Recently I noticed a post by Digital Photography School in my newsfeed explaining how you can created a low key portrait on a black background while outside in daylight. I didn’t believe it was possible, so I had to try it myself. Below are the results. It’s not a perfect low key portrait, but it is pretty good for a first try. Follow the link to the Digital Photography School for directions to try it yourself.
Camera settings: ISO 100, f/9.0, 1/125, Speedlight flash on ETTL in fluted umbrella (camera left)
The final product
The setup
This is what it would have normally looked like with available light.
A more traditional picture with natural light
And because with two boys, there is never a dull moment, here is the unedited photo bomb of the day!
And a classic photo bomb by the little brother
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