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A couple friends of mine were inspired by a letter written from a military officer to his daughter, and they did a short film on it. This was a behind the scene...
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A couple friends of mine were inspired by a letter written from a military officer to his daughter, and they did a short film on it. This was a behind the scenes photo I snagged during the shoot.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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ISO 1250 Shutter 1/50 Focal Length 50/1

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Sep, 2015

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Behind The Lens

Location

I was on set for a friend's short film and I was taking a few BTS photos off and on (I was also 1st AC). We were shooting this film on the stage at the Logos Theatre were we work in the media department.

Time

Quite honestly I don't remember a specific time of day. I do know it had been after our film camp award ceremony so it was most likely around 10pm during the summer of 2015.

Lighting

For the lighting on set the director decided to do it by candlelight but of course that wasn't going to be enough so we did some extra diffused light pointing that way from about 10 feet away to make it even more general of a warm glow.

Equipment

I was using a Canon 5D Mk ii with a Zeiss cine prime lens 50 mm T2.1.

Inspiration

I absolutely love taking photos that document things hence I offered to take BTS photos on set when I could. The story we were doing was about a soldier who was writing his daughter while on deployment, and seeing the letter with the candle hitting it and the wooden table just right inspired me to snap a few different photos this one being one of my favorites.

Editing

I typically only touch photos enough to make it not have any distractions from what I consider the main focus. Since the candle light was so bright in comparison I did pull down the highlights specifically on the candlelight.

In my camera bag

Well I typically don't have such a grand lens in my bag, I'll tell you that much! What I normally carry is my workplaces' Canon 5D Mk ii with our Rockinon lens kit consisting of the 24, 35, 50 and 85 (and occasionally I will borrow my boyfriend's Canon 70-200 zoom lens). I use a Zacuto Z-finder for an extension eye-piece on the live screen.

Feedback

One thing I can think of to encourage other's to do to get better photos would be to have your head on a swivel looking at all the angles for an opportune moment to snap the right photo. I will many times be mentally tired after a day of camera shooting merely because I am constantly looking around for the best perspective. Camera settings should be second nature to a photographer who wants to capture things that aren't planned. Do take your time focusing on what you want to focus on. Let things be natural. There is this thing called the Fibonacci numbers ratio and when you get an eye that understands that you won't even worry about composition.

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Dear Kylie

A couple friends of mine were inspired by a letter written from a military officer to his daughter, and they did a short film on it. This was a behind the scene... Read more

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