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Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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Aperture f/8.0 ISO 250 Shutter 1/125

upload_date

Dec, 2014

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Awards

Top Shot Award 22

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+11

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Outstanding Creativity

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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken at Studio22 in Montague Gardens Cape Town. Andrae was a great model.

Time

This was in the morning under studio lighting.

Lighting

Normal 4 light set up. Two at infinity curve to wash out the background and one behind the camera to the left for modelling lighting.

Equipment

Hand held Canon EOS 5D Mark II F24-70mm f/2.8L USM taken at 40.0 mm focal length. 1/125 sec; f/8; ISO 250 Raw size 3505 × 4077

Inspiration

Love this sort of creativity. Didn't really do it when I was younger but now it has become a passion.

Editing

Post processing in Photoshop Elements 13. Had to do some tweaks on the background. Silly boy I should have checked the light balance front to back. No light meter - intend to buy one soon.

In my camera bag

In my bag? The Canon 5D MK 11, a Canon 70 - 300mm f 4.5 IS, 50mm prime f1.4, Canon 600 EX speed light, memory cards and lots of rechargeable batteries. I carry along a Manfrotto RC2 tripod - sturdy, wonderful. Always keep the tripod connector attached to my camera.

Feedback

Studio work is great. It's a controlled environment and relatively easy to get reasonable results. Don't be afraid to experiment with the lighting. Take advice of course from professionals but more importantly develop some style of your own.

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