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Amy...

Amy in Market Harborough, Leicestershire - taken with a reflector...

Amy in Market Harborough, Leicestershire - taken with a reflector...
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Sep, 2014

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Behind The Lens

Location

It was taken in a small alleyway in the middle of Market Harborough, Leicestershire. I had been searching every week for a good location in this rather 'dull' town and couldn't believe the light when I looked down this alleyway...!

Time

It was taken at that wonderful time of day, early in the morning when everyone is heading to work - usually no one wants to stop but Amy did...

Lighting

Just natural daylight in mid summer, plus a reflector to reflect some light back onto Amy's face...

Equipment

Canon 450D with a 50mm F/1.8 lens - plus a reflector...

Inspiration

I had taken hundreds of strangers photos but this was the first time I had tried with a reflector. Lots of people on the '100 Strangers' project on Flickr had taken photos with reflectors and I had never been brave enough to try. So after ordering one from an on-line shop, I ventured out to ask someone - I couldn't believe how lucky I was to meet Amy, find this wonderful alleyway and use my reflector for the first time all together...

Editing

The usual crop and skin tidy - plus Amy had a small tuft of hair sticking out which unbalanced the shot - it took quite a lot of time (over an hour) to get rid of it, but it was worth the extra time in post-edit...

In my camera bag

I usually travel light, just a camera, one lens, a reflector and a pad of paper and a pencil to jot down my details so my strangers know where they can see their photos...

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Be brave and experiment with new kit otherwise you will never know whether it helps or hinders...

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Amy in Market Harborough, Leicestershire - taken with a reflector...

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