Shot against a white background.
60W incandescent hotlight to models' right, slave strobe placed behind models as rimlight and fired using onboard flash firing TTL.
Shot RAW and converted w/ ACR
Temp : 4850
Tint : +4
Exposure : +1.15
Shadows : 0
Brightness : 29
Contrast : +58
Saturation : -30
Custom Curve
Post processing in PSCS2
Convert to B&W with Channel Mixer
Curves layer applied using exclusion blending mode
Levels layer applied with normal blending mode
Layer masks applied to both adjustment layers to reveal the faces
Slight dodging, burning and cloning for general clean up
Image Tritoned to adjust tonality and then reconverted to B&W with Lightness channel
Border added and resized using Bicubic Sharper
Overall slight Smart Sharpen
Localized sharpening of eyes
Disqualification Details
Cloning, dodging, burning, etc. to improve your photo or remove imperfections or minor distracting elements, etc. is acceptable. However, using any editing tools to duplicate, create, or move major elements of your photograph is not permitted.
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