Bridges Portrait

As of yet, this blog hasn't featured any people. This wasn't intentional. So, I found my first model. This young guy stood up and got a nice portrait taken. The pose and lighting was inspired by the cover of Rangefinder magazine (July 2010). The cover highlighted Jeff Bridges in a similar portrait, shot by Jerry Avenaim. Of course, Bridges had a rustic beard, long hair, & brown leather jacket -- a much more manly dude!
Shot with:
- Nikon D700 camera, 50mm f/1.4 lens
- 50mm, f/9, 1/100 sec, ISO 200, Manual mode
- 5600K white balance
Lighted with:
- 1 AlienBee 800W with 3x4-foot softbox directly overhead
- 1 AlienBee 400W kicker with grid to light chest & face
Processed with:
- Lightroom 3.0 to add a graduated filter darkening the bottom
Shot by:
- Wifey (thanks honey!)