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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II

settings Aperture f/7.1 ISO 200 Shutter 1/200 

upload_dateJan, 2015

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Awards

2020 Choice Award
Contest Finalist in Love That Dress Photo Contest
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Contest Finalist in Celebrating Fashion Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Photographer Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 10
Contest Finalist in Her Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in 500 Dresses Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Photoshop Week Photo Contest
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Superb Composition
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Outstanding Creativity
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Top Choice
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Top Ranks

Change Of Seasons Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Change Of Seasons Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
The Wonders of the World Photo ContestTop 10 rank
The Wonders of the World Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Unique Sceneries Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Unique Sceneries Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Unique Sceneries Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
The Talent AwardsTop 30 rank
Love That Dress Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Love That Dress Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 3Top 20 rank
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 3Top 20 rank week 2
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 3Top 20 rank week 1
World Photography Day Photo ContestTop 10 rank
World Photography Day Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
World Photography Day Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Water Photo Contest 2017Top 10 rank
Water Photo Contest 2017Top 10 rank week 1
Spring Photo Contest 2017Top 10 rank
Spring Photo Contest 2017Top 10 rank week 1
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 2Top 20 rank
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 2Top 10 rank week 2
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 2Top 10 rank week 1
Our Natural World Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Our Natural World Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 1Top 10 rank
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 1Top 10 rank week 2
My Best Shot Photo Contest Vol 1Top 10 rank week 1
Celebrating Fashion Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Celebrating Fashion Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 3
Celebrating Fashion Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Celebrating Fashion Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Best Water Shots 2015 Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 2
Best Water Shots 2015 Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Inspiring Shots Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Inspiring Shots Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Inspiring Shots Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Photographer Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 10Top 20 rank
Photographer Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 10Top 30 rank week 2
Photographer Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 10Top 20 rank week 1
Best Shot Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Best Shot Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Foto Digital Volume 4 Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Foto Digital Volume 4 Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
Photofocus Feature Photo Contest Volume 2Top 20 rank
Photofocus Feature Photo Contest Volume 2Top 10 rank week 1
ViewBug HQ Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
Her Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Her Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Covers Photo Contest Vol 19Top 10 rank
Photographer Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 9Top 20 rank
Covers Photo Contest Vol 19Top 10 rank week 1
Photographer Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 9Top 20 rank week 1
Her Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
500 Dresses Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Photoshop Week Photo ContestTop 10 rank

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13 Comments |
tom_a_findahl_0381
 
tom_a_findahl_0381 January 28, 2015
Welcome to ViewBug!
gyps76
 
gyps76 March 14, 2015
Beautiful tones
BrandonH
 
BrandonH March 31, 2015
Amazing capture! voted
derekkraneveldt
 
derekkraneveldt April 10, 2015
Just fantastic!
Movingpictures10
 
Movingpictures10 April 14, 2015
Wow! What a wonderful use of composition, colour and such movement ---just beautiful!!!
ellenellen PRO+
 
ellenellen May 13, 2015
Interesting shot. Welcome to Viewbug .
tammyswarek
 
tammyswarek May 15, 2015
Beautiful
justinhelmick
 
justinhelmick May 20, 2015
Stunning!
myriamverne-soury
 
myriamverne-soury March 13, 2017
BRAVO Sarah for this stunning shot !
frankbalzan
 
frankbalzan May 24, 2017
Perfect
kylere PRO
 
kylere July 24, 2017
Beautiful image, and wonderfully composed. Where did you find the dress?!?
3catsphoto
 
3catsphoto October 25, 2017
Gorgeous!
rosaleensweiti
 
rosaleensweiti December 31, 2017
Stunning!

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#beauty #bloom #composite #flower #ocean #sarah bowman #sarah bowman photography #surreal
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken on a beach in Lantzville on Vancouver Island, Canada with one of my favourite models, Shannon Alce.

Time

From what I can remember this was taken sometime between 1-3p.m. in January! It was such a cold day but Shannon is a trooper!

Lighting

I didn't use any lighting equipment and was thankful for the cloudy day we had! The light was diffused by the clouds and I didn't need to use any fill.

Equipment

I photographed this with a Canon 5D Mark II, a tripod and a Canon 85mm 1.8 lens.

Inspiration

I have been inspired lately by the work of Emily Soto, Amanda Diaz, Brooke Shaden and surreal art. I wanted to achieve something that was more than just a nice portrait. This was my first time compositing and wanted to starting adding something extra to my images!

Editing

I did 4 hours of compositing and other post processing techniques. I mainly used Adobe Photoshop and cut each image I had taken of the garment on top of the original image and blended them in. I also had taken multiple shots of the hair being flipped in the air and composited that as well! After adjusting the hue, colour, played with gradient maps, solid colour layers and more, I finished it off with my watermark! I actually recorded the whole process and posted a speed run/time lapse of it! You can check it out here; https://www.patreon.com/creation?hid=1575138

In my camera bag

I normally don't like to carry a lot of equipment since I don't always have an assistant and prefer to keep it minimal. I usually carry my Camera, 70-200mm, 85mm, 50mm, cleaning cloth, spare battery and extra memory cards. I also like to keep extra props in the trunk of my car (flowers, jewellery).

Feedback

If you are trying to composite a dress to look like this then you will want to take the original bottom image first. Take the image of the model with the dress on in the pose you want to use. Afterwords, have her take off the dress and fling the dress in the air (you will be using these images to make the dress look much bigger). Also, if you are wanting the hair to look like it is flowing the wind, put your camera on a tripod and stand beside the model with a remote timer (or use an assistant). Take pictures of you flinging the models hair in the air and later on in photoshop cut the hair out that you want to use (I used multiple hair images). You can also learn more by checking out my Patreon page ^_^ https://www.patreon.com/sarahbowmanphotography

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