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Hello dear Black and White community,
This was my advanced photography exam. I had planned another series, but my model didn鈥檛 show up (I still haven鈥檛 forgiven them 馃槄). I had to improvise, and this experience taught me an important lesson: there will always be challenges, and you have to learn to solve them without giving up.
I asked my friend Cris, who is also a photographer, to help me. He usually doesn鈥檛 like having his photo taken, so I decided to do a photographer-in-action series with him. I got inspired by two of my favorite photographers: Yousuf Karsh and Platon. Karsh taught me how to show strength, character, and drama; Platon showed me the power of simplicity, how to remove distractions so the focus is entirely on the subject.
I set up the lighting: my favorite, Rembrandt, with one flash at 45掳 almost sideways for dramatic effect, and another flash with a stripbox and grid at 90掳 to fill shadows. I showed him some reference photos, and the process went as expected.
I鈥檓 proud to have overcome the obstacles, to continue exploring studio photography, and to gain confidence using flash. It used to feel complicated, but now I enjoy experimenting and learning.
I finished the course with passing grades, which motivates me even more to keep following this crazy path called photography. My message to everyone: let things flow, put your heart into what you do, and follow your passion. When you dedicate yourself, things turn out well.
Good vibes to all, and see you in my next series!
Thanks for being part of this ongoing #MonoMadChallenge adventure!
(Espa帽ol)
Hola querida comunidad en Blanco y Negro
Este fue mi examen de fotograf铆a avanzada. Ten铆a planeado otra serie, pero mi modelo me fall贸 (a煤n no se lo perdono 馃槄). A falta de eso, tuve que improvisar, y esta experiencia me ense帽贸 algo importante: siempre habr谩 inconvenientes y hay que aprender a resolverlos, sin rendirse.
Le ped铆 a mi amigo Cris, que tambi茅n es fot贸grafo, que me ayudara. 脡l no suele gustarle que le tomen fotos, as铆 que pens茅 en hacerle una serie de fot贸grafo en acci贸n. Me inspir茅 en dos de mis fot贸grafos favoritos: Yousuf Karsh y Platon. Karsh me ense帽贸 a mostrar fuerza, car谩cter y dramatismo; Platon, la simplicidad en la puesta en escena, c贸mo limpiar distracciones y centrar la mirada en el sujeto.
Prepar茅 la iluminaci贸n: mi favorita, Rembrandt, con un flash a 45掳 casi lateral para crear dramatismo, y otro flash con stripbox y grilla a 90掳 para rellenar sombras. Le mostr茅 algunas referencias y el proceso fluy贸 como esperaba.
Estoy orgulloso de haber salido adelante a pesar de los inconvenientes, de seguir explorando la fotograf铆a de estudio y de ir ganando confianza con el uso del flash. Antes me parec铆a complicado, ahora juego con 茅l y disfruto aprendiendo.
Termin茅 el curso con notas aprobatorias, lo que me motiva a煤n m谩s a seguir con esta locura que es la fotograf铆a. Mi mensaje para todos: dejen que todo fluya, pongan ganas en lo que hagan y sigan su pasi贸n. Cuando se hace con dedicaci贸n, todo termina bien.
隆Buenas vibras y hasta mi siguiente serie!
Gracias por acompa帽arme en esta aventura continua del #MonoMadChallenge
Technical Details 馃摳
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Photographer |  |
| Camera | Sony A7III |
| Lens | Sigma art 24mm-70mm f/2.8 |
| Location | Cusco, Per煤 |
| Editing | Lightroom |
