Thanks to Ryan Tunney, age 12, who graciously modeled for this shot, to his mom Carol Tunney who pushed the shutter release, and to my wife Linnea who held the reflector while I shook hands and directed.
Board position is actually Robert Fisher vs. Boris Spassky, World Championship match, game 8, Reykjavik 1972.
Clock is a photoshopped print, folded and taped onto a video cassette.
28mm, tripod, manual exposure, Canon E-TTL II 1:4, 580EX on camera with diffuser, 580EX on upper left in 60" Photek Softlighter II, small reflector on right. Lighting from too high caused the shadow under the lip, making it look overly full.
ACR, PS crop, levels, B&W conversion via channel mixer, fix one hot pixel, resize, USM, save for web
The background is a black bedsheet - unfortuantely new with big creases that are still slightly visible, so I didn't light it. This was a big mistake that will cost points, as there's no/little subject separation as a result. Next time I hope that I'll have time to iron, and/or wish for advanced editing.
A live model for a challenge is branching out for me - hope that it doesn't do too badly.
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Well done Gary! Great score and an awesome placement. While maybe not a ribbon that honorable mention still looks great in you rprofile. Keep up the good work my friend!
Very strong shot. Your model gives off a Bobby Fischer look, and so does the image. The tie pulls the image forward in time, and so does the dark background - small nitpicks. Wonderful shot. 7
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