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Martin Schoeller

the_monkey · 2010-08-30 22:10:55

Hi, I love the portrait style this guy does, you see the blemishes and other imprections - makes them much more human. I think I'm gonna mess about with my camera to get these type shots, any special gear I would need - apart from Flash (i have 480 EXII) - portrait lens - 50mm 1.4, I'm sure with these I could get decent…

30-08-2010 10:10pm

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the_monkey

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Hi,
I love the portrait style this guy does, you see the blemishes and other
imprections - makes them much more human.

I think I'm gonna mess about with my camera to get these type shots,
any special gear I would need - apart from Flash (i have 480 EXII) - portrait lens - 50mm 1.4, I'm sure with these I could get decent shots,
my cam is 5dII

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#2 30-08-2010 10:43pm

charybdis

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From the catchlights and the general look of the lighting it looks like he's using two strip lights or softboxes at equal or near-equal power and distance from the subject, one to the left and one to the right of the camera. You'd need a second flash and some light modifiers, stands, etc., and a compelling subject.

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