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Lydia

Natural light portrait session for Lydia's portfolio.

Natural light portrait session for Lydia's portfolio.
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NIKON D800

settings

Aperture f/1.8 ISO 800 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 500/10

location

St. Helens, GB

upload_date

Dec, 2019

Views

1844

Likes

+384

Awards

Contest Finalist in Studio Portrait Gala Photo Contest

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Contest Finalist in Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 52

Peer Award

+462

Top Choice

+28

Absolute Masterpiece

+19

Superb Composition

+18

Magnificent Capture

All Star

Virtuoso

Outstanding Creativity

Superior Skill

Genius

Emotions

Impressed

+24

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Beautiful image

Ultimate

Thank you very much Schweitzer

PRO+

I like how you captured heart, soul and emotion of this young lady. Those eyes, O those eyes I just can't get away from those eyes. I can't quite put my finger on the feelings that are behind them. I see a longing like she wants to reach out. I'm not sure, but like any good portrait I find a connection. I also find a real person, not an illusion. Good Job.

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Thank you Charles, I think you're pretty much spot on with your evaluation and I appreciate your kind words.

beautiful portrait you did a great job

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Thank you very much Curutchet

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Stunning beautiful portrait and her mesmerising eyes

Wow! Absolutely breath taking! 💚

🌹⚘🌺💐💞💋!

Great picture 😊

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Behind The Lens

Location

This portrait was captured at my home studio during a portfolio update for the model 'Lydia'.

Time

I personally like to shoot natural light portraits later on in the day when the light is a little softer and I can control it better.

Lighting

My studio has one large window, which lets lots of light in during late afternoon, the only additional light which you can see on the left hand side of the models face, are the warm lights on my studio walls.

Equipment

This portrait was shot using my NIKON D800 (Aperture f/1.8 - ISO 800 - Shutter 1/250 - Focal Length 500/10) with a good old NIKON Nifty Fifty on the front, one of my all time favourite lenses.

Inspiration

Natural light portrait photography has forever been a passion of mine and it's something I always ask any model that comes into my studio to do. 9/10 they are not prepared for it and it can be a little daunting to some, but I believe that is when you get your best shots... so expect the unexpected.

Editing

Other than slight colour adjustments in camera raw, I try not do a lot of editing, but if anything does need cleaning up, then I will always use Adobe Photoshop.

In my camera bag

NIKON camera bodies and lenses, flash guns, colour filters, batteries, memory cards and a good old energy bar to keep me going!

Feedback

Honestly... 'Just have fun'... break the rules a little bit, photography is their for us all to enjoy, no matter what level you're at or what equipment you use. I've taken many of my best portraits on a NIKON D3200, so just let your creativity and passion for photography shine through. Practice with light, try different angles and options, dont spend a lot of money on it, because nobody sees the kit you use, only the end result, so focus on that... I'm always willing to message back on my images, so stay in touch! Good Luck.

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