Using Flash Creatively—No. 3

I wanted today’s photo to look like something out of a women’s clothing catalog—photo being a stylish woman in a rustic background at sunset.

This shot was taken later in the day when the overcast sky was darker.  Because I was using no light on her or the barn surrounding her, I had to increase my ISO to 1600 in order to get sufficient ambient light into the scene.

Again, I warmed my white balance so that I would have a more golden look on her.  I used a Nikon SB 800 with an orange gel on it and set at 1/8^th power to simulate the sun setting behind her.

Again, I refer you to the image on last week’s post to show you how the overall scene appeared.

Enjoy.

Camera settings:  Nikon D4 on a tripod, 85mm f/1.4, ISO 1600, f/4 at 1/45^th of a second.

Post Processing:

Lightroom 4—applied Nikon Portrait preset during import, set white and black points, and added vibrance and clarity.

Photoshop CS5—applied nik Color Efex Pro soft focus and pro contrast.