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Tia

Tia



cameraNIKON D750

settings Aperture f/10 ISO 100 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 850/10 

upload_dateApr, 2017

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Honorable Mention in Monochrome People Photo Contest
Winner in Your Best Black and White Portrait Photo Challenge
Winner in Dark and Moody Photo Challenge
Winner in Heads... only heads! Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Black And White Female Portraits Photo Contest
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Mankind In Monochrome Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
Freckles Galore Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Portrait Mode Photo ContestTop 30 rank
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13 Comments | Report
teetee1852 Premium
 
teetee1852 April 29, 2017
A beautiful woman! Very good B/W shot!
janswanepoel PRO+
janswanepoel February 15, 2018
thanks!
MOZEL
 
MOZEL August 07, 2017
awesome portrait!
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janswanepoel February 15, 2018
thank you
mariannebesselsen
 
mariannebesselsen July 12, 2019
Sublime
sydneyharter
 
sydneyharter September 28, 2019
She is beautiful—Outstanding (and award-winning) image!
vastdreamer
 
vastdreamer May 08, 2020
Congrats! You are currently in the running for the winner of my black and white challenge. amazing photo.
Jdean80
 
Jdean80 April 13, 2022
Congratulations! Beautiful shot!
Desertwanderer
 
Desertwanderer April 15, 2022
I love freckles! Beautiful photo and beautiful woman.
DarkStarPhotoUK PRO+
 
DarkStarPhotoUK April 20, 2022
Gorgeous image, love the lighting!
RedMaeven
 
RedMaeven May 05, 2022
True Art!
bsryan
 
bsryan May 06, 2022
She's a beauty and this is a wonderful composition
katherineglidden PRO+
 
katherineglidden May 21, 2022
Love this, beautiful work!
raihann PRO+
 
raihann July 25, 2022
Fabulous portrait! Truly remarkable!
niclacortese
 
niclacortese August 02, 2022
Stunning!!!

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#studio #portrait #monochrome #lowkey #woman #freckles #beauty
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Behind The Lens

Location
In the entrance hall of my home. I just used a little corner out of the way.
Time
Around midday, I think. There was very little natural light coming in.
Lighting
I used just the one light - a speedlight, firing through a diffused beauty dish with a grid on. The light was positioned right above her head, very slightly forward, pointing straight downwards.
Equipment
I used just the one speedlight, a Yongnuo 568Ex, a Nikon D750 and a Sigma 85mm Art lens.
Inspiration
I saw something similiar on Pinterest and thought I'd like to emulate the lighting setup; I went a completely different route with the edit, though.
Editing
I did do some work in post; I practically shot for post because I knew what I wanted to achieve before I even pressed the shutter. Some skin cleanup, D&B and then the conversion to B&W to get it to where it is now.
In my camera bag
Just one camera and lens - a Nikon D750 & a Sigma 85mm Art lens. I have 2 x Yongnuo speedlights and a set of triggers. That's it.
Feedback
Find inspiration out there and put your own spin on it. Precious little out there hasn't been done already, what's left is for you to tweak it a little and make it your own.

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