Several people have asked why I
have not been posting to my blog.
One even labeled me as MIA.
Well, she was correct. I was
missing in action with absolutely no reason.
Yes, I was a little busy with my
photographic business, my grandchildren, Bay Area Photo Club and this and
that. But, I did have the time; I
just decided to do other things.
Today’s photo is a continuation of the session we had with Casey. In this photo, I wanted to isolate on Casey’s face but still give the photos some context. I deliberately placed Casey in the center of the frame—damn the rules! I used a spot meter on her face for my meter-reading which because of the light hitting her face, slightly underexposed the rest of the frame. The light on her face was from the setting sun and because the rest of the pool was in the shade gave me a warm Casey against a cool background. I think this helps isolate her. Finally, I used a very low camera angle (my camera was almost touching the water) so the lane dividers would stack in the background.
Enjoy.
Camera settings: Nikon D4, 70-200mm at 200mm f/2.8, ISO 800, f/5.6 at 1/1500th
of a second.
Post Processing:
Lightroom 4—set white and black point
and increased contrast, increased clarity, contrast and sharpness on Casey with
the adjustment brush and added a vignette.
Like what you did with this one. Your eye goes straight to her face.
ReplyDeleteAlice
The lighting on Casey is extraordinary. The cool background does make her standout. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteAllen
You talked about the lighting and how you achieved the photo but you need to give Casey some kudos for that LOOK. That is the look of a competitor. You cannot fake that look.
ReplyDeleteTed
What I like about the lighting is that it's so believable. You captured the essence of the moment.
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