So the story goes…I was trying another self portrait last night using the white background when along came Mel. Much better

I was lucky in that I had about 2 minutes to grab something, this was my favourite.

Thought I’d get in close with the 50mm this time, just playing with different compositions. Although I break a cardinal rule as pointed out to me, never have a subject looking directly at the camera…that is a no no. Also I did cut off the top of her head, I hope she’ll be ok This shot has some healing in photoshop, apart from that it’s pretty much straight out of camera.

I wanted soft light on her face but direct umbrella wasn’t giving me what I wanted so I feathered the light a little which still gave me some facial definition.

Although the diagram below looks like I was using a white seamless…I don’t own one of those Instead it was the trusty off-white wall in our apartment.

Strobist
Nikon SB-80DX 1/4 power camera left and right behind subject with gobo’s to prevent the light wrapping around the subject too much
Sunpak 383 1/4 power into shoot through umbrella camera left for main light

Triggered using wireless triggers

Camera
Nikon D90
ISO 200
1/200th
f/5
50mm

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