amandamariekarpus

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We were wrapping up a shoot that had pushed Leah to her limits. This photo was taken in the parking garage after she slipped into her street clothes. The light ...
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We were wrapping up a shoot that had pushed Leah to her limits. This photo was taken in the parking garage after she slipped into her street clothes. The light was perfect.
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NIKON D610

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Aperture f/1.8 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 850/10

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Jan, 2016

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in a parking garage in downtown Cleveland. The weather was shifting from rain to snow, so we took shelter and continued shooting. There was an opening over her head where the snow was falling in.

Time

This was taken around 10am, we had been shooting since around 8am downtown in the grocery store and then in the city streets. Leah was freezing by the time we got back to the garage. She had been in a strapless gown, right after she changed, I saw this wall and wanted just a few more shots. It was worth all the shivering.

Lighting

There was natural light coming in above her in an opening in the garage structure, and to the right of her about 10 yards away. The rooftops surrounding us were snow covered and this helped brighten up the parking garage.

Equipment

I shot this with my Nikon D610 and 85mm F/1.8 lens and my own two hands, thats it!

Inspiration

The unique quality of the scene itself. I mean, where else does snow, lit from above fall into darkness where you can place a subject! The wall, light and snow drew me in, and Leah simply was... it was the perfect opportunity!

Editing

I only edit in lightroom, mainly because I'm a wedding photographer and I don't have time to process in photoshop. I use a custom created black and white preset. I like the lifted shadows and matte quality. This preset took a long time to develop into what it is today, I often still tweak an image after applying the preset as well.

In my camera bag

I'm a Nikon gal, so my bag holds a D610, D3, D90 (as a backup) and my D3000 which I set up at the bar with a remote at weddings and let my clients guests capture all sorts of shenanigans. When it comes to lenses my No.1 go to is my 85mm F/1.8, followed by my 80-200mm F/2.8 and then the 50mm F/1.4 I love all three of them for different reasons, but the compression of the 80-200mm F/2.8 is magic. I have the older push/pull model and it's flawless! The Bokeh of the 85mm makes it ideal for portraits.

Feedback

Think outside the box, a snowy shoot doesn't necessarily mean, open space in a park with bright sunlight. The illusion of being indoors with snow is captivating, and mysterious, ultimately making its more interesting. You don't need a lot of fancy gear either, my cameras are older models, my lenses aren't the newest, fanciest ones available. You have to know how to manipulate the image using your camera, somethings can't or shouldn't be "made" in post processing. Also be willing to get cold, shiver and shake to get the look you really want.

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We were wrapping up a shoot that had pushed Leah to her limits. This photo was taken in the parking garage after she slipped into her street clothes. The light ... Read more

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