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Shadow Man

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

settings

Aperture 4/1 ISO 200 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 28/1

upload_date

Oct, 2016

Views

1313

Likes

+105

Awards

Contest Finalist in Halloween Photo Contest 2016

Contest Finalist in Composing with Shadows Photo Contest

Peer Award

+20

Superb Composition

Top Choice

Absolute Masterpiece

Outstanding Creativity

All Star

Superior Skill

Top Ranks

Top 30 rank

Top 30 rank week 1

Top 20 rank

Top 10 rank week 2

Top 10 rank week 1

Behind The Lens

Location

This image was taken at the staircase to our studio location.

Time

You might not believe this, but this image was taken at lunch time. It was very bright in the stairwell as it has a big window in it, but luckily we could overpower the natural light with a simple flash.

Lighting

The model is lit by a simple Yongnuo flash, the weird "eye-effect" is done by a Halloween mask, that was held in front of the flash.

Equipment

We used a Canon 5D MK II with a Canon 24-105mm/4.0 lens. The Yongnuo Flash was on a Monopod and hold up to reach the same height as the model (as she was higher than us due to the steps). The mask in front of the flash was a regular "Venetian mask" that had a stick attached (which made it easy to hold it in front of the flash).

Inspiration

We were inspired to shoot a "Film Noir" look and although the stairwell doesn't look like much at daytime, I thought it could look very mysterious and like a Hitchcock movie at night time as the building itself is very old. The "eye- effect" happened by experimenting.

Editing

In photoshop I converted the picture into black and white to enhance the mysterious "Hitchcock" look.

In my camera bag

Cameras: Canon 5D MK II, Canon 5DSR, Lenses: 24-105mm/4.0, 50mm/1.4, 100-400mm/5.6, 135mm/2.0 Lots of cards and batteries, Yongnuo flash

Feedback

This effect takes a little longer to achieve as you have to experiment how close and in which position you want to hold something in front of your flash. First, have the model in place as you need to light her as well, then adjust the subject in front of your (off-camera-flash) according to the effect you want on the background (6-12 inches is normally a good distance from your flash).

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Shadow Man

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