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What is there to do on a rainy day but grab some snaps with a colorful umbrella in the street!
You can see more of my work at www.abbymathisonphotography...
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What is there to do on a rainy day but grab some snaps with a colorful umbrella in the street!
You can see more of my work at www.abbymathisonphotography.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com-abbymathisonphotography
Instagram at @abbymathison
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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark III

settings Aperture f/3.2 ISO 400 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 200/1 

upload_dateMar, 2016

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Awards

Contest Finalist in Colors Of The Rainbow Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Rainbows Overhead Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Portraits with Props Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Bright And Colorful Photo Contest
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Peer Award
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Outstanding Creativity
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Superb Composition
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Absolute Masterpiece
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Top Choice
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All Star
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Magnificent Capture
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Superior Skill
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Genius
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Virtuoso
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Impressed
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Top Ranks

Anything Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Anything Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Colors Of The Rainbow Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Colors Of The Rainbow Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Casual Wear Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Casual Wear Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Colorful And Bright Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Colorful And Bright Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
A Storm Is Coming Photo ContestTop 10 rank
A Storm Is Coming Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Amusement Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Amusement Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Rain Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Rain Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Rainbows Overhead Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Rainbows Overhead Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Strong Foregrounds Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Strong Foregrounds Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 3
Strong Foregrounds Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Strong Foregrounds Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 7Top 10 rank
Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 7Top 10 rank week 1
Baby Face Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Baby Face Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Baby Face Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
We Love Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank
We Love Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Covers Photo Contest Vol 35Top 10 rank
Covers Photo Contest Vol 35Top 10 rank week 1
Freshmen 2016 Photo Contest Vol 2Top 10 rank
Freshmen 2016 Photo Contest Vol 2Top 10 rank week 2
Portraits with Props Photo ContestTop 30 rank
People In Places Photo ContestTop 20 rank
The Battle Of Professionals Photo ContestTop 30 rank
Visual Poetry Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 3Top 10 rank
The Battle Of Professionals Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 3
People In Places Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 3Top 20 rank week 2
Visual Poetry Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Bright And Colorful Photo ContestTop 10 rank
The Battle Of Professionals Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 2
Bright And Colorful Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Social Exposure Photo Contest Vol 3Top 30 rank week 1
Visual Poetry Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Spring 2016 Photo ContestTop 20 rank
The Battle Of Professionals Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
Spring 2016 Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 2
Creative Portraits Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Covers Photo Contest Vol 29Top 30 rank week 2
Creative Portraits Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Spring 2016 Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Covers Photo Contest Vol 29Top 30 rank week 1
Creative Portraits Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Compositions 101 Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Compositions 101 Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1

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15 Comments |
nornots Ultimate
 
nornots March 16, 2016
Wonderful work !!!!
nornots Ultimate
 
nornots March 16, 2016
Wonderful work !!!!
AbbyMathison
AbbyMathison March 16, 2016
Thank you!
CharShutter
 
CharShutter May 17, 2016
Love!!!
EligoDesign
 
EligoDesign June 20, 2016
so adorable :)
mcm13
 
mcm13 June 21, 2016
Wow, gorgeous work!
oyayansa
 
oyayansa June 22, 2016
Well darlin the duck did for me....lol....amazing and add a rainbow at that !
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots June 30, 2016
Great composition! Congrats.
Colston
 
Colston July 11, 2016
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
Colston
 
Colston July 11, 2016
OUTSTANDING
hummingbird54
 
hummingbird54 September 02, 2016
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
hummingbird54
 
hummingbird54 September 02, 2016
Amazing Composition
Wadidiz
 
Wadidiz February 13, 2017
With all the respect in the world, this is an amazing photograph. But the tag totally destroys it for me. Imagine a tag next to Mona Lisa. Beautiful images sabotaged. Why distract?
richardhowell
 
richardhowell May 08, 2017
Amazing!!
electricslides
 
electricslides September 06, 2017
Too cute ????
CPKphoto
 
CPKphoto July 11, 2020
very beautiful

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Tags

#art #child #clouds #duck #fine art #manipulation #rain #rainbow #street #umbrella
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken on the street right outside my house. It was a rare occasion where there were no cars parked on the street so I grabbed my son and our big rainbow umbrella and headed out! I sat down on the ground and shot low. I wanted to be sure that I got the sky more then the trees.

Time

This was taken at about 10am. Normally that wouldn't be a great time to photograph someone on my street but it had just stopped raining and it was heavily overcast. The clouds diffused the light so much that the ambient lighting was nice and flat.

Lighting

Since it had just finished raining the clouds diffused the light so much that the ambient lighting was nice and flat. I only use natural light only in this picture but I tried to keep the dark heavy feeling in the light in post production. I didn't want to change it so much that I lost that.

Equipment

This was shot with a Canon 5d mark iii and a Canon 70-200 f/2.8 is ii. Since I photograph children most of the time I like to work with minimal equipment in order to stay light and mobile. It easier to keep up with them that way!

Inspiration

I found the beautiful rainbow umbrella while I was shopping in the grocery store a few days before I shot this image. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to get it and do something with it! Luckily a few days later it rain, there were no cars on my street and my son was home from school. It seemed like everything lined up perfectly to capture this moment.

Editing

This image in a composite created in photoshop using pictures I'd taken at different times. I had been photographing ducks in the street the day before and I composited the duck in to the image of my son. The sky was cloudy and dark in the original picture but I wanted an even more dark and heavy looking clouds so I added them. The post processing of this image was done entirely in Photoshop.

In my camera bag

I keep my Canon 5d mark iii body, Canon 50mm 1.4, Canon 24-70mm 2.8 ii, and Canon 70-200mm 2.8 ii. Those lens give me the variety I need to get most of the shots I'm after. I also keep my Canon 580 ex ii and 430 ex iii speedlights and Yongnuo flash triggers and transceiver in my bag most of the time. I'm usually moving too fast chasing little subject to use speedlights but I want with me just in case! I also keep a small stuffed bunny that I call Sir Hopsalot, bubbles and small non-perishable candies in my bag to help win over shy little ones and get the attention of distracted kids! That's stuff is as essential as the camera for a children and family photographer!

Feedback

When you're photographing children, particularly young children, be patient and shoot a lot. You need to plan the shoot but you also need to stay flexible. Kids come to the shoot with their own agenda and it may not be what you had in mind. Sometimes it takes creative thinking to get them to go along with your plan instead! You never know what you are going to get when photographing a child but whatever it is it will be genuine!

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