Striking in black and white
Striking in black and white
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Awards
Fall Award 2020
Superb Composition
Peer Award
Top Choice
Outstanding Creativity
Exceptional Contrast
Absolute Masterpiece
Superior Skill
All Star
One Of A Kind
Top Class Lighting
Master Editing
Magnificent Capture
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valor90
December 22, 2016
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Behind The Lens
Location
My home StudioTime
Afternoon (GMT London)Lighting
I sadly have no studio lights so have to work with the natural lights coming through my studio window as well as my Cameras built in flash.Equipment
Canon EOS 1000D 18-55mm Standard with built in flash.Inspiration
Because the model had a naturally pale complextion, a very androgynous look and very emotive eyes I was inspired to think outside the box in terms of compostion and really experiment with my focal points. Because the model had such interesting features I was inspired to compose a shot (this shot) to marry together all of her features.Editing
I enhanced the brightness and contrast.In my camera bag
Canon EOS 1000D, 18-55mm Standard Lens, 70-300mm Tameron Lens, 8ND filter and UV filter.Feedback
I always choose a theme for a shoot based on the model I am working with. I always try to choose there most interesting features (eyes, skin tone, lips) as my focal point and then build the compostion around the chosen focal point/points. In this photograph my focal points were her eyes and her skin tone. To emphasise the skin tone I shot in black and white to enhance the contrast between the black hat and black drop and her face. To compose the photograph so your drawn into her eye I used the rim of the black hat(prop)to come across her face and hide one of her eyes. To achieve a similar portrait to this photo, postioning yourself is very important!! For this shot I wanted to convey an emotion therefore I wanted my model to be looking straight into the lens. so I had to position myself and my camera straight on, face to face with the model (so don't be afraid to get very close to your model).