Behind Pixel Walls

This is a shot from a photo shoot I had with cosplayer Mariedoll at Anime Matsuri 2013, it was great working with her and her Morrigan cosplay was amazing. It was a little tricky to shoot out on the street, there was a lot of wind and the light stands for the speedlites were not holding up that well on their own. :P We did this shot at around.. 6pm under the shade of one of Downtown’s buildings so I had to use some fill light.

Note: Click on the link for a larger version of this photo!

I tried to add a “dreamy” look to this photo to complement the expression. Let me know what you think :)

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Classic Black Widow by Jennifer Van Damsel

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It’s all about the eyes

Recently I had the opportunity to do a shoot with Houston cosplayer Jennifer Van Damsel, one of the cosplays she brought was Zatanna. We did some portrait shots and she was looking for a close up based on a popular Zatanna illustration, I used the Canon 70-200 F2.8 L II for that shot and maaan I was impressed with the results.

I’ve read many times that the Canon 70-200 f2.8 L II is a very sharp lens and used by many pros, etc (I am at the hobbyist level btw) .. well on this shoot I was able to see that in action. I always focus on the eyes of the subject specially for a close-up like the one we were looking for, and also because I’m addicted to bokeh shots so where I focus becomes really important; we were shooting indoors with 2 speedlites, shoot through umbrellas and it wasn’t until I processed this photo that I noticed how amazing her eye looks. The photo above is a small version, but you MUST SEE IT IN FULL SIZE on Flickr on this link: Zatanna Close Up On Flickr

or using this URL

http://www.flickr.com/photos/izildur/8556479633/sizes/o/in/photostream/

Also these are all JPG images, the RAW version looks amazing as well.

The shot was done handheld at 190mm on a Canon 7D, and this lens is kind of on the heavy side. I did have IS turned on during the session, I think not having IS would have made a huge difference.

I think this is an awesome piece of glass from Canon, I’ve read/ seen in reviews that this is the best high end 70-200 across manufacturers, I guess it depends on the tech specs or if you are a Canon fan but regardless I loved the results.

So anyone else likes this lens?

Did I mention you should see the image in FULL SIZE?

Source: Flickr / izildur