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Location
This photo was taken in the natural preserve area called 'Baylands". It was a beautiful winter sunny day and the only source of light in this picture is the sun itself.Time
The image was taken in the afternoon hours when sun was on its descent. Model was facing the sun and her face was perfectly lit-up by the sun.Lighting
With this image I wanted to accomplish the same effect that I would if I was using artificial source of light (like flash) by using natural daylight.Equipment
For this image I used Canon 7d camera with the Canon Macro EF-S 60mm F/2.8. I like shooting portraits with this particular lens because it gives very crisp focused portraits with shallow depth of field blurry backgrounds.Inspiration
This photo is my personal favorite because it was not staged, or just a little bit. The model just looked at me (she is very natural) and I just kept her in the same pose until I adjusted all the settings on my camera. And yes, she just stood there waiting for me…but that's what it takes to become a model, does it!?Editing
This photo is a bit post-processed. For post-procesing my images I like to use Lightroom in combination with CS6. On this particular image I enhanced model's eye a bit. Photo was taken as the RAW file so I enhanced the colors using Lightroom.In my camera bag
In my camera bag I carry Canon EOS 7d. Tamron 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II and Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro. Just recently, to my camera bag I added wide angle Canon lens EF-S 10-22 mm f/3.5-4.5 USM. Tripod that I use is Hakuba S-4500. Not to forget several compact flash cards (I have 32 GB for the RAW format images and movies, and also several 4 GB flash cards just in case). On a longer trips I always take my computer and external drive for extra back-ups.Feedback
Having a great model, good equipment, perfect timing and lots and lots of tries - its all it takes to get a great photo. And once you hit it, you'll realize that even people without any photography background or experience have the eye for a special image. This will be the one everybody (including yourself) likes…a lot!!!