I'm thrilled to tell you that one of my portraits won a Silver in the 2024 Graphis Photo Annual
8 hours ago

This is the second international award my portrait "Josiah and his wife Birdie Benator at their home on the occasion of his 100th birthday, January 7, 2022, Atlanta, Georgia", has won in the past few months.
https://www.graphis.com/entry/19e81e49-5993-481a-860f-f01159d5ba52/

It's on my website at https://www.ellisvener.com/portfolio/G0000EGIRucRt4N4/I00006v25AZJMiRc

The lighting was very simple: An Adorama Flashpoint eVOLV 200 in a 46-inch Photek Softlighter 2 umbrella with diffuser. I used a Nikon Z9 with a Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens at 24.5mm. The camera was tripod-mounted. Exposure : f/11, 1/100th, ISO 125

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Ellis Vener
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