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 First Prize Winner Kristina Varaksina |
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?Soldier | Kristina Varaksina
I’ve been doing portrait photography for about 10 years, though it’s only in the last three years that I’ve taken it seriously. In this image, I’m telling a story about a woman who isn’t happy with her life, or at least with the current situation. It’s an observation of herself, an anticipation, a desire to change something. I like revealing something about a person that isn’t usually on the surface. I think a great portrait leaves emotion that you remember long after you saw the photo. I also love telling stories, so that the viewer can look at a picture and make up a narrative in their head. The best advice I’ve ever received was to do my homework and to think through as many details about the shoot as possible, from scouting, sketching, testing and so on. But shooting is tough for me when I can’t get what I had in my mind. There can be several reasons: a location isn’t working, a model doesn’t give me the right feeling, my lighting setup isn’t working for the mood. The first and the last problems may be fixed by changing and trying. Getting the right expression from a model who can’t relax, get into the mood or just can’t stop posing, is the toughest for me. In that case, I try to catch them off-guard. Equipment: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, Canon EF 85mm ƒ/1.2 II USM, window light, handheld |
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 Second Prize Winner Art Siegel |
 Third Prize Winner Tatiana Gerusova |
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