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cameraNIKON D800E

settings Aperture f/2 ISO 100 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 850/10 

upload_dateApr, 2017

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7 Comments |
Bernard3616 PRO+
 
Bernard3616 April 19, 2017
Beautiful tattoo!
pacinodeppfan1
 
pacinodeppfan1 April 19, 2017
Beautiful!
kvit007
 
kvit007 April 29, 2017
Iron-bound and soft
pacinodeppfan1
 
pacinodeppfan1 May 10, 2017
Absolutely Stunning and Creative!
pacinodeppfan1
 
pacinodeppfan1 May 10, 2017
Very Pretty Girl!
Freeme18
 
Freeme18 October 19, 2017
She is absolutely beautiful. This picture is magnificent.
MikeW Platinum
 
MikeW October 21, 2017
Love the mood, the style and the ink of course!

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Tags

#portrait #portraiture #model #woman #swiss #switzerland #eyes #head #headshot #nikon #monochrome #black and white
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Behind The Lens

Location

This shot was taken in the studio during one of my workshops. I wanted to show the people how I do this kind of shots and this one I really love!

Time

It's in the studio, so the time of the day doesn't matter. we closed all windows and darkened them. The light is totally artificial.

Lighting

I love this kind of light, its really versatile. It's just a 140cm Octabox with an inner diffusor and a front diffusor. We used a boom stand to bring the light above the model so that the surface of the soft box was parallel to the floor. Through moving the light a bit away from the model I could achieve a better falloff character of the light. The dark but shiny surface of the table reflected a bit light, so that the model wasn't to dark at the bottom of the picture. Additionally, the slight reflections of her at the table are great too.

Equipment

I used my Nikon D800e and a Sigma Art 85mm at f/2. This is not a usual working aperture for a studio shot, but I wanted the focus at the eyes and slightly blur out the rest as you can see at the shoulders for example. Not much but a tiny little bit and it is enough to add dimension and mood to the image. And doing this, I could get this soft background too.

Inspiration

When I arrived in this studio to give a workshop at this day, I saw this black table and I thought, lets do something different.

Editing

Post-Production for this image was easy, because we tried to get the light exactly how we wanted it to be. Therefore, post-production is reduced to contrast optimization because of the cameras lack of contrast in raw files. So I converted it to bw with my presets and added some local contrast with dodge and burn. I did some minor corrections at the skin in the face and I added some clarity for the tattoos. Thats all.

In my camera bag

My camera bag usually is pretty light and simple. Nikon D800e, Leica Summicron-R 50mm f/2, Tamron 45mm, Sigma Art 35mm and a Sigma Art 85mm. I have a lens pen with me and a battery grip for my Nikon.

Feedback

If you will do similar shots, then work with the pose. Set the light as described above and then focus on the pose and the model. In the Studio, ISO and shutter speed are given (set the ISO to the native ISO of your camera and the shutter to about 1/160sec.). So its just the aperture what gives you a kind of creativity and keeping the aperture wide open gives you a different look for a studio shot. Additionally you can work fluent and you can bring the model into a flow where you just get better results.

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