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the fact that I used two remotely fired flashes. make sure I captured some of the detail of the
So, what about the second photo – the one of bookshelves behind her. I also wanted to keep
Ananya kneeling? (See the photo on this page) as much of the detail of the floor as possible.
This was taken in the loft that is over the front Ananya also has dark hair and if not handled
of the house. There isn’t much light and what correctly, I could have lost detail in her hair as
little there is comes in through a window to well. This made lighting the area behind her
Ananya’s left and over her shoulder. She is even more important – this would ensure that
kneeling in one of the darkest corners in the her hair didn’t fade into the shadows.
loft. So, here’s how I approached this:
Again, a nightmare and one that can potential- (1) I decided to place one of the lights (again
ly lead to over exposed skin and a terribly black a 580 EX II mounted on a FlexTT5 and a Chi-
corner. When I set up this shot, I wanted to mera beauty dish, all on a light stand) just over
nyghtvision magazine volume 2, number 2, summer 2012
