I still deconstruct the work of other photographers all the time – it’s a great way to expand skill sets and understanding. And I know from your previous feedback that you guys are fond of these posts, so let’s dig into another one.
I was asked to photograph the amazing and controversial Prince Manvendra of India last month in NYC. It was an honor. But tell me…
How did I make this picture?
Is it a snapshot?
Lighting?
If so, how?
The camera Settings?
The direction?
Post production?
Whatever details you think were needed to make this image.
We’ve done this lots before, but I thought this particular image would be a good one to dig into for a couple reasons. I’ll reveal how it was made in a followup post and give a signed book or something to one person who nails it in the comments below.
Camera
-Nikon 24-70 ƒ2.8 @ 24mm
-ISO 800
-1/100 s
-ƒ/8
-14 Bit Raw
-Sandisk CF card
Lighting
-1 Strobe Camera left, high w/ small reflector cone @ 1/8 power
-Fired via Pocket wizards
Processing
-RAW processing in Aperture 3
-Final Cleanup in Photoshop.
I”m going to go out on a limb here with my little Canon Rebel and the knowledge gained from using Lightroom twice) and say this is a snapshot of a wax figure (this is Prince Manvendra Kumar Singh of India) in a display and that you used only the lighting in the display….then maybe tweaked it a bit, but not much.
*hides* 😉
50mm subject knee level. At least f11 at 1 /250. Beauty dish with grid camera top left. Another light with no grid behind subject pointing to speakers. Black styrofoam gobos to create contrast possibly. Post added contrast, blacks, saturation, and sharpening. Burned surrounding or vignette.
I’ll try. From step 3, the light. A flash ads placed at the top left side of the center of the photographer. A second flash spots more lateral from right to brighten the background.
Step 2 is not a snapshot.
Step 1. It ‘a medium format photography. Normal optical f 5.6 to 8. Front camera.
Post Production think not. The image may also be true. The details of the dress is very well made, as well as those of the background.
That tweeter on his scarf sure is a bit odd.