white rose of peace
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darcithompson
July 25, 2017
thank you so much I appreciate you taking the time to drop me a note about the image
brianbaitystudio
August 12, 2017
i have seen your photo a few times now on this site and each time I am fascinated. Great image!!
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Behind The Lens
Location
This photo was taken outside in my sister's front yardTime
This was the last image created that day so this was later afternoon. It was quite a cloudy day and this coupled with the sun being at it's late afternoon angle made for some really beautiful diffused light.Lighting
Because of the time of day the light and having a lot of cloud in the sky the light was very diffused and beautiful to work with. The subject is in full sun/light with no reflector or other manmade diffusers used. As the aperture is wide open 1.4F the only issues I would have dealt with from a technical point of view was ensuring the image wasn't overexposed, thus the super short exposure time of 1/8000. It's amazing what you can create in 1/8000 of a second :)Equipment
Canon 5d mark II handheld, my "go to" camera, a real workhorse, I just love this camera and it has served me so well. I used my 50mm 1.4 as I purposely wanted a very shallow depth of field and isolate that white flower in Reagans hand.Inspiration
My inspiration for this image was definitely Stuart Robertson's 'Peace in 10,000 Hands' Photography project so full credit to him for an amazing project that will leave such a legacy and for inspiring so many of us. Such a beautiful idea to travel all over the world and create images with people with the white rose in their hands. It's funny I saw this work and it stayed with me and I've only found out in the last week Stuart is from NZ as well, so quite cool we share the same country.Editing
The image didn't require a lot of post, I cropped it purposefully to have that white bloom front and centre. Some people may think the composition is too static and boring but it felt right to me so I wen with it. The flower front centre and in beautiful focus is the star of the work, represents the concept of love, peace for all mankind - subject holding the bloom represents all of us and since we don't all have the same face she is the amalgamation of us all, thus the blur. This shot was created in camera and all it required was to be converted it to black and white to take away any of the background distractions , increased contrast a bit, and increased the blacks.In my camera bag
I have gotten to the point where I don't want to be carrying all my gear so I'm pretty selective. As I've grow into my own style and increased my comfort with my camera and skill level I know I can create a number of different images with a few lenses versus many different lenses. I carry lots and lots of CF cards, spare batteries. The worst thing is getting somewhere and realising you're not prepared. It's happened to me a couple of times in 10 years and I've learnt different lessons each time but talk about learning the hard way. Generally I have my little workhorse Canon 5d mark ii which I love, a 50mm 1.4, 24-105mm, spider holster, reflectors, lots of duct tape and clamps, something I can use as a backdrop if required, a tripod if I'm creating images to be compositied togetherFeedback
Know your equipment, practice shooting at various depths of field and in different light, understand how your camera will work given the environment you're putting it in. In this case I was outside and had lots and lots of diffused light which made it perfect light to take a picture at a F stop of 1.4 handheld. Practice makes perfect and don't be scared to fail, every picture you try to create that doesn't work out exactly as planned can teach you something or point out areas where you need to put in bit more time. Ask lots of questions there are so many people in the photographic community willing to help. While I love "happy accidents" generally I work to create an image with the end in mind. If you know how you want it to look in your head you have a much better chance of making your vision a reality. Use a sketch book it doesn't matter if you can draw, make notes about how the subject will be placed, What kind of mood? how will you use light? and from what direction?, props? no props, focal length? , what kind of depth of field? where do you want your viewer to look?, what compositional elements will you use? it sounds like a lot but if you do a rough sketch you can work through so many things, and solve problems before you even pick up the camera. If you don't want to do this you can create virtual mood/story/inspiration boards on pinterest but I find it much more useful to put a pen in my hand and start the creative process on paper. When you work deliberately you can set the scene in such a way that imagination comes alive
