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Photography by Ira Gardner

Studio Portrait

Posted on October 12, 2023December 24, 2023

Today I spent some time editing a recent portrait session of CCS Foundation board member Chase Soehren. I like using light to craft the image and in this case I am creating contour lines with bright thin highlights that trace the outline of the subject much like carving a wood block for an etching.

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