Nicole - 16x20
Jun, 2016Views
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Fall Award 2020
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Behind The Lens
Location
When I first started out I went to a program called Get Image Ready. It was set up in an hotel banquent room. Models and photographers came together to build their portfolios. It was the first time I worked in manual mode and haven't use auto since :)Time
This was in a hotel setting about midday asa natural light setup with the window off to the leftLighting
This was a set up as a natural light portrait. The large window was off to the left and the model was about 10 feet away. there was a sheer curtain used to diffuse the window light.Equipment
At the I used an Olympus E-620 ISO400 f/5 1/100 sec 43mm. No Flash. I no longer have this camera but sometimes I wish I did.Inspiration
I was learning about photography and found this event and thought I could learn a few things while building my portfolio. And did I! I learned more about manual mode and flash than I realized. The model was just sitting staring out the window waiting for the net group to come by and it just seemed like a peaceful moment before the storm I also learned that I love natual light photography especially in portrait photography.Editing
Yes, I was using the free version of Google Picasa at the time. I didn't have lightroom or Photoshop so I used whatever free stuff was available and it did a nice job Although I think the highlights were a little blown out, I now shoot in raw to have some ability to save them or try and get the setting in cameraIn my camera bag
Canon 6D Camera, Canon 16-35mm, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.8, 70-200mm 2.8, 180mm macro and 580exii flashFeedback
I would say filter or diffuse the light from the window and move your subject a bit away from the window to bring down the highlights so they are not blown out, shoot in raw and manual mode to control the shadows and highlights. and use the histogram to give you a sense of where those two are. As for post processing, using lightroom and OnOne to get the black and white you are looking for. Most of all ,try what you think might work first because everyone does it differently and enjoy the journey of creating an image.
