January 30, 2012 – A year of portraits – Henderson Pep Club

I just had to shoot this group portrait of the pep club at Henderson High School for my portrait of the day. I love the many different costumes, expressions and interactions going on in this picture. Of course anytime teens see someone taking their picture, they have to ham it up a bit, which usually makes for a better picture.

Image was processed with Photoshop CS5 with levels adjusted to lighten up the midtones and then I applied the Topaz Adjust Photo Pop filter to sharpen up the final image.

Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 31mm
Exposure: Matrix Metering, 1/40, f/3.2 with an ISO of 800
File Type: Nikon RAW