I adore this photograph. It took at least 30 minutes for her to get comfortable sitting in front of the camera and lights. I knew exactly when I had the moment she connected with the camera, and my job was done.
Manual duotone conversion in Photoshop to give a high-ISO speed film look. Ended up looking more illustrative than photographic, but, I don't mind; I like my images to resemble paintings.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II, Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM
Canon 430EX II through 60" Westcott white reflective umbrella
1/125s f/5.6 at 200.0mm iso100
Larger version
here.
Thanks for looking and any comments/critique.
H