Oh the Bokeh! Portrait of a DJ

ReLLiK75

I took this on the East end of Fremont Street in Las Vegas. This DJ flew in from NY to do a Vegas themed shoot. Anyway, this is one of my favorite from the our session together. While it doesn't scream Vegas or Fremont Street, I think the bokeh from cards to subject is almost perfect and then extends further back to turn the neon lights into a colorful canvas.

Shot with using a D4 and 70-200 VR1. I believe this was lit with an Einstein on a PLM before security came and forced me switch to using an on-camera flash.

Hackbone

Very nice!

BrettDeutsch

It's a very striking shot. IMO the blur on the DJ's face is a little too strong -- looks like it was done with PS not the lens's natural bokeh. But that's just nitpicky -- still a cool shot.

ReLLiK75

BrettDeutsch wrote: »

It's a very striking shot. IMO the blur on the DJ's face is a little too strong -- looks like it was done with PS not the lens's natural bokeh. But that's just nitpicky -- still a cool shot.

The only post processing on this image was in Lightroom, with some minor tweaks to contrast, blacks, clarity, vibrance, and saturation. All the bokeh exactly as shot.