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Shot on Ilford HP5 B&W film using a Nikon FM 35mm camera. In Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Shot on Ilford HP5 B&W film using a Nikon FM 35mm camera. In Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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7 Comments |
butlerbintorio
 
butlerbintorio March 05, 2019
Wow nice shot
Chiaroscurist
Chiaroscurist March 05, 2019
Thank you...
martyconey
 
martyconey March 11, 2019
Great model lighting and mood
Chiaroscurist
Chiaroscurist March 18, 2019
Yes... a good model... taking direction well... In tense lighting to help create the mood... I thank you for your commentary. Always appreciated...
keepclicking
 
keepclicking March 27, 2019
Great image
Chiaroscurist
Chiaroscurist March 29, 2019
Wow... Thanks.
Soneel
 
Soneel April 20, 2019
wow. superb.. just kept myself glued.
Chiaroscurist
Chiaroscurist April 20, 2019
So glad it had an effect on you... :-)
Hajek
 
Hajek October 29, 2019
Wow so beauty detail.... Love it!
Chiaroscurist
Chiaroscurist October 31, 2019
It was shot on ‘film’. Remember that? ;-)
Groovyeditor
 
Groovyeditor January 26, 2020
Fabulous image. Great light.
Chiaroscurist
Chiaroscurist January 26, 2020
Wow... Thank you.
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richardbauman February 16, 2020
Outstanding
Chiaroscurist
Chiaroscurist February 16, 2020
One of my favs...
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Behind The Lens

Location

Shot in studio.

Time

This image was captured mid to later afternoon.

Lighting

Caught the sunlight streaming through a window of the studio and decided to shut down the studio lighting and use the natural sunlight to give the look I love so much... Chiaroscuro... This is also intriguing because of the hidden breast but the exposed nipple caused by the shadow lighting.

Equipment

Shot hand held on analog film using a Nikon FM 35mm camera with a Nikkor 180mm lens.

Inspiration

My inspiration came from seeing the sunlight streaming in through the studio window and the beautiful model I was fotographing at the time...

Editing

There was no post processing done on this image. I normally prefer to do my manipulation when capturing the image so I have less work to do after.

In my camera bag

I tend to be a minimalist, now, with my equipment. The less in the bag the more creative one becomes with what they are using at the time. Less decision time is made to equipment choice and more decision time to be creative.

Feedback

Don’t overlook what’s happening with light when you are shooting. Be aware of all the changes that light makes when it moves.

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