How I took it - a dead man

[abhaypatny]

Shot Details
Camera : Nikon D90
Lens : Nikon 18-55mm
Focal Length : 48 mm
ISO : 200
Aperture : f/11
Shutter Speed : 1 sec



Here are the details How I took this shot

Hope it conveys the message. Here is how I took it…

Shot Details

Camera : Nikon D90
Lens : Nikon 18-55mm
Focal Length : 48 mm
ISO : 200
Aperture : f/11
Shutter Speed : 1 sec

Setup

* Nikon D90 on a tripod with 18-55mm lens
* Flash (YN-560) hanging from a support from top
* A snoot on the flash
* Rest is the scene setup

How I took it

Hanged my flash from a higher support so that it should point directly at floor.
Flash was on manual mode and powered at 1/4th and zoomed at about 75mm
Setup the camera on tripod and manual focussed on the place where hand should be by placing another object there for test shot
Once the focus is set I removed dummy object and switched off all ambient light
Flash was fired using a radio trigger so off camera
Setup the camera on timer mode and practiced for 2 times to get my hand in the shot where I want to be
Once everything is ready, took the shot as shown above

Did some processing in Adobe LR3 especially cropping, correcting exposure and some color saturation etc.
Thats it !

How I took it – A dead man | Abhay Patny's Photography Blog

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[ajax_andy]

A very disturbing but great shot!

I can't help thinking its just missing one extra element... like a black rose or a photograph next to the hand (ok both been done before but you see what I mean?).

Why was this guy killed? The picture doesn't really ask that question and adding an appropriate prop would bring a bit more intrigue.

Just being picky though and its a great shot!

[abhaypatny]

Thanks @ajax for comments

It was a good suggestion of using a prop. I initially thought of putting knife to make it look like suicide

[ajax_andy]

Originally Posted by abhaypatny

Thanks @ajax for comments

It was a good suggestion of using a prop. I initially thought of putting knife to make it look like suicide

Yes that would be perfect!

Like I say its a great image even without though

[wulf]

Can we have some more details on how you took it included here please? Otherwise it looks like you are just trying to boost traffic back to your own site.

Thanks,

Wulf

[abhaypatny]

Originally Posted by wulf

Can we have some more details on how you took it included here please? Otherwise it looks like you are just trying to boost traffic back to your own site.

@Wulf, I have already described the steps how I did it and provided the link for the same

How I took it – A dead man | Abhay Patny's Photography Blog

I hope that can be read easily, why to write at multiple places

[neltron3030]

To summarize how I think he took it:

1) press shutter
2) vingette cranked to 100%
3) export

Of note:

1) not enough blood loss to cause death
2) if the wound were to go vertically along the forearm, it would sever more of the vein increasing blood loss, more likely to cause death

[abhaypatny]

Originally Posted by neltron3030

To summarize how I think he took it:

1) press shutter
2) vingette cranked to 100%
3) export

Well I would say that you have not read how this was taken otherwise not commented like that.

Originally Posted by neltron3030

Of note:

1) not enough blood loss to cause death
2) if the wound were to go vertically along the forearm, it would sever more of the vein increasing blood loss, more likely to cause death

Ok agree but then at the end its just a shot and title could be anything, suggest better if u like

[neltron3030]

Originally Posted by abhaypatny

Well I would say that you have not read how this was taken otherwise not commented like that.

I stand corrected. It seems like a lot of work went into the shot. Was it worth it for you?

[happyme]

I see you've used the centre for the hand to be placed. Did you try it by the rule of thirds? I think it would look real nice that way