is just a game of inches, small movements until you are able to get the shadows just how you want them.Equipment
Canon 5d MKIII, Canon 600 Speedlight, Canon ST-E3_RT Speedlite transmitter, a Canon trigger and a tripod from years ago with the name worn away.Inspiration
I love shadows and I like strong blacks.Editing
I used lightroom for general corrections and cataloging, I used Nik silver efex pro for the black and white conversionIn my camera bag
Canon 5D MKIII, Canon 70-200mm f2.8, Canon 85mm f1.8, Canon 50mm f1.4, Canon 24-105 f4, Canon 100mm f2.8, Canon 600 Speedlite, Canon ST-E3-RT Speedlite Tramitter, Pocket Wizard Plus III transceivers, various cables, Black Rapid straps, Sekonic light meter, batteries, batteries and more batteries all packed in my street walker think tank bag.Feedback
Just take your time and keep moving your light and subject around, have fun with it and create something that you really want to see...when you love it other people will also.