Sarah R. I

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Sarah R. I
Sarah R. I

This photo is copyright Robert W. Dickinson. Unauthorized use without my express consent is a violation of copyright law.

This is perhaps my favorite of the shoot with Sarah. I'm a sucker for a pretty face.

Strobist info: Five Canon 550EX flash units used. Thanks, RightBrainPhotography, for loaning your 550EX while one of mine was in the shop. Mine failed the day before the shoot.

I used a modified Paramount lighting setup. The key light was placed high (she was seated), and slightly to the right side (her right) of her noseline. The fill light was placed slightly above eye level, even with her noseline. The flash on the camera was the master, and fired only to trigger the other four units in ETTL mode. A 2:1 ratio was used, but it looks more potent than that. I find that Canon's ratios can be unpredictable, and in the future will try Pocket Wizards and the flash units in manual mode to see if I can get more predictable results. Exposure compensation on the key and fill lights was +1 stop. Both lights were zoomed to 24mm and aimed into white Eclipse umbrellas. Two hairlights were used, both set to -3 stops compensation. The hairlight behind her right side was zoomed to 50mm, and the one behind her left side was snooted. Both were about four feet behind her and about seven feet high.

Canon 5D with Canon 85mm f1.8 lens. ISO 100, f11 at 1/100th second. Neutral Picture Style Setting used in the 5D.

Post processing was first done in Portrait Professional, and then polished up in Photoshop CS4. Sarah was a delight to work with.

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Taken on: June 11, 2009
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Camera: Canon EOS 5D, f/11.0, 1/100 sec, 85mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure Time: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Focal Length: 85mm
ISO: 100
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: On, Fired
Exposure Program: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
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