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ISO 1600, 34mm, f 5.6, 1/160

Elaine Hessler

 
 
 

Elaine Hessler
 

This is a very unusual picture for me to take, much less post. Guess where I was? (Dale knows, so he can't guess:)


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May 07, 2013

 

Dale Hardin
  I like the mood of this image. Not only with the pose and location, but mainly the light.

I was a bit surprised, based on the strong shadow indicating a strong light source, that more light was not reflected off the glass opening up the short side a bit more. But after reviewing it closer I can see that the angle of the light would have reflected away toward the camera.

Nicely done Elaine, and I do not know where this is. :o) What am I forgetting?


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May 07, 2013

 

Kalena Randall
  Nice portrait, Elaine.


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May 07, 2013

 
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  Elaine for the setting and the lighting you capture her very well. you feel her isolation and deep in thought. well done!


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May 07, 2013

 

lisa anderson
  Very nice portrait, Elaine! What did you take this for?


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May 07, 2013

 

Jeff E Jensen
  This works really well, Elaine. The strong light and shadows really helps to portray the mood. I think this would also work really well in B&W.


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May 07, 2013

 

Debbie E. Payne
  I like this, Elaine. For your class, right?i like all the angles in this one, too! Plus a good one for the challenge. WTG.


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May 07, 2013

 

Arthur Bohlmann
  Nice capture and agree with Jeff about this image in B&W


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May 08, 2013

 

Susan Williams
  Very nice candid portait, Elaine. Agree with Jeff and think it would be even stronger in B&W.


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May 08, 2013

 

Elaine Hessler
 
 
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Elaine Hessler

 
 
I must fess up and tell you that I was at a small flash workshop last week. We learned all about different types of flash equipment, then there were a few stations that were set up with models, and we got to have some fun.

This station used a soft box aimed from the above right. To be honest, she positioned herself, all I had to do was press the button. Now I know the beauty of using a model-they want to pose for you! She really made it easy for us.

We were told what settings to use with each station. We were told with this one to use an ISO of 1600. For those of you that know what you are doing, do you think this is because some light from the flash is lost using the soft box? I'll post some other pictures later-we used much lower ISOs for those that used umbrellas as a reflector.

So here's the BW conversion-nice call on that all of you. I used the "portrait" setting on PSE. Let me know what you think.


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May 08, 2013

 
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