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Walk among the sunflowers



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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark III

settings Aperture 16/10 ISO 100 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 85/1 

upload_dateSep, 2016

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8 Comments |
RMBphoto Ultimate
 
RMBphoto January 07, 2017
Absolutely stunning!
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 February 07, 2017
this is soooooo cute,Congrats! シ
eladeszcz
 
eladeszcz February 09, 2017
So Wonderful!
edandaniphone PRO+
 
edandaniphone November 05, 2017
Wonderful.
daviddebord Platinum
 
daviddebord January 04, 2018
Nice shot!
photogbug
 
photogbug June 11, 2018
what a wonderful photo!
shutterbug8
 
shutterbug8 June 16, 2021
You've captured childhood innocence beautifully, well done!
Bradddd
 
Bradddd May 17, 2022
Nice work with the light and Color’s. Looks just awesome.

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#sunflower #flowers #sunflower field #child #portrait #rainbow #peaceful #hippie #bohemian #flower child #motion
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken for my daughters fourth birthday in prayers for Maria sunflower field. This is an absolutely beautiful field of 500 acres of sunflowers that was planted in honor of Maria, a child who died of a rare cancer. There are boxes where you can leave a donation if you visit the field and the money is donated to research to help other children and people suffering from the same ailments. Sunflowers are a sign of faith as they turn towards the light and that is what my daughter does.

Time

This was shot at about 2 pm which is honestly one of the worst times to shoot but my saving grace was a few storm clouds that rolled in giving me just enough time to snap enough photos of her to make me happy.

Lighting

I shoot with only natural light and my best advice is to utilize anything you can to create shade for yourself if you are stuck in a situation where you stuck in less then idea lighting situations. In this particular situation I lucked out with the storm clouds and the tall sunflowers creating a beautiful shade around her.

Equipment

I used a canon 5d mark iii with a sigma art 50 mm

Inspiration

My daughter was turning four in a few days and I wanted to get photos in the sunflower field while they were so perfect. It had always been one of my dreams to shoot in a field like that and I couldn't think of a more perfect situation then her birthday. A few days later they wilted and I was so grateful that we went when we did.

Editing

Absolutely! I love making a photo (especially of children) as magical as I see it in my head. I added a sky overlay as it was quite overcast that day and did quite a few adjustments in photoshop with curves and dodging and burning.

In my camera bag

Although I have lots of gear that I love, I never leave home without my 5d mark iii, canon 85 1.2, sigma art 50, and canon 70-200

Feedback

Use your imagination. Children are magical and you should let your heart and mind take your somewhere special with your photography. Talk to them. My daughter loves rainbows and all things girly so I wanted to incorporate that into her photos.

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