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NIKON D3500

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 400 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 50/1

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Dec, 2021

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Behind The Lens

Location

It was taken in my university apartment in Binghamton, NY.

Time

Quite late at night, about 8 PM?

Lighting

I used one studio light for this facing directly next to him.

Equipment

I used a nikon d3500 with a 50mm. I had a studio black backdrop with a standing light using a reflector.

Inspiration

It was for a project where I had the freedom to choose a theme. I always found shadows to be such an interesting way to convey emotions, and this was one of the final shots. It's supposed to reflect a sort of quiet anger. Calm but stern.

Editing

Oh 100%. I did quite a bit actually. I really wanted to capitalize on the features of his face, and originally you could see his entire face in the shot. I thought it was more dramatic having only half his face shown. One of my biggest concerns was his eyes. I wanted to make sure his eyes really drew the viewer in. I created a whole bunch of low exposure masks to manipulate the shadows and the rest was mostly just some retouching, clarity and exposure edits.

In my camera bag

I only currently use my nikon d3500 with a two piece lens kit, a 50mm, and then my trusty external speedlite.

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Black backdrop and a studio light and you're golden.

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