Rain Delay
Feb, 2014Views
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Location
This photo was taken in the historic district of Sacramento - near our train museum. The couple was slightly reserved because we had to reschedule a couple of times and that day was the only day we could get it done - and of course it was pouring. We walked around the corner and saw the historic train pulled up to the station without the usual horde of tourists and knew what we had to do!Time
This was taken first thing in the morning, around 8 am.Lighting
The grey skies that day gave us the most perfect soft, blown out sky for this shot.Equipment
This was taken on a Canon Rebel T1i (who has since been sent into retirement) and a 50mm 1.2.Inspiration
This couple has such a fun personality together and the train had about five minutes before it was going to be moved - so I told the husband to get up on the train and pretend to be waving goodbye like they did in the old-timey movies. He hopped up there and leaned down to kiss her and it was just so perfect that I told them to keep kissing and ran forward and arranged them, then stepped back and got the shot.Editing
I did some basic adjustments in RAW editing - exposure, contrast, color balance, saturation. A little bit of dodging on the faces, but otherwise au naturel.In my camera bag
My daily bag contains quite a few things these days - my 7D Mark II and 60D bodies, my 50 MM and 85 MM prime lenses, the 70-300 zoom, flash, a reflector, and at least 2 extra SD cards. In the bottom I keep a few garbage bags - which are so useful, if it starts raining, you can MacGyver yourself a protective covering. If it's wet outside, you can fold it up to let your subjects sit on them- and so many more. Usually have some paper towels in there too for similar reasons. And ALWAYS keep a couple of granola bars and some candy in there - you never know when the entire shoot will rescued by someone getting a little food bribe!Feedback
Use what you've got available. Find the beauty when it seems like there is none. And always make your clients feel comfortable and don't be afraid to play around a little - sometimes something that sounds silly will turn out to be your (and their!) favorite shot!
