close iframe icon
approved icon Londe-Photography avatar
Londe-Photography
Banner

Tattoo Offer



behind the lens badge

Views

2360

Likes

Awards

Celebrity Award
Contest Finalist in Shooting Hands Photo Contest
People's Choice in Games of Flash Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Games of Flash Photo Contest
  View more
Peer Award
Superb Composition
davidlucas_4899 joogilves VieruAndreiSilviu Lostgirlphotography CatarinaFernandes michaki sadatbinhossain +3
Outstanding Creativity
James-Evans melissarosskinard Candigirlz01 akphotographystudio VSmith jaimejim Cfrankel +2
Absolute Masterpiece
sarahdolezal AntonioSerrano Serafima_S rekahalaszi sweetpea72
Top Choice
MjBain Kostek MartinBalko shaikrahman johnblackers
Magnificent Capture
Vitaliy_SN FirAeSju LarryMiltonReed FrancoisHorne cheriejordan
Genius
MissHuniBuni kiwidragonfly Jens_Schommer
All Star
jhogan
Superior Skill
richardalliers
Virtuoso
ltgalleries

Emotions

Impressed
MjBain peterellis_9427 RoxyR79 harmeetsingh

Top Ranks

City Life Photo Contest JampressTop 10 rank
In My Hand Photo ContestTop 20 rank
In My Hand Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Color Extravaganza Photo ContestTop 30 rank
Color Extravaganza Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
Underexposure Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Underexposure Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Covers Photo Contest Vol 49Top 30 rank
Covers Photo Contest Vol 49Top 30 rank week 2
Covers Photo Contest Vol 49Top 20 rank week 1
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 5Top 30 rank week 1
Shooting Hands Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Shooting Hands Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Stunning POV Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 2
Stunning POV Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Diagonal Compositions Photo ContestTop 20 rank
People At Night Photo ContestTop 10 rank
People At Night Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Games of Flash Photo ContestTop 10 rank
People And Patterns Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Creative Compositions Photo Contest Vol6Top 10 rank
Creative Compositions Photo Contest Vol6Top 10 rank week 1

Categories


2 Comments | Report
Londe-Photography
 
Londe-Photography August 27, 2018
Thanks!
adiestiano
 
adiestiano December 29, 2020
Cool
See all

Behind The Lens

Location

This is taken in an alleyway in Petaluma, California.

Time

This is at night.

Lighting

I asked my friend, Zac, who has some amazing tattoos if he wanted to try a quick photo shoot and he was highly enthusiastic and cooperative. We found an alleyway with little traffic and spend about half an hour trying out different angles and lights. I found that the autofocus systems needs at least a little light in order to set focus before the flash. Good to know.

Equipment

I used a Sony A7RII with a 55mm f/1.8, and a Godox TT600s speedlight with an Fstoppers Flash Disc to soften the light a bit.

Inspiration

My friend Zac has some great hand tattoos, and I just wanted to experiment and find an appealing way to feature them.

Editing

Not much post processing, other than in Lightroom. Shadows pushed to blue/cyan and skin tones bumped a bit.

In my camera bag

I usually try to cover my options with 16-35mm, 55mm, and 70-200mm lenses in my bag. A few speed lights if I think I'm going to need them. And not much else.

Feedback

Zac (with the tattoos) had a suit already, which made things easy. I wanted to try to contrast/compare the two visual cues involving tattoos and business suits. I like that our culture is adapting toward accepting people with ink and modifications into respectable estimations. We don't always immediately assume someone's status based on their markings or how they choose to represent themselves or their expressions. While the juxtaposition won't have the same effect it might have had 20 years ago, I like how it turned out. I would advise anyone to try to mix loaded ideas or visuals into a frame and see what thoughts they invoke. Play around with joining two opposing thoughts, trap them in a frame and see what happens. Subvert expectations, put a plot twist in a single image. And make friends with people who have interesting tattoos. ;)

See more amazing photos, follow Londe-Photography

It’s your time to shine! ☀️

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes.
Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.

Already a member? Log In

By continuing, you agree to our Terms of Service, and acknowledge you've read our Privacy Policy Notice.