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Jan Sumner Unfollow
“ Cover your cough! ”
I have experimented all week trying to achieve rim lighting with what I have at home. This was done in the garage with a dark blue sheet hung on the door. I used a long shutter speed so I could manually fire my flash behind the subject. (I don't have an off camera flash trigger). I used a ...
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Photo Location: New Wilmington, PA
This photo qualifies for the "Extra Challenge": Portrait
  • Mary Owens Edited 5 years ago

    This a great! Thanks for sharing how you did it. And, in our Corona Virus world, I'm glad it's not a real cough!

    This a great! Thanks for sharing how you did it. And, in our Corona Virus world, I'm glad it's not a real cough!

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  • lolo chapman Edited 5 years ago

    Cool effect, and great execution. How did you manually trigger the flash, while spraying and pressing focus/trigger button?

    Cool effect, and great execution. How did you manually trigger the flash, while spraying and pressing focus/trigger button?

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  • Amber Kresge Edited 5 years ago

    Very creative Jan! And I'd say you nailed your rim light. You also did a great job with focusing on your subject. And it sounds like you came up with some creative… more

    Very creative Jan! And I'd say you nailed your rim light. You also did a great job with focusing on your subject. And it sounds like you came up with some creative solutions to both create and make this shot happen. Well done!

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  • Linda Nicol Edited 5 years ago

    I like this shot the way you have created the rim light all the way around the subject and the way you have diffused the light to catch the spray droplets. Very topical!

    I like this shot the way you have created the rim light all the way around the subject and the way you have diffused the light to catch the spray droplets. Very topical!

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