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Dasha U Usova

Dasha U Usova
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Jan, 2018

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Awards

Zenith Award

Community Choice Award

Contest Finalist in Tasteful Boudoir Photo Contest

Peer Choice Award

Contest Finalist in Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 29

Staff Favorite

Peer Award

+200

Absolute Masterpiece

+50

Top Choice

+43

Superb Composition

+32

Magnificent Capture

+20

Outstanding Creativity

+10

All Star

Superior Skill

Virtuoso

Genius

Emotions

Impressed

Behind The Lens

Location

Photo of the beautiful Dasha Usova a very experienced local model...This was taken in Park City, UT during my recent visit there.

Time

Late morning shoot all natural light, which is my favorite way to shoot. Had to bump the ISO in order to get a decent speed. Using a shallow depth of field, I wanted to draw all the attention to her face and beautiful eyes and let the background softly blur...but definitely making sure to compliment her femininity in a very elegant way.

Lighting

Natural window light...Sun reflecting off the surrounding snow. Picture was taken indoors using ISO 2500, f1.7 at 1/180th seconds

Equipment

This particular photo was taken using a Leica Monochrom M246 with a Leica M Noctilux .95 handheld. I usually shoot handheld even if I shooting at a studio with a strobe and steady light setup. I feel that the tripod limits my spontaneity if I want to capture something quickly. ( expressio, light change, different angle etc)

Inspiration

Dasha's eyes and beautiful look inspired me to capture her in this position and lighting using the Leica Monochrom to create the right ambiance. Being in the cold snowy Park City area the use of the fur coat against her soft skin and wooden table seemed appropriate.

Editing

Minimal PP was done with Adobe LR cc. I am not a fan of heavy PP for my images, as I believe in sharing with others exactly what I saw and not some distant PP derivative.

In my camera bag

Depends on the trip...but I always have my Leica M246 and Noctilux 50mm with me and depending on the shoot either my SONY A7r III or my Fuji GFX 50s with mostly prime lenses, 35, 50, 75 and 90 or 135.

Feedback

You always know and feel if the situation is right to capture the "mood" of the moment. Using an experienced model makes it that much easier. Having the proper rapport with the model is essential in communicating and capturing that feel through the lens.

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