I’m kicking myself right now because the in-camera crop of this shot (hover over the photo above to see it) was perfect, but I failed to notice my assistants reflector in the shot! I ended up having to crop it at the same aspect ratio as you’d have for a 8x10 print (versus 8x12 for the original) which I think ruins the final crop. Another lessoned learned here for my photographers notebook, but a hard one for sure! (Oh yeah, and I am going to try CS5’s content-aware fill at some point in the hopes that it can save it!!!)
This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens. It was a sunny day, so I actually had to use three assistants to help diffuse the harsh mid-day sun (and control the dappled light from the tree) as well as bounce some light back up with the reflectors. I also need to use my 580 EX II for some fill flash, but given the conditions only hi-speed sync would allow me to get a proper exposure and still pop a little front fill light on this model. My camera settings were 1/1600 sec at f/2.8 using ISO 100 at a focal length of 123mm.
This shot was imaged using Nik Software products exclusively. I used Color Efex, Viveza 2, and Sharpener Pro to get the color and sharpness that you see here and some basic work in Photoshop CS4 to get the eyes and teeth to pop.
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