January 7, 2011

Dickens on the Strand #8

Today’s photo is the last one that I will present from this year’s Dickens on the Strand.  Brock noticed this young lady while the parade was going past us.  She was on the opposite side of the street, so, I approached her immediately after the parade was completed.
She was great to photograph.  She went into many different poses and displayed a great deal of personality without saying a word.  This is my favorite because it is not one that you will normally see.

Enjoy.
Camera settings:  Nikon D3, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 shot at 200mm,  ISO 200, f/4 and 1/500th of a second.

Post Processing:   

Lightroom 3—Adjusted white balance, added mid tone contrast and saturation of various colors. 

Photoshop CS5—used spot healing to clean-up various spots, softened her skin slightly and then did some dodging and burning.

3 comments:

  1. I remember Brock making the comment how she would be fun to shoot. You took off like a shot, talked to her and she agreed to let us shoot her. She was very expressive and fun to shoot, as evidenced by the shot you posted. You indeed captured a unique moment of the many faces she threw at us that day.

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  2. Yes, I can see the personality coming through in this photo. I do wish that you had shot it a little wider. It seems like a mug shot.
    Mel

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