Originally Posted by gawan
Thanks, I have few sharper ones, but this is my personal favourite, because of the background.
And, btw, how did you shot that touching fingers picture, I have looked at it now repeatedly, cause I like it!
Yes, I think your shot is nice because it is not overly sharp -- that would not seem appropriate to the subject.
My hands were done one at a time by using an off-camera radio-triggered flash. I held the camera in one hand while extending the other. The light bounced mostly off the sofa which is also the red background. All I needed to do then was combine two hands in development.
I wanted a strong formal look but not so far gone that it lost the feeling that these were real hands.