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Day One Hundred Eighty Four

Day One Hundred Eighty Four by Dustin Diaz.
184/365. It's natural, punk rock... ~ Cake (You turn the screws)red white and blue!

I know, there are a billion shots like this already.

Small backstory on this photo, I had originally shot something else (domokun on a stack of wooden blocks), shot several angles. Felt ok about it. Even took the setup shot to secure the whole deal.

Turned out lame. Didn't feel good about it. Reset. Do over.

So then I ended up with this shot directly afterward. I often forget how good big round light looks. I busted out the 45" calumet umbrella which gives a much larger and softer light than our portable 43" silver collapsibles (which fit in my Jansport bag).

Anyhow, I forgot to mention, the 365 is officially half way done!!

Ok, my brain can't complete real sentences now....

setup, camera, strobist info: see here 

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abhiomkar says:

wow!
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*Linda  Pro User  says:

Congrats on making it halfway. Very much looking forward to the rest! :)
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connormcsheffrey  Pro User  says:

<3 Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
My favorite lens.
This shot rocks. Seriously.
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rey_sssn  Pro User  says:

yes congrate. as usual.... awesome.

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I Are Rowell  Pro User  says:

The green shirt and glasses make your shot more interesting. The soft light is awesome.
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22Darren says:

Cool effect! :D
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Arieseffects  Pro User  says:

Awesome shot! A good portion of the time the shot completely changes from the original concept! Great lighting and I love the DOF as usual!
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~ Aaron Reed ~  Pro User  says:

Great lighting..hands down. Nice DOF. Been enjoying looking at your stuff getting ready to dive in to some strobist stuff myself and since I know 0 about it, I appreciate detailing the setups.
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juliusfrumble  Pro User  says:

nice lens !
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LAR's [ Larry ] says:

love the tones.. well done
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francis minoza says:

cool shot... lens so expensive, it blurred your chin already..
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RkRao says:

Cool one !!!
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rexola  Pro User  says:

Great shot! The colour of your shirt really adds to the pic. BTW you need to post a better photo of your new hair cut :)
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YaraPhotography ('09) says:

heeeeeey nice shot
my friend amazing walla

keep ur photostream up & up ;D



COMMENT ME PLZ!! =D

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shotbart  Pro User  says:

Love the dof you used here, great light as usual.
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jacinto.policarpo says:

Let me say that you are the greatest Dustin!!! Thanks for everything!
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tonyarrj says:

Great Shot Dustin.

How do you get your nose in focus and your cheek out of focus?

DOF is that narrow in f1.4?
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nico masnovo says:

great shot! as always! :D

still with the nikon D3? Dont tell me you dont miss your d700!! :D hehehe

greatings from Argentina! :D
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@architer says:

looove the blur man!
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Mr.Donut  Pro User  says:

Yay! It's been a good half year! Congrats!
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jas1ne  Pro User  says:

awesome shot... your lighting skills are amazing. im just now getting into lighting and started to gather up the equipment

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eblaser  Pro User  says:

i like how you didn't feel the need to have maximum contrast in the highlights
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ill-tempered [Jakov Cordina] [Catching up]  Pro User  says:

awesome!
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lifebycamera  Pro User  says:

niice,
there may be a million shots out there like this,
but yours is by far the best! :)
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reelgeek  Pro User  says:

You are cuter than other people.
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Matt Robin says:

Well, there might be other shots like this (as you say), but I like this one! ;)
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_CaiTLiN_  Pro User  says:

Looking good!! I love that DOF.

I'm on day 61, btw :)
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Lance Szydzik  Pro User  says:

Great photo Dustin, flimsy as it is, it's business like.
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Ian.I  Pro User  says:

man i cant get over how well you do this mate .. your work is outstanding indeed .
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FM_Photography says:

Great shot. DOF is fantastic. The light also, as usual.
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NeinLivez says:

One of your images has been viewed more times than my entire photostream.
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Sean (G)  Pro User  says:

Awesome shot Dustin!
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marcandrelariviere says:

I have almost the same glasses!

Nice DoF hehe
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The-Night-Watch says:

awesome light and dof...
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Eric Nord says:

The hard work is definitely appreciated... and inspiring.

No doubt... as long as the depth of field has a sharp edge... you can just dip your nose into it like this. It's like an underwater effect.
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distorm says:

Dustin. I love this. Do you do any post processing at all? Such as sharpening? I'm really curious!
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danielmartens says:

man you definitely have the best letterboxed photos i've seen :-) great focus here

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fiftymm99  Pro User  says:

interesting focusing. great shot.
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theblackestwhite! says:

love the focus!! the colors are amazing.
awesome sp :)
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hernan.seoane  Pro User  says:

Great capture! Seen on Explore :)
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rogvon - away in Paris & Barcelona  Pro User  says:

Nice!
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