Marta Mira
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This photo was taken in a room in my workplace. It was a real challenge given the resources I had.Time
I'm not sure but it was in the morning. I used maybe an hour to assemble the equipment and do some tests. I made several pictures in this session but this was the chosen! I can say that is perhaps my favorite portrait so far!Lighting
The lighting I used was so wrong that it costs me to share! hehehe I used two points of artificial light. I used a 1000 leds light, another 300 leds light and a reflector. Had to be so because at the time had no flash or speedlight. If it were today, would be quite different. But I'm very proud of the end result. What can I share about light? It is always possible to do a good job even if resources are very limited. Creativity above all!Equipment
I used a Canon 550d, a lens canon 50mm 1.4, I did not use tripod and I used two LED lights with a reflector.Inspiration
My sister is a musician and singer. My inspiration was totally her song!Editing
Of course! First, I shot in Rar. Then I had to fix the lighting, simulating the light from the flashlight, then I had to completely darken the background, retouch skin and clothing and highlight some details.In my camera bag
In my bag I always have my camera Canon 550d, canon 50mm 1.4 and sigma 10-20 3.5. I have 5 batteries and also 4 16gb SD card and a tripod. When necessary, i take the lighting set of 3 speedlights YongNuo 560iii, softbox and humbrelas.Feedback
The best advice I can give is to not let yourself be limited by "not having the necessary material". Imagination leads us to do things we never would do if we had that stuff. It is very gratifying to be able to do much with little. It is also necessary, and since we are talking to people in this area, deepen their knowledge in image editing, preferably with Adobe Photoshop. Finally, never feel satisfied with what you do, always be ambitious to do better.
