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Greg Desiatov

Anastasia

Canon 5D Mark II
200mm · f/2.8 · 1/125s · ISO 125

I had been shooting portraits for years and I used to use a beauty dish to the right, a soft box to the left and a hair light behind to the right, up high and angled down.

I started playing with a different setup recently and started to use a 2m parabolic umbrella on a boom and a highlight low and angled up directly behind the subject.

I found that this really makes the model 'pop' against the background but the trade-off is, it really shows up the 'fly-away' hair around her but I don't mind it, as i think it adds a bit more interest to the shot.

Model: Anastasia
MUAH: Mishel Vounatsos Bratsos

Portrait
Portrait
Beautiful
woman
sexy
girl
Fashion
Headshots
female
Beauty

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Jeffrey Moore July 22, 2016 - 1:20 pm

I really like this idea and wonder if it would work well for outdoor portraits as well.

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Greg Desiatov July 22, 2016 - 6:17 pm
Jeffrey Moore

Absolutely! There is no reason why it can't be used outdoors

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James McCann August 13, 2016 - 1:55 pm

I agree that this makes her really pop. I don't mind the fly-aways either, especially since her outfit is rather casual. Well done.

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Ciro castellanos October 18, 2016 - 4:09 pm
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Really nice shoot Greg.
would you have a BTS? Thanks

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Greg Desiatov October 19, 2016 - 4:21 am
Ciro castellanos

Thanks Chiro. Unfortunately no BTS on this shot

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Jay Smith November 23, 2016 - 2:48 pm

Thank you for sharing this image. I am new to this site. This image is excellent. Head shots are traditionally cropped tighter.

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tabletop August 27, 2019 - 1:40 am

The lighting is really good in this one, her expression matches it too. The only thing I find distracting is the background.

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