Pavel Ruminov is a Russian film director. I happened to take his portrait during a break in the shooting of his arthouse film Dead Daughters. It starred Dasha Charusha, whose picture I made earlier on commission from a magazine.
With Pavel Ruminov, we agreed to meet separately at a convenient time so that we can take his image without any rush.
I decided to experiment a bit with the light and set two flash heads face-to-face slightly behind him. As a result, the light fell on his face, creating a dark vertical zone in the middle of the face.
Such a light helps to reveal the “texture” of a person and adds drama to the portrait, which, in my opinion, fits with the atmosphere of his film.
- Camera: Pentax MZ-5N
- Lens: Pentax 50mm F1.4
- Film: Fomapan 100
Feb 6, 2019 ©
Sasha Krasnov
"Anytime, Earle, it's my pleasure. The 150mm lens is great with interesting bokeh. "
Sasha Krasnov
"Wow, that's amazing! Do you still use this enlarger from time to time? "
Barry Perhamsky
"When i first became interested in photography, there was only film. I bought ..."
Earle
"Thanks Sasha. I think your 150mm suggestion (equal to an 85mm in 35mm) ..."
Sasha Krasnov
"Hi Earle, I think it depends on your own style of taking portraits. I ..."