Getting tattooed

Nikon D7000, 80mm (35-80), 1/250, f/5.6, ISO 640, adjusted

Hot off the presses! Amy got tattooed earlier this evening, and I decided to post the photos. I don’t think any of the previous entries on the blog are photos I shot the day the entry was posted.

Here Danny and Amy are getting ready to start:

Nikon D7000, 35mm (35-80), 1/80, f/4.2, ISO 400, adjusted

And here’s the new work partway done, with the lines complete but the shading dots yet to come:

Nikon D7000, 48mm (35-80), 1/40, f/4.5, ISO 800, adjusted

Just so there’s actually a technique lesson here, I can use a narrow depth of field to change the story I’m telling. In this shot the emphasis is on the work in progress:

Nikon D7000, 80mm (35-80), 1/125, f/5.6, ISO 900, adjusted

But by changing the focus just a bit, I switch to a more subtle emphasis. Here Danny is the in-focus subject, even though he appears in the shot only in silhouette:

Nikon D7000, 80mm (35-80), 1/125, f/5.6, ISO 900, adjusted