Smiling Don Lugo Student
March 18, 2018
Don Lugo Student Victoria Ferguson at lunch during a cloudy, overcast day. The number of clouds in the sky acted much like a softbox would with an external flash and diffused any sunlight. This creates a soft light that doesn’t create harsh shadows or heavy contrast so I tried to use it to my advantage. Since Victoria was sitting at lunch tables underneath shade, I shot the picture with most of the light coming from the left. The somewhat directional, yet diffused natural light helped to positively highlight her facial features. Shot on a Canon 5D MKII @ ISO 400, F 2.8, 1/5000 sec. Converted to monochrome in Adobe Lightroom.
