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Location
I took this photo in my living room, with all the lights and curtains closed so I could control as much lighting as I could.Time
It was around 11pm when this photo was taken. We planned for earlier but it took almost two hours to successfully glue all the push pins to her face.Lighting
My lighting was all DIY. On the front of the lens, I made a ring light by cutting a ring of cardboard out, covering it in tinfoil, and I zip tied 15 feet of LED rope in a circle on that cardboard ring. It then hung from the 12 in x 12 in soft box that was modifying the light from my off camera speed light light that was about two feet above the subject.Equipment
I used my Nikon d800, Nikon 24-85 f/3.5-4.5 lens, SB-700 speed light, 15 foot LED rope light.Inspiration
My friend and I were walking around hobby lobby trying to figure out what artistic things we could use as face decor. She found those gluable gemstones and we loved that idea. While we were looking for glue, we found boxes of push pins and we just HAD to use them.Editing
During my post processing, I wasn't yet comfortable with my skill since I was just learning how to edit with photoshop that semester in beginners photography. I decided that I would make my colors a bit brighter and overexposed then I globally adjusted the saturation to make it black and white. I really wanted the pin points to be sharp and dramatic.In my camera bag
My camera bag I always have my Nikon D800, my tripod, interferometer remote, 72mm polarizer, 72mm 10-stop filter, 24-85 f/3.5-4.5, 105mm Nikon micro lens, 50 prime f/1.8, my newest edition the 14-24 f/2.8 (absolute amazing lens! Definitely my favorite), my sb-700 speed light, and I always have some cleaning clothes and a color card and extra batteries.Feedback
Use eyelash glue! And let it get tacky first before you try and let the pins to stay by them selves. They are heavy enough to just slide if you don't let the glue get tacky and they'll eventually fall off. I think we used two tubes of eye lash glue for this whole picture and over 200 push pins. Also, don't be afraid to mess with the lighting. I liked the overall drama of the lighting on this one, but I have a few other photos that came out with everything lit up and it looked so different.
