Kristy-KmacK

Red Dress on the Beach

NIKON D7100

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Aperture f/5 ISO 1600 Shutter 10/600 Focal Length 620/10

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Sep, 2015

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Behind The Lens

Location

This is obviously two photos. The model was shot in a studio laying across three stools. One for her bottom/upper thighs, one for her back and the third for her head. They were of different heights. The rocks were taken on a beach on Vancouver Island.

Time

The studio shot was in the evening and the beach shot was just before golden hour.

Lighting

I wanted to find something outdoors to place my model shot into and I also need to find something where the light was coming from the right and slightly behind me. I found this pile of rocks and it seemed like it had the right lighting and an organic feel.

Equipment

I used a Nikon D7100 and a rock to brace my camera. I didn't bring my tripod so I also had to use a high ISO.

Inspiration

I've touched on what inspired me to take the beach shot... I liked the organic feel of the rocks and shooting out into the water. I belong to a group of photographers and we bring in models and do creative photo shots with them. They come in for free and in return we all donate to the model's portfolio.

Editing

Of course ;) I put both shots through the RAW editor and had to extract the model from the studio background. I had to create shadows around the model's back, the bottom of her dress, and on the rocks. It was mostly working on the model and creating the shadows for both images.

In my camera bag

Well, I'm a bit of a starving photographer so not much equipment to talk about ;) As I mentioned I have a Nikon D7100 and when I bought that it came with the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR. I also have a AF-S DX Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G. I always have small lights in my bag as I like to do light painting and one never knows when the mood will strike ;).

Feedback

If you are going to combine two images, such as I did, I would say lighting is the key factor. It's always easier to have your model shot first and then find and/or create the image that you would like to put your model into. Another good idea is have your model shot on your camera or phone so that you have reference for lighting with you. It will still take some (or a lot) of post processing to merge the two images. Mine is by no means perfect so... practice, practice and more practice ;).

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Red Dress on the Beach

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