My final avatar portrait was done using a speed light & Omni-bounce on a wet street in the rain with constant light in the background. My schedule had allowed me to shoot this Wednesday after 5pm, as a LA resident I did not anticipate constant rain and a lack of sun throughout the day. So plans changed instead of shooting at some trail during golden light, Plan B was a wet reflective night.
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| Location 1 - rejected obvious signs |
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| Location 2 - approved. |
I drove around Encino later in the evening trying to find a somewhat lit sidewalk preferably under an awning without noticeable logos, signs or billboards in the background. My camera was set on a tripod about eye level with the flash at a 45◦ angle. The shutter speed was a tad slower than usual and the ISO was at 100. The final shot picket unfortunately did not have cars passing enough to create the streaks as other rejects.It was raining lightly so I did not think of getting a photo of the ridiculous waterproofed setup made with plastic and scrunchies.
In post, I added a vignette to slightly get rid of the light on the top right coming from the lamp on the wall which initially i thought I wanted in the shot. I fixed two gaps on my bangs because that's always a problem and I accepted my humid hair because it fits with the rainy night.Changed it to black and white as I had desired and messed with the levels as I saw fit. Once I posted it on my blog I see the pose is so similar to W. Eugene Smith and that was super not intentional. I'm not so great at posing I just reached into my pocket to stay dry and looked at the camera.
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| If I chose to go with a color Hero Post |
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