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The Man With The Piercing Eyes



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My father-in-law. He's a biker dude with piercing eyes. He doesn't really like to take pictures so this took some convincing. ...
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My father-in-law. He's a biker dude with piercing eyes. He doesn't really like to take pictures so this took some convincing.
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cameraNIKON D800E

settings Aperture f/8.0 ISO 250 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 500/10 

upload_dateMar, 2015

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7 Comments |
Sheri_Stanley
 
Sheri_Stanley April 29, 2015
Fantastic shot! Looks like Mick Fleetwood! ;-)
JCOOK3
 
JCOOK3 May 17, 2015
I agree, where are the drums. Fantastic shot.
NickLarsonPhotography
NickLarsonPhotography June 04, 2015
Thanks you! :)
VC72
 
VC72 June 02, 2015
powerful shot.
NickLarsonPhotography
NickLarsonPhotography June 04, 2015
Much appreciated!!
evadgewtools
 
evadgewtools July 06, 2015
Fantastic photo......great "pose" by the subject.
NickLarsonPhotography
NickLarsonPhotography July 06, 2015
Thank you!
NickLarsonPhotography
NickLarsonPhotography July 06, 2015
Thank you!
gypsy116
 
gypsy116 September 18, 2015
Love the way it looks like a painting, and his eyes are amazing in this shot.
NickLarsonPhotography
NickLarsonPhotography September 20, 2015
tried a different editing approach. I'm glad it paid off
renoflores
 
renoflores November 18, 2015
classic!
NickLarsonPhotography
NickLarsonPhotography November 19, 2015
thanks!
CPKphoto
 
CPKphoto December 08, 2020
magnifique

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#60 #Color Efex Pro #Grey hair #biker #bleach bypass #blue eyes #composite #fx #leather #leather jacket #old man
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Behind The Lens

Location

The photo was taken in my home studio (Literally a home studio...it's my small garage lol).

Time

It was mid evening. Luckily, you don't have to worry too much about sunlight when you have a "Studio", right!? :D

Lighting

Only one light source. A speedlight beauty dish with a sock modifier. It was the only off camera light modifier I owned, at the time.

Equipment

I used a Nikon D800e, with a 50mm f/1.8, no tripod, a speedlight beauty dish with a sock modifier, and a bounce card.

Inspiration

This was, actually, a candid moment of my father-in-law. My mother-in-law had just recently been diagnosed with stage 4 bone cancer, after being in remission from beating cancer previously, in her life, and she wanted portraits of herself before losing her hair from chemotherapy. This shot was in between poses, and as you can tell, he's not the most comfortable in front of a camera.

Editing

I replaced the background. Added a bleach-bypass filter, and added a touch more sharpening.

In my camera bag

I have my Nikon D800e, my Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8, Nikorr 50mm f/1.8, 3 speelights, triggers, Gary Fong lightsphere, shoulder strap, battery grip, and a ton of other small accessories.

Feedback

Beauty dishes are amazing for soft light. The closer the beauty dish is to your subject the softer the lighting is, of course in conjunction with the power of the speedlight. It's preferable to have a 45 degree angle with a bounce card to soften the shadows underneath the nose, eyes, and chin. I believe it's called a "clamshell" lighting system.

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