29 October 2010

The "S" Family by David Pinkerton

The "S" Family - Profile

5 questions about this photo:

Q1. What equipment did you use?
Nikon D90, Nikon 85mm f/1.4 D lens, SB-600 flash in a Lumiquest Softbox III (very close to each face for soft light and little spill), 2nd SB-600 (bare) above and behind for hair light.

Q2. What settings did you have on your camera?
ISO 200, 1/200 shutter, f/6.3

Q3. What software did you use during the post-production?
Adobe Photoshop Elements 9. Each head shot was taken individually and then they were all put together in Photoshop Elements. However, there is no post-processing on the exposure in any way. The lighting balance was all done on location and in camera. This was shot in a small dining room.

Q4. Who are the models?
The models are members of a local family who agreed to do some purposeful advertising for my business and let me get some specific shots for my portfolio (this being one of them) in exchange for free sessions and discounted products.

Q5. How did you come up with the idea of this shot?
I have seen this type of shot exactly three times on Flickr before I started doing it myself.

Extra Q: Please share an interesting or funny fact that happened while working on this photograph.
The only funny or humorous fact about this shot is that the baby was only two weeks old so it was quite difficult to get a shot of her with her head in an upright position!

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