tom_metcalf

Pretty Girl

NIKON D3000

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Aperture 18/10 ISO 100 Shutter 1/100 Focal Length 350/10

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Jul, 2016

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Location

I took this photo in a sun room and the walls were completely glass allowing all kinds of light in.

Time

It was around 4 p.m. But to my luck it was overcast which helped block out all that harsh lighting that there commonly is around that time. I personally like to shoot either early in the morning or under a cloudy sky.

Lighting

I had all the lights turned off and I was not using any artificial light for this photo as I wanted to capture a more natural-looking photo.

Equipment

The equipment that I used for this was a Nikon D3000 with a 35mm 1.8 prime lens. That was all the equipment that I used.

Inspiration

I was looking just holding my camera and my girlfriend laid down and I thought that it looked perfect with her hair contrasting against her skin and sprawled all around her.

Editing

I took the image and brought it into Lightroom and all I really did was bring out the contrast to make it a little less dull.

In my camera bag

Normally now what I tend to have with me is a Nikon D5100, two-speed lights, a Nikon D3000, a 35mm lens, and a 55mm lens.

Feedback

One of the main reasons I was able to capture this photo was what I believe is luck. I am not a professional photographer by any means and I do not have much background in portraiture. Yet, as soon as I saw the circumstances I knew it would be a good photo. My best advice is to train your eye to see what would make for an interesting photo, or how could I look at this at a different angle.

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Pretty Girl

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