It happens to us all, we are trying to take nice "memento” pictures of our friends or family visit and we end up with a bunch of mug shots. However, every once in a while someone does something funny when you aren’t expecting it so you grab that priceless shot that shows emotion. What I’ve come to discover is that the photographers that I admire the most are the ones who are good at bringing those emotions out and getting the shot captures the spirit of a person – not just a image of their face. This is one shot that didn’t happen by accident as I’m trying harder to capture the spirit of the people I photograph.
This shot was taken with a Canon 5D Mark II using a EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens zoomed to 105mm at f/4 and 1/100 sec using ISO 400 using two ceiling bounced Canon 580EX II’s up high and to the left and right both triggered by a Canon ST-E2 wireless flash transmitter. Intentional edge vignetting was added using Nik Software Color Efex 3.0 Complete.
And no, there’s no skin softening applied to this shot – her skin really is that smooth which is amazing! I did remove a few minor blemishes and flecks of dust though.
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