Alex Suárez

This photo was taken at a Halloween party.  The backdrop is the twilight sky after a Texas hill country sunset.  There were some amazing colors in the sky so I grabbed party goers as quickly as I could and had them pose in front of this amazing sky.  The little devil shot was one of my favorites.  I used a Nikon SB-600 with an Orbis™ Ring Flash as a main light on the subject and dragged the shutter to get the ambient light to fill in.  Since I used a slow shutter speed (1/3 second) any motion of the subject or camera created dark halos in the sky around the subject as well as some bright areas that cut into the subject.  This was deliberate and desired.  I used a 12mm lens and got very close to the subject's head to exaggerate perspective making for the perception of a large head on a tiny body.  The catchlight from the Orbis™ Ring  Flash in the center of the eyes also adds to the unique look.

Camera: Nikon D300

Lens: Tokina AT-X 124 AF PRO DX - AF 12-24mm f/4

Shutter Speed: 1/3 second

Aperture: ƒ/5

Focal Length: 12mm

Strobe: Nikon SB-600 with Orbis™ Ring Flash triggered via an SC-29 cable.

Here are a few more image shot with my Orbis™ Ring Flash.