Anxiously awaiting
Parents-to-be anxiously awaiting the arrival of their baby girl (@ Franklin Mountains in El Paso, Texas)
Parents-to-be anxiously awaiting the arrival of their baby girl (@ Franklin Mountains in El Paso, Texas)
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Location
This photo was taken at the Franklin Mountains State Park in El Paso, Texas. I am a natural light photographer and this was an amazing place for our session.Time
My favorite time of day to take photos is during golden hour, but because we wanted this specific location, we had to shoot at around 10 AM! It worked out quite well.Lighting
El Paso is known as the Sun City. That alone says a lot! However, on this particular morning, we had a few clouds over us and that helped soften the light.Equipment
I used a Nikon D610, 85mm 1.8 lens, and nothing else.Inspiration
I've always loved mountains; there's something so majestic about them that's unexplainable. I wanted to capture the love and excitement of couple surrounded by the immense mountains and to portray that in that moment, nothing else mattered - just them and their anticipation for their baby girl.Editing
To add an element of mystery and the feeling of them being alone and unbothered, I burned the edges of the image and added richness to it by duplicating the layer and setting it as "multiply". I didn't crop very much because I wanted to be able to show the top of the mountains as well. However, because the sun was hidden by a cloud that was over us, I created a sun burst to add some warmth to the image. I love richness and warmth in my images.In my camera bag
Right now I carry my Nikon D610, 85mm 1.8 prime, 50mm 1.8 prime, and a reflector that I use sparingly. My go-to lens for portraits is the 85mm.Feedback
I think with outdoor portraits, lighting is hugely important. In this instance, I had a cloud that acted as a diffuser. If it hadn't been for that, I would've also used my reflector to avoid harsh shadows on the subjects' faces. To capture the shot with the mountains in their entirety, we had to be far enough away from the mountains given that I wasn't using a wide angle lens. So, if I wanted to try and set this up again, I would pick a location that has a lot of depth and distance from the mountains, pick a time of day when the light is soft (or use a reflector), and shoot. In post-processing I removed a sign that was in the background and edited in such a way that made the subjects 'pop'.
