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I came across this dried fish on Manila market, it is offered wrapped in plastic in a thin layer as you see it in the image above - and it caught my eye so I had to photograph it.

Gear used: Nikon D700, Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G, SB800 for backlight fired via CLS, popup flash for fill in.

A quick How To guide to this image. Real simple - the key was to balance the light between the front and background. For this I laid the foldable translucent reflector about 2 feet above the ground and lay the dried fish layer on it. SB was on the floor, triggered by popup of D700. By playing around in camera menu with power settings for both popup and speedlight I got what I felt makes it look the way it does to the eye.
Since macro lens was used I had to compensate for the shallow DOF by closing aperture, accurate focusing and staying parallel to the layer of fish. Having the rows aligned diagonally make the image more dynamic.

That's what you do to dry fish while the San Miguel beers are cooling in the fridge;)

©Vlad Nevynny
www.BlackLabelPhotogs.com
World Class Fine Art Photography from Vlad + Aileen.
Coming soon - photography workshops in Manila!

Gear: Nikon D700, Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 ED
Shot in "Vivid" picture control preset. No Photoshop or other enhancements other then adding the logo and resizing.

Another sample on how to make the colors pop straight out of the camera by simply using the picture control presets. Doing so saves time you'd normally spent post processing, so you can do something more exciting then sitting in front of your computer. Like eating strawberries from the field above... in January!

©Vlad Nevynny
www.BlackLabelPhotogs.com
World Class Fine Art Photography from Vlad + Aileen.
Coming soon - photography workshops in Manila!

BLP heading north!
North of Philippines that is - Baguio, here we come! See you!

Gear: Nikon D70s with Sigma 18-200mm lens

www.BlackLabelPhotogs.com
World Class Fine Art Photography from Vlad + Aileen.
Coming soon - photography workshops in Manila!

Manila bay serves as a background to a spectacular display of setting sun on peaceful evening in Metro Manila as tragically over a 1000 people are dead in southern Philippines due to flash floods and landslides triggered by topical storm Washi.

Gear: Nikon D700, Sigma 24mm f/1.8 macro.
Shot in "Vivid" picture control preset. No Photoshop or other enhancements other then adding the logo and resizing.

©Vlad Nevynny
www.BlackLabelPhotogs.com
World Class Fine Art Photography from Vlad + Aileen.
Coming soon - photography workshops in Manila!

Fishermen casting a line at sunset from the remnants of the pier destroyed by recent hurricanes in Manila bay.

Gear: Nikon D700, Sigma 24mm f/1.8 macro.
No Photoshop or other enhancements other then adding the logo and resizing.

©Vlad Nevynny
www.BlackLabelPhotogs.com
World Class Fine Art Photography from Vlad + Aileen.
Coming soon - photography workshops in Manila!