My best friend of 30+ years
Scott_Quier
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It's not often I get the chance to share my purpose in life my major source of joy - my DW and SWMBO (obviously :wink). She's applying for acceptance into a class to further her profession and one of the application requirements is "a recent photo" .... and don't even get me started by questioning why. We just don't want to go there.
Anyway, I couldn't just let it go with a quick snapshot though that would have been acceptable. I pulled out the lights and a reflector, moved some things a round and came up with this. Oh, and I also figured out that I have a long way to go if I should ever want to change tracks and become a portrait photographer.
Anyway .... here it is. C&C is welcome - I know I have lots of room for improvement. And, yes, she really is that pale - of Nordic decent and it shows!
Oh, and any comments along the line of "Why would someone as stunning as she want to hook up with that guy?" will be ignored!
Anyway, I couldn't just let it go with a quick snapshot though that would have been acceptable. I pulled out the lights and a reflector, moved some things a round and came up with this. Oh, and I also figured out that I have a long way to go if I should ever want to change tracks and become a portrait photographer.
Anyway .... here it is. C&C is welcome - I know I have lots of room for improvement. And, yes, she really is that pale - of Nordic decent and it shows!
Oh, and any comments along the line of "Why would someone as stunning as she want to hook up with that guy?" will be ignored!
Scott
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That's a very nice photograph. Her look/pose/lighting is very appealing. Good job!
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Lovely shot.
Great shot, too, btw.
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As to the hair .... You will see more of it in a while as we are going to do a shoot focusing on her hair. Why? 'Cause she's planning on cutting it to very a very short length and then donating to Locks of Love (or similar). But that photoshoot will be when the weather gets just a bit better around here.
Yeaup - that's me, just an old romatic softy.
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I'd be proud of it.
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My son donated 11 inches to Pantine Beautiful Lengths there is also Wigs for Kids. Many people make mini documentaries on YouTube about their hair donating experience. My son's his here. Have your friend read this article from the NY Times before donating to Locks of Love. Their charitable status has been in question. You can also Google Locks of Love scam to read more about it.
Can't wait to see your friend's transformation.
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I agree with all of that, but add this: the slight smile that is lurking just below the surface is enchanting. It is sneaking out in her sparkley eyes and in the little corners near her cheeks. So beautiful, and mona-lisa-esque! (And say hello to her from me!)
And yeah, "need a recent picture?" hmm... I'll leave my suspicious alone, but it's probably along the lines of what you're thinking, I'm sure.
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Double agree! Her personality really shines through (which hopefully is why the program wants a recent photo).
Care to share your set-up in just a bit more detail?
As for setup:
Lighting was two AB800.
Camera left - shooting through an umbrella, metered f/7.1 near her face
Camera right - Bare bulb in reflector (see this page), pointed up 45° and away from her, bouncing off white ceiling. This is what gave her those nice highlights in her hair. Metered f/8 at her face.
Camera center - A large silver/gold reflector at her hip, angled up a bit to reflect some of the ceiling bounce back under her brow-ridge, held in place by a voice-activated, self-propelled, carbon-based lightstand (AKA, my son ).
Camera - Canon 5DII w/ Canon EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM (EXIF here).
She was seated at her desk (you can see a portion of it behind her) and I was standing on an elevated platform with the camera some 3' (1m) above her eye-level) and about 5' - 6' (1.6m - 2m) away from her.
Focus was, of course, on her right eye - not that it really mattered at f/8.
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And she is indeed as a nice a lady as she looks although, as I remember, she has difficulty with very early mornings . I should talk with all the problems I was having at the time. I even gave her a kiss on the cheek. Good memories.
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Beautiful gal~