valonphoto
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- Joined
- Nov 7, 2012
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- Location
- Detroit, MI
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About Me (skip if you don't care) 
Hey there my fellow photographers and enthusiast. So I'm going to dive right into this, My name is Valon and im 23 years old based out of Detroit, Mi. Ive been a photography enthusiast for as long as I can remember, but there was always something holding me back from actually picking up that camera and getting my behind out there. But now the times come to follow my passion! Ive attached a photo below from yesterdays shoot I had with a wonderful local model and actress.
Gear Used
This was shot using my D300 and a nikon 50mm 1.8D, I know I know the rule of thumb typically is not to shoot portraits of women with a 50mm due to distortion of the face, but check it out, worked great for me! :thumbup:
Location & Lighting
The shoot took place at a building that was under construction that a good friend of mine owns, I found a really nice brick wall that had plenty of great natural lighting beeming through the windows. I placed my subject to the left of the window about 6 feet away from the wall. I then used a Nikon SB-700 with a white umbrella that I shot through to soften my flash so it would blend in nicely with the natural light.
Retouching
Also the retouching was done by yours truly, and yes it was my first time ever using photoshop. Thank God for youtube tutorials! I used lightroom 3 and photoshop cs6.
Bottom Line
So Peeps, let me know what you think... This was my first shoot and I would love some feedback! What do you like about the final shot? And mainly what do you dislike? What do you see that needs improvement? Hows the retouching? All and any feedback will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Valon...
Hey there my fellow photographers and enthusiast. So I'm going to dive right into this, My name is Valon and im 23 years old based out of Detroit, Mi. Ive been a photography enthusiast for as long as I can remember, but there was always something holding me back from actually picking up that camera and getting my behind out there. But now the times come to follow my passion! Ive attached a photo below from yesterdays shoot I had with a wonderful local model and actress.
Gear Used
This was shot using my D300 and a nikon 50mm 1.8D, I know I know the rule of thumb typically is not to shoot portraits of women with a 50mm due to distortion of the face, but check it out, worked great for me! :thumbup:
Location & Lighting
The shoot took place at a building that was under construction that a good friend of mine owns, I found a really nice brick wall that had plenty of great natural lighting beeming through the windows. I placed my subject to the left of the window about 6 feet away from the wall. I then used a Nikon SB-700 with a white umbrella that I shot through to soften my flash so it would blend in nicely with the natural light.
Retouching
Also the retouching was done by yours truly, and yes it was my first time ever using photoshop. Thank God for youtube tutorials! I used lightroom 3 and photoshop cs6.
Bottom Line
So Peeps, let me know what you think... This was my first shoot and I would love some feedback! What do you like about the final shot? And mainly what do you dislike? What do you see that needs improvement? Hows the retouching? All and any feedback will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Valon...
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