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This is a portrait of my friend, Louis Jocom, a movie stuntman. He has a very strong character... No wonder he often plays as protagonist :)...
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This is a portrait of my friend, Louis Jocom, a movie stuntman. He has a very strong character... No wonder he often plays as protagonist :)
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upload_dateMar, 2016

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11 Comments |
Optimus_past_my_Prime
 
Optimus_past_my_Prime May 11, 2016
This looks like the work of a seasoned professional. Keep up the great work and welcome to ViewBug.
ricardo1
 
ricardo1 May 11, 2016
Yes!
ricardo1
 
ricardo1 May 11, 2016
Welcome to ViewBug :)) abel
WilliamUnderwood
 
WilliamUnderwood May 11, 2016
This photo is seriously good!
athipsaungsomboon
 
athipsaungsomboon May 11, 2016
Expressive shot. Welcome to VB,
JoanLoBo
 
JoanLoBo May 12, 2016
Great dramatic shot. welcome to viewbug..can't wait to see more.
Manoel
 
Manoel May 12, 2016
Great shot!!
manoro
 
manoro May 13, 2016
Hi Abelbrata, this is a good portrait, nice light and nice composition. My compliments
vitor Platinum
 
vitor September 23, 2019
masterpiece
rpdhjja PRO+
 
rpdhjja July 12, 2020
Congratulation this is a masterpiece...
mohamadyassinalkourdi
 
mohamadyassinalkourdi October 10, 2023
Toll👍👍👍👍💯

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at an old building in Jakarta's Old Town. This building is one of the famous old architecture for photoshoot.

Time

I took this photo around afternoon time. We had a horror photoshoot concept in the building... when suddenly Luis came and became the additional subject of my photo session.

Lighting

For this picture, I wanted to make it dramatic low key portrait. I hexagonal softbox in upper-front of him (8 o'clock position)... and two bare speedlites at the back (10 and 2 o'clock position), with the brighter flash at 2.

Equipment

This was taken with a Sony A7R with a 1985 Minolta AF lens (on of the first autofocus SLR lenses in the world) plus LA-EA4 adapter. The autofocus was working good with the combination, for a lens almost as old as me:)

Inspiration

At that time, I was exploring portraits and became inspired by the work of Lee Jeffries. So I was hunting portraits of interesting people I met... be it a homeless, family or friend of mine.

Editing

Yes. I did quite heavy dodge and burn technique here to emphasize the dramatic lighting.

In my camera bag

Now, I always carry my Sony Zeiss FE 55mm f1.8 lens in the bag if I bring my Sony camera. I like the sharpness and the size of this lens. If I want to go light, I usually bring my Panasonic Lumix G85 camera with kit lens and Canon 50mm f1.8 + Viltrox EF-M2 adapter.

Feedback

Just let your subject relaxed and be their original character. Play with lighting to bring the dramatic mood... or at least, bring a small round reflector when hunting people's portrait in the streets.

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