practicing with my new light (finally got a second one) and actually came out with a shot i really like. i feel like it really shows her personality, while she hate it b/c shes " wearing her shirt for doing housework" and that she isnt smiling enough. i think the smile, the shirt, and everything suits her personality.
model: my mother
strobist:
LP120 back camera left 3 ft from the model 6 ft in the air @ 50mm and 1/4 pwr, and Nikon SB600 front camera left through an umbrella @ 24mm full pwr at just above eye level. triggered using cybersyncs.
pp:
-crop
-cloning
-curves
-levels
-masked vibrance layer to decrease reds in neck and face
-masked sat layer to increase greens in eyes
-topaz with .11 AE 9 regions with .01 shadows and highlights, 1.12 sat boost, .8 sat, and NR
-levels layer for vignetting
- dodge and burn on the eyes
-USM @ .5 px 250%, USM @ 250 px 10%
-masked gaussian blur layer @ .8 px
-USM @ 1.2 px 85%
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