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Jack's son 01

2009
Jack's son
Abolipop Records - Suplex
Mexico

2009
Jack's son
Abolipop Records - Suplex
Mexico
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Canon EOS 50D

settings

Aperture f/13.0 ISO 800 Shutter 1/640

upload_date

Sep, 2014

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1696

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+66

Awards

Action Award

Top Shot Award 22

Featured

Contest Finalist in Emerging From Shadows Photo Contest

Amateur Winner Outdoor Portraits Photo Contest

Peer Award

+48

Superb Composition

+17

Top Choice

Absolute Masterpiece

Outstanding Creativity

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Behind The Lens

Location

The photo was taken at Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico as part of a portrait series for Mexican artist Jack's son (Abolipop Records), a benchmark of mexican electronic music, who fuses outbreaks of hip hop, soul, dub, and dancehall, among other genres.

Time

The session took place on a spring evening at the roof of a house, almost at sunset; so natural lighting was enough to create strong shadows and a powerful contrast.

Lighting

Spring evenings in Zapopan are sunny and hot, but as the sun goes down, weather start getting fresher and the sun creates a beautiful orange/gold natural lighting above the city.

Equipment

Canon 50D & Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens. No tripod, flash or other equipment was required during the session.

Inspiration

One of the most popular references of Mexican culture is the Lucha Libre (meaning "free wrestling"), a term used in Mexico for a form of professional wrestling. The Lucha libre is characterized by colorful masks, rapid sequences of holds and "high-flying" maneuvers. Lucha libre wrestlers, known as luchadores, usually come from extended wrestling families with a long historical trajectory, same sociocultural backgrounds, a similar wrestling style, ideologies and even names and máscaras (the reproduction of a sociocultural condition). The Máscaras (masks) that luchadores wear are colorfully designed to evoke and to identify a specific luchador during a performance, they have become iconic symbols of Mexican culture, but that doesn’t mean that every Mexican wrestler uses one. The wearing of Máscaras has a very special significance and they have been used dating back to the beginnings of Lucha Libre in the early 20th century. Máscaras have a huge importance, some even consider them “sacred” or symbols of “power”, so much so that fully removing an opponent's mask during a match is grounds for disqualification, to win a mask against an opponent means power and authority, and to loss a mask may signify the loss of identity or the end of the career of a wrestler. During their careers, masked luchadores will often be seen in public wearing their masks and keeping up the culture of Lucha Libre. An example is the case of El Santo, a very famous Mexican wrestler who continued wearing his mask after retirement and was buried wearing his silver mask.

Editing

Black and White photo filter.

In my camera bag

I carry a little bag with my Canon 50D, a Canon EF 28-135mm lens, a wide angle 24 mm lens, a fujifilm finepix xp60 camera, a lomography action sampler camera, batteries, charger, SD cards and USB cables.

Feedback

Sometimes you can take advantage of natural hard shadows & lights, instead of fighting against them using reflectors that may be hard to balance, use your environment to create other sets or sceneries and move your models around them in order to find a very pleasant light for your session.

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Jack's son 01

2009 Jack's son Abolipop Records - Suplex Mexico

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Mexico

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