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Nikon Tour '25
Portraits

Nikon Tour '25

Nikon Tour — Phoenix stop · Tempe Camera, Tempe, Arizona

Clean Studio · 01

Clean Studio

Quiet Confidence

Quiet Confidence

A clean studio fashion portrait against a bright white seamless background. The subject leans casually against a stool, creating a relaxed editorial pose with plenty of negative space around her.

Clean Frame

Clean Frame

Straightforward studio portrait with soft lighting and minimal composition.

Monotone · 02

Monotone

Inward

Inward

A dramatic monochrome portrait against a completely dark background. The subject looks downward with her hands held near her chest, creating an introspective and cinematic atmosphere.

Silence

Silence

Moody monochrome portrait emphasizing texture and shadow.

Shutter Drag · 03

Shutter Drag

Motion Within

Motion Within

An experimental portrait created through intentional shutter drag. The subject's movement creates trails and distortions around the head and hands while the darker background isolates the motion.

Blur Study

Blur Study

Experimental shutter drag with intentional camera movement.

The Story

One of my favorite things about this shoot was that I could take the exact same studio environment and approach it in three completely different ways: clean and commercial, dark and monotone, and finally experimental and abstract. As for the editing, I kept each set fairly straightforward and edited the photographs according to what I wanted each one to feel like. The clean portraits stayed clean, the monotone set leaned into the dramatic black-and-white look, and the shutter-drag images were edited to emphasize the movement and abstraction rather than trying to make them look more conventional. Overall, I really enjoyed the Nikon Tour experience. I got to try a completely different camera system, learn something new, experiment with a technique I had only recently discovered, and make three very different kinds of photographs in the same shoot. And honestly, it left me thinking that maybe one day I really will own a camera from every major camera company. If I have the money for it, of course.

The Details
camera
Nikon Z5II
location
Tempe Camera, Tempe, Arizona
season
Nikon Tour — Phoenix stop
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