marcuzaureliuz
The Prayer
Day 59
Anyone who knows me will think something's going on and I'm doing this kind of image. But rest assured that I am doing fine and everything is ok. It's just a sudden burst of inspiration from reading Joe McNally's book this past few days.
The thing is, I love photoshop. You can see from my work that sometimes the love tends to be a bit too much. But after reading the book (the moment it clicks), I suddenly asked myself "can you make the image speak out for itself without putting tons of post processing work into it"? So I went back to my strobist roots and now I'm re-learning how to control light again. And it is difficult and fun at the same time.
I asked Candy to pose for me for this particular image with a verbal waiver that the lights are not really flattering. It's hard gridspot light. Not the usual soft light from a softbox or a shoot thru umbrella so the shadows are really prominent. But the key that I'm trying out here is control. I want the lights to hit only certain areas on the face and hands and fall-out fast.
So, I'd say it worked to a certain degree although I still see a couple of hotspots. Needs practice :)
Strobist Info:
DIY Gridspot (1/2 Inch) at cam right overhead pointing at the face 3/8 power
DIY Gridspot (1 inch) at cam left pointing at the hands at 3/8 power
The Prayer
Day 59
Anyone who knows me will think something's going on and I'm doing this kind of image. But rest assured that I am doing fine and everything is ok. It's just a sudden burst of inspiration from reading Joe McNally's book this past few days.
The thing is, I love photoshop. You can see from my work that sometimes the love tends to be a bit too much. But after reading the book (the moment it clicks), I suddenly asked myself "can you make the image speak out for itself without putting tons of post processing work into it"? So I went back to my strobist roots and now I'm re-learning how to control light again. And it is difficult and fun at the same time.
I asked Candy to pose for me for this particular image with a verbal waiver that the lights are not really flattering. It's hard gridspot light. Not the usual soft light from a softbox or a shoot thru umbrella so the shadows are really prominent. But the key that I'm trying out here is control. I want the lights to hit only certain areas on the face and hands and fall-out fast.
So, I'd say it worked to a certain degree although I still see a couple of hotspots. Needs practice :)
Strobist Info:
DIY Gridspot (1/2 Inch) at cam right overhead pointing at the face 3/8 power
DIY Gridspot (1 inch) at cam left pointing at the hands at 3/8 power