Photo Assignment #215 - Portraits of one subject (ENTRY) - Due midnight, Sept. 4, 2023

[WoodButcher]

Please place your entries in this thread for "Solo Subject Portraits"

Closing Date: 09/04/2023 Midnight

Please do not comment in this thread until a winner has been selected, and post only your picture and one picture only. You can edit/replace that image until the closing date/time. Lobbying for one's image in not necessary. Comments will be deleted without warning until a winner has been selected.

 

[SweetPotatoFries]

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[Gravel Guy]

 

[Ingramite]

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[M38A1]

 

[Tracker]

 

[WoodButcher]

Thanks for the submissions. I'll give them a close look tonight, do a write up and post a winner then.

 

[Gravel Guy]

 

[WoodButcher]

Jennifer: Nice job getting a hummingbird at rest. So often they are tucked in somewhere when they perch. Good lighting and it is looking at you too.

Gravel Guy: A chile? World's smallest eggplant? Not sure what it is, but nice composition with the burlap background

Ingramite: I notice you removed your image, but loved the sort of surprised look on the deer.

M38A1: Who has a kitchen that clean? Nice job with composition and creativity.

Tracker: Nice job with lighting. I'm amazed you got your glasses without reflections.

I'm going to go with Tracker. Made the most of a tough location and situation.

 

[Tracker]

Thanks. Not sure how I pulled off the reflection thing, much less a selfie version.

 

[M38A1]

Congrats Gary.... And Jennifer - the detail/colors/sharpness in that shot were off-the-charts.

Re: my shot, the setup was pretty straight forward but a bit more complicated than I initially thought it would be. Like - 'how do you see the image you just captured and how do you change settings"? So..... the camera was placed in the corner of the oven supported by a dishtowel to get the angle right. I tethered the camera to the laptop through Lightroom which also allowed me remote trigger capability if I so chose, in addition to the ability to change camera settings from the laptop. FF camera with a crop lens (10-20mm). I also had a CactusIV trigger on the hotshoe talking to one speedlight on the oven floor with a couple cuts of CT gel to warm it up to match the existing oven bulb. The flash was in Manual mode so flash adjustments (SB700 @ 1/64) were made by removing and resetting since the control trigger was back in the corner of the oven. Also on the hotshoe (above the trigger) was yet another hand-held remote trigger release. Finally, there was a small LED light on the same grate level as the pan.

A few test shots were garnered to get the framing (focal length 10mm) correct to encompass the entire interior of the oven along with exposure (ISO640, 1/90, f/8, plus LED plus speedlight). Then the shooting began capturing about 20-30 images to get enough to call it done and cull/post-process.

 

[Gravel Guy]

UH….I took a pitcher of a pepper on a burlap rice sack.

 

[SweetPotatoFries]

Congrats Gary.... And Jennifer - the detail/colors/sharpness in that shot were off-the-charts.

Re: my shot, the setup was pretty straight forward but a bit more complicated than I initially thought it would be. Like - 'how do you see the image you just captured and how do you change settings"? So..... the camera was placed in the corner of the oven supported by a dishtowel to get the angle right. I tethered the camera to the laptop through Lightroom which also allowed me remote trigger capability if I so chose, in addition to the ability to change camera settings from the laptop. FF camera with a crop lens (10-20mm). I also had a CactusIV trigger on the hotshoe talking to one speedlight on the oven floor with a couple cuts of CT gel to warm it up to match the existing oven bulb. The flash was in Manual mode so flash adjustments (SB700 @ 1/64) were made by removing and resetting since the control trigger was back in the corner of the oven. Also on the hotshoe (above the trigger) was yet another hand-held remote trigger release. Finally, there was a small LED light on the same grate level as the pan.
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A few test shots were garnered to get the framing (focal length 10mm) correct to encompass the entire interior of the oven along with exposure (ISO640, 1/90, f/8, plus LED plus speedlight). Then the shooting began capturing about 20-30 images to get enough to call it done and cull/post-process.
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Scott, thank you for sharing your set up. The final image is outstanding and such a unique perspective! The look on her face is perfect, expectation of delicious bread hot from the oven.