Laptop - a photo on Flickriver

Laptop

A Strobist setup imitating David Hobby's setup (he had Mountain Dew, I chose coffee... actually cappuccino; you know, for the 'capuchins'?).

Anyhow, this is a brother seminarian, and we needed a picture of him for one of our projects, so I decided to finally try out the awesome laptop technique I first noticed on Strobist. (If I were in the picture, I would've been using my MacBook Pro, for sure!).

Vivitar 285 sitting on laptop, shot through blue filter (from Cinegel pack) bounced off white sheet of paper over screen (see the blue on the face?). Main light was the sun, coming in through three windows behind camera.

Vignetting was added in Photoshop. I originally wanted to have the dark background, but couldn't find a dark area nearby in the middle of the day, so decided to simply go with the vignetting in post.

Learn how to light at Strobist.

Taken on: November 15, 2007

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Camera: Nikon D40, f/6.3, 1/40 sec, 50mm (=75mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D40
Lens:	50.0 mm f/1.8
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.025 sec (1/40)
Focal Length:	50mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Flash
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Unknown (-1)
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
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