I proudly served active-duty in the U.S. Army for over eight years—and, like most soldiers, have kept my uniforms, in-
cluding my Army Dress Blues. Some folks will argue that a uniform should not be used in sexy photographs, but as a
soldier who served all over the world, I can tell you this: Soldiers, especially male soldiers, love to see sexy models in
their uniforms. Here, Tess models in the uniform I wore proudly—and, I assure you, she looks a lot better in it than I did.
I used three Hensel Integra 500 Pro Plus monolights
to illuminate this image. The main light was fitted with
a medium Chimera Super Pro Plus soft strip box with
a 40-degree Lighttools grid. The accent lights for
Tess’s body and hair were placed behind her, one to
the left and the other to the right. Both were fitted with
7-inch metal reflectors. The one to the camera right
had a 20-degree grid, while the one to the camera left
had a 10-degree grid on the front of it. The final image
was postprocessed in Adobe Photoshop using Nik
Software’s Dynamic Skin Softener and the Bleach By-
pass filters. (CAMERA:Canon EOS 5D fitted with a Canon
85mm f/1.2L USM lens. SETTINGS: 85mm effective focal
length,^1 / 200 second shutter speed, f/3.2, white balance
at 6000K, ISO 100)
greg delong
(Greg DeLong)
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