Before Taylor arrived, Steve and I
walked around the area for the photo shoot. When we walked behind the stands, I immediately thought of
using the shadows as background. I
felt that the shadows would give the photo an added sense of depth.
Here, Taylor is setting on a
support for the stands. I wanted
this photo to look more like a grab shot than a formal portrait.
Enjoy.
Camera settings: Nikon D3x on a tripod, Nikon 85mm f/1.4 at ISO 100, f/4 at
1/250th of a second.
Post Processing:
Lightroom 4—increased clarity and
vibrance and did some basic dodging and burning various parts of the photo.
Photoshop CS5—ran nik Color
Efex Pro glamour glow filter only on Taylor.
Very cool photo.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
I hope you shot more in this spot. I really like the lighting in this environment. The Glamour Glow filter certainly adds to it, but the base light with the shadows is pretty sweet on its own.
ReplyDeleteWere you successful? I think so. Her look in the photo makes it appear she was caught unaware, while cooling down or maybe just trying to catch her breath. Kind of a "why are you taking my picture?" look.
It looks like you caught her in a natural moment. Your post processing does add to the overall effect. Nice.
ReplyDeletePeter
I like how Taylor separates from the background and how the background has depth but does not distract from her.
ReplyDeleteEd
I like it when you do stuff like this.
ReplyDeleteAllen