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Forcepped Smile
Day 38 of an Undetermined Number
"Forcepped Smile"
My first photograph loaded to and uploaded with my laptop!!! They said it couldn't be done. So, we had some odd jobs around the house to do, so I bought a soldering kit. In order to see what I was/would be doing, I purchased a helping-hands magnifier. Naturally I soon realized that the little hands could hold one's mouth open, and that the magnifying glass might make for an interesting visual element. With no willing victim...volunteer, I was forced to be my own guinea pig. I used my new Mountdog pop-up ring flash as my key light, and it is powered by a Paul C. Buff Einstein. I have a snooted Canon 580EX II at camera-left, and it is my second key. Actually, the ring flash is used to fill in the shadows of the 580, but because of the close proximity of the camera, it became the key. There is a strip bank over my left shoulder, and it offers a little edge light. Lastly, there is a second speedlight aimed very low on the white seamless behind me to create the gradient. There are black flags on both sides of me, preventing any ambient light from brightening up my cheeks. I used a wider lens than normal, just to add that additional element of discomfort. Well....that's the story. Thanks for stopping by!!!
#portrait #man #studio #forceps #magnifyingglass #smile #canon5dmarkIII #canon24105 #paulcbuffeinstein #paulcbuffinc #canon580exII #ringflash #mountdog
Forcepped Smile
Day 38 of an Undetermined Number
"Forcepped Smile"
My first photograph loaded to and uploaded with my laptop!!! They said it couldn't be done. So, we had some odd jobs around the house to do, so I bought a soldering kit. In order to see what I was/would be doing, I purchased a helping-hands magnifier. Naturally I soon realized that the little hands could hold one's mouth open, and that the magnifying glass might make for an interesting visual element. With no willing victim...volunteer, I was forced to be my own guinea pig. I used my new Mountdog pop-up ring flash as my key light, and it is powered by a Paul C. Buff Einstein. I have a snooted Canon 580EX II at camera-left, and it is my second key. Actually, the ring flash is used to fill in the shadows of the 580, but because of the close proximity of the camera, it became the key. There is a strip bank over my left shoulder, and it offers a little edge light. Lastly, there is a second speedlight aimed very low on the white seamless behind me to create the gradient. There are black flags on both sides of me, preventing any ambient light from brightening up my cheeks. I used a wider lens than normal, just to add that additional element of discomfort. Well....that's the story. Thanks for stopping by!!!
#portrait #man #studio #forceps #magnifyingglass #smile #canon5dmarkIII #canon24105 #paulcbuffeinstein #paulcbuffinc #canon580exII #ringflash #mountdog