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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken out walking in a park in the New Forest, England. I was with my brother, his partner, and their daughter Bronte (my niece). Bronte is the girl in the pic.

Time

This was taken around mid afternoon. Bronte is waiting for a miniature train to come around the track, with people on it waving!

Lighting

I just caught the nice, even light, which brought out Bronte's expression and eyes.

Equipment

I used a Canon 7D with a 24-70 f2.8 L lens, zoomed in to 70. No flash or extra lighting.

Inspiration

It was just a moment where I caught Bronte waiting for something to happen, and looking momentarily distracted by something. I'd spent the morning taking pics of my family as we all enjoyed a trip to the park.

Editing

I did a little bit of editing in Lightroom to enhance the vibrancy and clarity - to bring out Bronte's eyes and also emphasis the green in her eyes and in the background.

In my camera bag

Since that day I've also invested in a Canon 6D, so the 7D is my second camera. I have two lenses - the 24-70 and an 85mm f1.4 Sigma portrait lens. I'm learning about lighting, particularly fill flash, bouncing and softening flash light, as I'm developing my portrait portfolio with headshot and wedding photography. I use a 580 external flash with Rogue flashbender. I'm also a bit old school and have adapted Canon MF lenses to use with my DSLRs. I started out using a 1970s Minolta SLR, which I still use occasionally.

Feedback

Children make for great models, both when posing and when completely unaware that you're there (I'm always careful to ensure parents/ guardians are happy for me to take pics, and also the child of course!). I often take photos of my nieces and nephews and I try to just capture them being themselves. Never try to force a picture from a child or hound them as you try to capture spontaneous moments. General advice is to be aware of the lighting and scenery around you. There's a nice leading line in this photo and I came down to Bronte's level so the viewer should feel they are there as well.

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