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Two kings
Two kings
damjanev


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Juxtaposed II (Standard Editing)
Camera: Nikon D3200
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
Date: Jan 21, 2017
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: Jan 15, 2017

 Juxtaposition (noun) - an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
* side by side - check
* contrast - check

If the chess pieces look a bit distorted it's because they are. It has nothing to do with the camera and the lens.

Two lights, one reflector and some flags.
Main light: hotshoe flash in small softbox (25x25cm) at camera left, slightly to the back.
Background light: another hotshoe flash, flagged/restricted from the camera right to achieve the gradient background.
Reflector at camera right, just out of the frame, to fill the shadow side of the white king.

Lots of trial and error to get the gradient on the background right.

Pullback shot can be found here

Almost no postprocessing. Basic straighten/crop, dust removal, contrast, clarity and curves/levels only. All done in Nikon's Capture NX-D, my new RAW processing tool.

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AuthorThread
 02/01/2017 12:08:04 PM
Nicely done, and congrats on the HM! Yes, the BG is very nicely done. I have enough trouble lighting the main subject let alone setting something like this up :)
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 02/01/2017 03:25:45 AM
Originally posted by primabarbara:
I like it very much - especially the transition in the background. Meets the challenge very well. Congrats to HM


The background is the one thing i spent most of the time. I have shot other versions with different backgrounds.
 02/01/2017 03:08:12 AM
I like it very much - especially the transition in the background. Meets the challenge very well. Congrats to HM
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2017 10:28:30 PM
different type image but fits the bill as far as the challenge goes
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