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ClarkArtusa
February 02, 2018
What a gorgeous image! Love the editorial look and the dramatic lighting. Well done.
christianmadsen
August 22, 2023
Congrats on winning my "Woman at the Window" challenge, you photo is simply stunning and classy, with just the right blend of light to make it soft and beautiful, and did I say classy!
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Location
This photo was taken during one of my photography workshops that I organize in Bucharest and it was my first collaboration with this particular model. As location I have used an old palace that is somehow in a very bad shape, almost abandoned, which has large windows, perfect for the type of photos that I wanted to make.Time
It was in the first part of the day and thanks to the large windows of the room I was able to obtain a perfect mix of natural light coming from outside and ambient light given by the the large roomLighting
Although during my workshops I tend to bring studio flashes in locations like this, for this shot I decided to work with strong and direct natural light in order to create the desired atmosphereEquipment
My cameras and lenses are from Nikon. The main camera is a Nikon D750 on which I have most of the time mounted a Nikon 24-70 mm f/.2.8 lens. For such kind of photography I use also prime lenses such Nikon 50 mm f/1.8 or Nikon 85 mm f/1.8. But in my bag I always take with me a Nikon 16-35 mm f/4 and a Nikon 70-200 mm f/2.8 for when I need either wide or very narrow angles.Inspiration
A good friend of mine that is also my favorite make-up artist and hairstylist suggested me the idea. I've look for the proper place, she had chosen the model and there we were, working on this wonderful project.Editing
I always shot in Raw format so every single image must be automatically opened with Camera RAW of Photoshop. Also Photoshop is the only post processing software that I use, together with some add-on filters from Nik Software and On1 such Perfect Effects 9 and 10. For this particular photo, I've used some of the filters from Perfect Effects 9 and 10, such as: sharpening, a little bit of HDR, one filter to slightly smooth the skin tone and finally a very little vignetting.In my camera bag
Beside my Nikon D750 main camera, I always carry with me a back-up camera, a Nikon D7100. My favorite lenses are Nikon 24-70 mm f/2.8 and Nikon 70-200 mm f/2.8. I got also two prime lens of 50 and 85 mm both with f/1.8. A Nikon 16-35 mm f/4 wide lens is also to be found in my bag. Last but not least, I have two Nikon SB900 flashes for those moments when natural light is not enough.Feedback
Build yourself a nice team with a hairstylist and a make-up artist. You will be surprised to see a lot of great ideas emerging from this partnership. Also choosing few models to take part of such team will be very useful for you as a photographer because your models will feel very confident to work on a project they also believe in it.