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Cowgirl Jillian b&amp;amp;w

Studio shot with 1 off camera flash and converted to black and white in photoshop.

Studio shot with 1 off camera flash and converted to black and white in photoshop.
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SONY ILCE-7

settings

Aperture f/4 ISO 500 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 2000/10

upload_date

Apr, 2019

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Awards

2020 Choice Award

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Emotions

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Behind The Lens

Location

This was a model session in Massachusetts.

Time

It was mid day summer and very sunny, so I set this up in the shade.

Lighting

Unless I'm looking for a specific dramatic effect, I like even lighting and want to keep good detail throughout the image. It's much easier to accomplish this in the shade. I'm not a fan of sunlit portraits.

Equipment

Sony A7 with a 70-200mm lens set at 200mm. Aperture was set at f4 to give me a little depth of field and iso 500. I was hand holding in order to move around and get my framing quickly so I set the shutter speed to 1/250 to minimize camera shake. I used a Sony flash with a Gary Fong Cloud diffuser offset from the camera axis with a stroboframe and pointing straight ahead.

Inspiration

Jillian is a very attractive model and she looks great in a hat. I normally try for a range of expressions and angles when doing portraits but my personal favorites seem to be when I ask a subject to look at me out of the corner of their eye, head tilted down rather than up, and think about someone they don't like very much. It usually does the trick to show a somewhat mysterious mood.

Editing

I only converted the photo from color to black and white in Photoshop.

In my camera bag

I ALWAYS carry two of everything in case of failures. Currently I have 2 Sony A7iii bodies, 2 Godox flashes, 2 Godox remotes, 2 extra batteries, several SD cards and 4 lenses: 10-18mm, 24-70mm, 100-400mm, and a 50mm f/1.4 prime lens. This gives me almost complete coverage from 10mm-400mm to shoot anything from architecture to wildlife. I pack a Manfrotto tripod or monopod. In addition, I have cleaning supplies, rain gear, adapters and fittings, a few filters, gaffers tape, flashlight, headlamp, magnifying loop, and a Wimberly Plamp. All of this fits in 2 Pelican cases. I load what I absolutely need into a Lowepro bag and leave the rest in the car depending on what I'm doing.

Feedback

Obvious technical details like background, pose, focus on the eyes and camera settings demand concentration and practice. Above all, you have to have good rapport with your subject or it will show. Set the tone and relax your subject by knowing what poses you'll be doing and discuss them before you start the session. Make sure they're comfortable with the poses and be supportive, respectful and professional throughout the session.

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Cowgirl Jillian b&amp;amp;amp;w

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Behind The Lens

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