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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark III

settings Aperture f/4 ISO 500 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 40/1 

upload_dateJan, 2016

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Winner in #MyConverseAreOnVacation Photo Challenge
Winner in Shoes Photo Challenge
Winner in Creative Red, White and Blue Photo Challenge
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Genius
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Magnificent Capture
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Shoe Lover Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
Catch The Red Photo ContestTop 30 rank
Red White And Blue Photo Contest 2020Top 10 rank
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4 Comments |
jeanettesugar
 
jeanettesugar May 28, 2018
I love this shot. Great work
Eduardbetz Platinum
 
Eduardbetz May 28, 2018
Excellent ! Congratulations !
p_eileenbaltz Platinum
 
p_eileenbaltz May 29, 2018
Wonderful image.....congratulations on your Challenge Win.
inspyred PRO
 
inspyred April 13, 2020
Thank you all so much.

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Behind The Lens

Location

This was a senior's photo session and we were shooting lifestyle images in small downtown Broken Arrow, OK. I loved her shoes and knew I wanted to do something with them and then we happened upon this bench. It was the perfect match.

Time

I usually do my outdoor sessions about an hour before sunset. This was taken in the fall and was around 5 or 6pm.

Lighting

As we walked around downtown, there were a lot of areas with sunlight, but we found this bench under the shade of the overhangs from the local shops, so it doesn't have that golden hour look. But I actually like the shade tones to it because it keeps to the true red, white and blue. I used all natural light for this.

Equipment

For portraits, I generally use my 50mm 1.8 lens. If I'm using available light, it gives me more latitude for light. I shoot on a Canon 5D Mark iii and generally go handheld. This one was handheld. No flash on this.

Inspiration

This one was all about the colors and the All-American shoes. They just seem to go together.

Editing

Not really. I brightened it a little and cropped it, but it's pretty much SOOC.

In my camera bag

I carry my 5D iii body, a 70-200mm 2.8, a 50mm 1.8, a 24-105 4-5.6, and a 70-300mm kit lens. I also have a canon 430X flash with a Gary Fong flash diffuser. And I always have my reflectors nearby for natural light.

Feedback

I tend to go with the flow. My shots are more about the person than anything. I try to capture their style and personality. This was totally this senior...laid back, all-American. Whenever I shoot lifestyle type sessions, I don't plan my shots. We walk around, and I look for interesting textures and colors that compliment what my subject is wearing. I think about who they are and what they like and try to incorporate that into the process. My style of photography is not the art of posing, but rather the art of living. I capture the essence of a person and look for the in between moments where their soul peeks out from within. To me, that's what makes a portrait come alive.

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