A Gentle Hand
Jan, 2021Views
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Location
My home in Nashville, TN, USATime
Late evening, experimenting with shadow with my wife acting as the patient modelLighting
Light comes from a pair of bright 5000K LEDs through 30" shoot-through umbrellas.Equipment
Nikon D7100, 50mm lens. Simple LED lights through basic umbrellas. Nothing fancy.Inspiration
I was experimenting with lighting and shadow for portraiture. I liked the curve of the chair she was posing in, and realized it would make for a nice feature element with her hand and arm tracing the curveEditing
Very light and simple Adobe Camera Raw post-processing to convert to b/w and adjust some contrastIn my camera bag
Very little - mostly shoot with my D7100 and either a 50mm, 35mm, or sometimes the 18-105 NikkorFeedback
Soft light at a distance!
