Simon Ridgway Photography

I’ve got a small studio attached to my office and, when I’m not shooting for clients, I like to try out new techniques on willing victims volunteers. Here’s a picture of my niece shot using a classic high-key lighting technique. A white paper background, lit by two lights plus one big softbox giving quite flat, soft light on her face. I like the subtle “bounce-back” of the light from the background onto her hand, which gives it a lovely three dimensional look. This has also had a bit of post production work done on it. Its been run through Color Efex Pro and Nik Sharpener Pro using my new favourite settings! This looks fantastic as a large framed print (which is currently waiting to be put up on my office wall).