LyAnne_Peacock

Words Hurt Too

Model: Chloe Miller
Photographer: LyAnne Peacock with J.L.Peacock Photography

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Model: Chloe Miller
Photographer: LyAnne Peacock with J.L.Peacock Photography

Website: http:--www.jlpeacockphotography.deviantart.com
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Canon EOS 50D

settings

Aperture f/4.0 ISO 400 Shutter 1/25

upload_date

May, 2012

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1371

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+10

Awards

Creative Winter Award

Curator's Selection

Top Shot Award 21

Staff Favorite

Outstanding Creativity

Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

Top Choice

Peer Award

Exceptional Contrast

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Behind The Lens

Location

I will remember this photo shoot for a long time as it was one of my first shoots after receiving a digital camera. It was taken at a park in the less traveled area of the park which gave a beautiful scenery to contrast with the paints used. It was taken at the beginning of my career in 2011 or 2012.

Time

The timing of this image was terrific. We were shooting portraits of her and her friend before hand. Chloe brought out a bag and they asked if we could do something a little different and artistic before we left. I agreed and by the time we finished with the paint, the lights had come on which was around 30 minutes before sunset. The warm colors of golden hour plus the lamps added a perfect warm glow which pulled out the yellows in the foreground beautifully. It created a perfect balance.

Lighting

When dealing with a setting sun with only a few moments to spare, you have to find a balance where nothing over powers the other in the image in haste. For this one, the sun was all ready sinking behind the trees but it provided an interesting setting as Chloe stood in the shade the trees were producing. Using the lamps and sight lines, a point of direction was created leading the viewer's attention to the words on her hand more than the model while the sun lights the background of trees. Using different lighting and sources of light, you can create almost any type of setting for the atmosphere you want for an image.

Equipment

For this image, I was stuck with a basic set up at the time. I used a Canon EOS 50D and a Prime 50mm lens. Past that, I relied on natural lighting and an automatic focus. At the time, I was learning the basics of shooting in manual so the focus was slightly blurred. Although, the hand could be more in focus, I like the softer focus of the model so it gives a little hint into what's going in the foreground.

Inspiration

The image was spur of the moment but once we had the paint placed, the rest kind of fell into place with the lighting and timing. While prepping the paint and once the lights came on, everything pointed to one spot. She wanted the words to be the main focus due to some events going on at the time. So I placed her hand at that point so everything pointed at those words including the lines in the background. We wanted to add to the concept of the message so she stood off to the side with her finger over her lips indicating at times it may be wise to be silent or nice to a person. Personally, I love concepts even to this day in 2018 since 2011/2012. This particular concept still holds true to this day. I have ran into many people who talk about someone when they think the person isn't listening when in reality, they hear every word or someone tells them what is said. She holds her fingers to her lips giving advice to message of the story. "Be careful of what you say to or about someone, because you never know who the person you are talking about is or what they are going through at the time. They also tend to remember every single thing said afterwards."

Editing

On my post-processing, I tend to do little compared to other photographers. I prefer capturing as much as possible outside of Photoshop. For this image, I do not think I had a photo retouching program at the time and if I did, I was still going through the mechanics of it. I'm fairly sure the only thing I adjusted was a little contrast. (Yes, that means this one was taken as a .jpeg but as I said, this is one of the first shoots I ever did)

In my camera bag

Now I have quite a bit but still a basic set up even in 2018. I still have the Canon EOS 50D with the 50mm prime lens, A 55-250 mm zoom lens, an external Yongnuo speedlite with diffuser, a super slim Pentax film camera (just for something a little different), 3 rechargeable batteries with the charger, and 3 compact flash memory cards. I also have a continuous hot light setup for studio work.

Feedback

Plan ahead depending on the region you are shooting in and have backup days as well if you need them. Relying solely on a specific light like sunset hitting the perfect location in the background and having shade in the right spot while lamps come on at the same time as this will be tricky. Mostly because of weather conditions and timing. Also the colors of paint will provide more of a role than most people thing. If you use paint which is warmer. For instance, yellows, red, and oranges. Your image will be overpowered with a warmer hue as the golden glow in the background will pull the colors of those paints out. If you are working with a golden glow from the sun, go for cooler shades like blue, purple, and greens with slight splashes of warmer shades to connect the foreground and background. Quite the opposite if you want to try it at sunrise where there is a blue glow. You may want to try that with warmer shades. Also keep an eye on your background. Do the sight lines (lines created from the background that guide the eye to specific points) point towards your main focus? How do you make the viewer's eye to move towards the main focus no matter where they are on the image? You can create a softer focus of everything around the main focus or use sight lines to point or disrupt those sight lines by placing the main focus right in the middle of those lines. Disruptions tend to gain people's attention even if they don't realize it.

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