The GP

[Matt Halstead]

Hi Guys,

Oh boy, I'm having so much fun with this scary stuff! Decided to use the flash on this shot as I'm a bit fed up with the limits of natural light...it can be so flat sometimes!

The shot was lit with a strobe fired through a softbox onto the models face and a strobe witha homemade grid was fired over the models shoulder illuminating the items on the table.

Any comments or critique, as ever would be more than welcome!

A nice big version can be viewed HERE

Thanks guys!

 

[ashik ikbal]

nice photograph. what cam r u using?

i like the hairy hand of your model, it is adding more intensity to the situation.

 

[Matt Halstead]

nice photograph. what cam r u using?

i like the hairy hand of your model, it is adding more intensity to the situation.

Hi Ashik, thanks for the comment. The above shot was taken with a Nikon D300 with a 50mm prime...

 

[Asher Kelman]

Hi Guys,

Oh boy, I'm having so much fun with this scary stuff! Decided to use the flash on this shot as I'm a bit fed up with the limits of natural light...it can be so flat sometimes!

The shot was lit with a strobe fired through a softbox onto the models face and a strobe witha homemade grid was fired over the models shoulder illuminating the items on the table.

Any comments or critique, as ever would be more than welcome!

Hi Matt,

I like trying simple setups. The feeling is that we've gone back in time to the Spanish and Portuguese masters with the deep sienna darkness feelings to the picture. How far away did you place the main flash, and what does GP mean?

Asher

 

[Matt Halstead]

Hi Asher,

The main flash was positioned about 2.5m away from teh subject. Re: GP, this stands for General Practitioner and is a term used for Doctors in the UK....

 

[Chris Hester]

Reminds me of the movie Gangs Of New York.

 

[doug anderson]

It's the hair on the arms that does it!

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