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HISIS ONEOF MY
fa vouriteshotsfrom
a serieswithSimone
SheriefromtheLosAngeles
wrestlingschool.Sheloved
watchingwrestlingas a child,
and atsomepointdecidedto
devoteherlifeto it, becoming
anamazingperformer.I took
the shoton my Sonyα7RIII,
witha Zeiss35mmf/2.8lens.
Itwaslit withtwoGodox
AD 600 flashesto freezethe
action,witha large140cm
octaboxandan orangegel
toaddsomewarmth.
I al wayssaythatbefore
anybodystartstheediting
process,theyshouldhavea
cl earvisionof thefinalresult
theyareaimingfor.In this
case,I imaginedthedramaof
the fight.It’sa verydynamic,
fluidandincrediblyexplosive
performance.Thecrowd
st artsscreaming,theheat
fr omthespotlightbecomes
al mostunbearableandtheair
isfilledwithdustandsweat.
The scenelooksmorelikea
computergamethanreality,
and I reallywantedto bring
thisvisceralexperienceto life
intheedit.
6 PRACTICALPHOTOGRAPHY
ILYA NODIA SHARES HIS
EX I IN LUMINAR
PRO AMBASSADOR
Above& topIlyatakesadvantageof Luminar’suniqueAI Filters
and rangeof toolsto createhisiconiccinematicmasterpieces.
BEFORE
TIP
USEBLENDING
MODES
Il yausedtheScreenBlending
Modeto addsparks.It
removesdarkercolours on
a Layer,leavinglighter
tonesonshow.
Prophotographer
Ily a shareshis
personal workflow
for breathtakingly
cinematic results.
IlyaNodiais a professional
commercial,advertising
and artisticphotographer,
aswellas beinga Skylum
ambassador.His striking
st yleis a superbmix of
cinematic,compositing
andstorytelling.
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