Yes, the color did attracted me. Yes, the face painting attracted me. But, what really got my attention was how this young lady looked me straight in the eye and didn’t even bat an eye.
When someone, especially a very young person, looks straight into the camera lens, you have immediate connection within your portrait. I believe that I got the connection here. I had to do nothing special with the exposure or the flash. I just had to make sure that I stayed out of my own way.
Enjoy.
Camera settings: Nikon D3, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 at 70mm shot at ISO 200, f/8 and 1/90th of a second with a SB-800 flash in a softbox at camera left.
Post Processing:
Lightroom—Set white and black points, added mid-tone contrast, added clarity.
Photoshop—used nik Color Efex Pro tonal contrast to add contrast to highlights, mid-tones and shadows of her dress and the wagon.
Not sure which I like better all the colors or her look. She seems so relaxed. I agree with you, her looking straight at you establishes a definite connection with the viewer.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Like everything about this photo, except the colors seem to be a over saturated. I would tone down the colors.
ReplyDeleteAnne
Love the color. That was the theme of the day along with the costumes themselves. Love the connection you made with the little girl.
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