P52W17 - Avatar

P52W17 - Avatar

I've wanted to update my avatar pic for quite some time. I shot the original back in 2007, so it is definitely outdated. I still had the kit lens, which I've sold a year ago, in that pic!

The concept is the same. I wanted a shot of just my hand holding the camera at my side. I didn't want a pic of me holding the camera to my face like everyone else. And I wanted to overpowered the ambient to keep the focus on my hand so I used a couple of snooted flashes as main and edge lights. I think it turned out nicely. :)


Lighting diagram:

P52W17 lighting diagram

And here's the old photo for comparison:

My Old Avatar

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