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Secret Fort Hostage - 090613 (#277)

Heather, tied up inside an old Maine (U.S.) fort that was built between 1844 and 1869. It was the first fort in Maine built of granite instead of wood. Learn m...
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Heather, tied up inside an old Maine (U.S.) fort that was built between 1844 and 1869. It was the first fort in Maine built of granite instead of wood. Learn more about Heather and find some photo eBooks of her as well, at: http:--loveheather4ever.blogspot.com-
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Mar, 2015

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Behind The Lens

Location

Inside the chilly and spacious "Storeroom" of Maine's historic Fort Knox, located on the west bank of the Penobscot River in Prospect, Maine, in an area known as the Penobscot Narrows. The fort was established in 1844 to protect the Penobscot River valley against the possibility of any future British naval incursions.

Time

It was mid-morning when I took this; I would guess around 10:30 a.m., with very few people around, and I was trying to keep a lookout for other fort visitors whilst simultaneously trying to get the shots that I wanted. We did get a few curious looks on the faces of a couple who came upon us so fast that I wasn't able to give adequate warning to my model, as she posed in the very same pose you see here, but luckily, they left us alone and opted not to enter the space where we were.

Lighting

The lighting you see was the natural lighting coming into the space / "Storeroom" and it just worked REALLY well. I love how much it brought out the whiteness of her skirt and the shades of brown in her hair.

Equipment

This was shot on a Canon Rebel t3i with the 55mm lens that came with the camera.

Inspiration

I just felt that the cold and even cruel atmosphere of the fort might lend itself to some 'prisoner' types of photos such as this one, and I always love the juxtaposition of cruelty and evil with that of a beautiful woman, especially a woman like my model, Heather, who has a sense of youthful innocence about her.

Editing

I don't usually do very much post-processing. I've never owned PhotoShop, and have relied on other, much less capable photo editing programs, as best I can, for tweaking generally 'only' the contrast and saturation levels a little, which is indeed the only things I edited with this photo; I increased both the contrast and color saturation levels a little, using a program called Paint Shop Pro (version 5 or so).

In my camera bag

Not too much: cloths for cleaning my lenses, my 50 mm portrait lens, spare batteries (of course), snacks (sometimes), some rope (for shots such as this one), and maybe a small bottle of water for wetting down my model's hair, if needed for "the look" that I might be striving for.

Feedback

You can't be in a hurry, and it helps to have privacy so you can concentrate better. You also need a very cooperative and good-natured model, who is good at taking direction.

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Secret Fort Hostage - 090613 (#277)

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