Beautiful green eyed Eline
Studio portrait, of Eline using just the modelling light of my monoheads.
Studio portrait, of Eline using just the modelling light of my monoheads.
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Location
This photo was taken in my Studio in Amstelhoek (near Amsterdam, the Netherlands). I'm an self employed graphic designer/photographer and I rent a studio - that I share with another photographer - in an old schoolbuilding. Its great for my graphic work and also big enough foto studio to shoot nice portraits and products.Time
This portrait of Eline was taken in my studio at 2:17 PM, with studiolight. But for this shot this is not important, I even blinded the windows so no leaking of outside light would occur.Lighting
I used a 55cm (22") beautydish with a diffuser, and a square 90cm (35") softbox. But i instead of using the flash, I used just the modeling lights because i wanted to use my lens at it's widest aperture. The beautydish was above, and a bit to the left of me, and the softbox to the lower right of me. You can see it in the catchlights in her eyes.Equipment
This shot was made with an Olympus OMD-EM-1 and the awesome Leica DG Nocticron 42,5mm (85mm equivalent) @ ƒ1.2. - ISO 200 - 1/160.Inspiration
I always lurk around for inspiration on several websites like pinterest and viewbug (ofcourse) to see what other photographers make. I'm especialy inspired by photographers like Anton Corbijn and Stephan van Fleteren. And in love with shallow dept of field for a portrait. I think this comes close to the perception of the viewer when you look at a face in real life. Your attention is drawed at the eyes wich i love.Editing
Yeah, i shoot in RAW since the first version of Adobe lightroom, and this shot is also shot in RAW and edited to my taste in LR.In my camera bag
At the moment my favorite camera is the Olympus PEN-F, and my most used lens is the Leica DG Summilux 25mm ƒ1.4. But always in my bag are the 42,5mm ƒ1.2 DG Nocticron and the Leica Summilux 15mm ƒ1.7. My favorite bags are ONA Bowery (small for going out with minimal gear) and the ONA Union Street, that even takes my 15" MacBook Pro. Nex to that i use Peak Design straps wich i love!Feedback
For the technical part the most challenging of working with wide apertures is to get the eye(s) in focus. Use eye detection if your camera has that function or use just one focus point; focus on the perferred eye and reframe your shot. And there is absolutely a challenge in directing your model, connecting and getting spontanious shots. I remember taking this shot, i was inspired and focussed by Peter Hurley his directions like chin out, and squinching the eyes. We had a lot of fun about that!
