361/365 - Jim - Reflection

( f/11 40mm 1/125 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

I bribed Jameson with the show Caillou to get him to work with me on this photo. I had to make sure I could get a shot of him with his eyes open and closed without any other movement. That isn't an easy task with a 2 year old. I wanted to just make the eyes opposite, but I tried taking out the saturation on the one Jameson and liked that. It adds another element to make your head turn just a bit more to figure out what is going on in this photo.

028/365 - Jim - Nikon 24-70mm Lens

( f/14 82mm 1/250 sec ISO 200 Nikon D300 )

Theme is reflection. I used a piece of Lexan plastic under the lens with a black backdrop under that. There was a flash on both sides with softboxes and one behind pointed at a large matte board. I wish I had put the side flashes more to the front so the center was more visible. Anyway, this is the 24-70mm lens that I use for many of these shots. I got it shortly after I started this blog and has become my main lens for portraits.