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Self Portrait- Playing with light

5/31/2014

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My new lens is a really great portrait lens, so I decided last night to do a little self portrait session to see what the lens could do and how it worked in different light. And I wanted to try my hand at butterfly lighting, having just recently learned about this lighting technique. 

Up until now, I have chosen to do most of my photography in natural light, but when doing portraits indoors, lighting is VERY important, so I feel I should get some practice.

Anyway, I set up my tripod in my living room facing one of our walls that is fairly bare and used a floor lamp we have that can adjust height. It worked surprisingly well. I also improvised a lighting reflector using some silvery wrapping paper I had and a piece of card board. The photos are cropped a little close because the cord on my remote shutter is not very long (must get a longer one!).

So, here are the fruits of all my labor. And yes, I did go put on some make up after the first couple!
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    I'm a Bethlehem based photographer with a focus on people and places! I love capturing couples, families, and babies, as well as photographing nature, landscapes, cityscapes, and street photography.

    I'm married to my best friend and we're parents to a crazy cat named Nesta and a rescue pup named McLovin.  In the summer I enjoy hiking, riding my trail bike along the Delaware or Lehigh canals, swimming at the Jersey Shore, and tending to my backyard vegetable garden. In the winter I ski almost every weekend at Shawnee Mountain. I also love to cook, read and travel.  I come from a loud & crazy Italian family, which means I am loud & crazy most of the time!  ​

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