5x4 Generations 2
Generational portrait of my family. Daughter, Wife and Mother in Law. This image won me the 151st Royal Photographic Society Gold Medal in their International P...
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Generational portrait of my family. Daughter, Wife and Mother in Law. This image won me the 151st Royal Photographic Society Gold Medal in their International Print Awards
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Oct, 2015Views
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Awards
Winner in Distorted portraits Photo Challenge
Outstanding Creativity
Peer Award
Superb Composition
Absolute Masterpiece
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Behind The Lens
Location
The photograph(s) were taken in my home studio on Boxing Day.Time
It was mid morning. Everyone was up, awake and looking great after the Christmas festivities the previous dayLighting
I lit each shot with a large soft box from the front and a smaller light offset to the rear, to create a rim of light on the side of their facesEquipment
The images were shot on a Nikon D2Xs using a Sigma 150mm macro lens. I made sure the eyes were in the same place and width in each portrait I shot, to make joining them back up a whole lot easier in post production.Inspiration
I noticed the family resemblance while everyone was sat around the dinner table on Christmas Day, so organised to photograph everyone the following day. They thought it would be family groups... I had another idea!Editing
I captured the images in colour, then processed the finished image to create a mono photo using channel mixer to create the skin tones that picked out the detail I was after. It's not the most flattering settings, but it gives the look I was after. I then 'split toned' the mono to give the look I always go for.In my camera bag
I have several 'collections' of cameras. Nikon DSLR's for when I really am planning the shoot and am prepared to carry the weight around. Fave body is my D800. I usually have a 24-70, 70-200 and a 50 f1.4 in the bag, but that is supplemented by the macro sigma and teleconverters. If I need to go wide, my Sigma 10-20mm comes along too, attached to a D7000.Feedback
The only advice is the same for any planned shoot - plan it! If you know what you intend to capture, it will be more likely that you are able to create your vision. I use that no matter what I'm going to shoot. If I go to a location, I know where and when the best light will be for that place. If I'm in the studio, I get my props and background sorted. It massively increases your hit rate.
