Alina does not have a ‘pizza face’. She’s gorgeous and her skin is perfect. The photo is named so because she wasn’t happy with the backdrop; a Domino’s pizza restaurant in Kiev, Ukraine.
However I assured her that the background would be blurred out due to me shooting at f/4 and being pretty much just a few inches from her face when the shot was taken.
Image Info
- Camera: ILCE-7RM2
- Focal length: 60mm
- Flash fired: no
- Shutter speed: 1/60s
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- ISO: 2000
The camera used was a Sony A7RII with with a Sony FE 24 – 70 F2.8 GM lens. The model was lit with a Yongnuo YN360 LED light.
Initial postprocessing took place in Lightroom (exposure increased by one stop, shadows recovered, and whites/blacks adjusted). Adjustments in Photoshop include some skin retouching (frequency separation), dodging and burning to emphasize facial features, and eye whitening.
As a final adjustment, a Kodak Portra 1600VC film emulation preset was added in Exposure X2.
The photo was taken just after we’d been tenpin bowling at Dream Town, a shopping and entertainment centre in the Obolon area of the city.
Location Details
Dream Town
Obolonskyi Avenue
Kiev
Ukraine
Location Map
The position of Dream Town is displayed in the map below.
Photo Credits
Photography: David Mottershead
Modelling: Alina
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