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seenaziai
 
seenaziai October 24, 2014
What a great photo!
roccochiara
 
roccochiara December 16, 2014
fiabesca!
kevinsawyerphotography PRO
 
kevinsawyerphotography January 10, 2015
What a fantastic photo. Beautiful composition and the composition of the girl body and the dog are brilliant as well. And clean edges as well. Colors are insane! Nicely done ... very nice!
DorisSeybold
 
DorisSeybold January 19, 2015
Very impressive!
dareco
 
dareco January 19, 2015
Fantastic!
Muir330
 
Muir330 January 21, 2015
This is beautiful! Love the warm coloring in contrast with the whites and grays! Bravo!
RhondaMcD
 
RhondaMcD January 27, 2015
Absolutely stunning. Congratulations.
RobertFunston Ultimate
 
RobertFunston January 29, 2015
This has to be one of the most beautiful photos I've seen. Masterful!!!
eleveneleven
 
eleveneleven January 29, 2015
WoW! This has inspired me and I'll try to shoot something similar within my surrounding and post it up. Love the creativity ...
sarahallegra
 
sarahallegra January 29, 2015
This is so amazing! The colors are gorgeous and it has such an incredible, magical feel to it! Congrats on being a finalist, very well deserved!
nicktu
 
nicktu January 29, 2015
In terms of natural reaction, the dog's eye is bothersome!
It appears unnatural, as the dog is looking at something else.
Just an observation!
bazzarito
 
bazzarito January 29, 2015
C'est magnifique.
michaelpeace
 
michaelpeace January 29, 2015
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
rajeevalochanperubhotla
 
rajeevalochanperubhotla January 29, 2015
Superb Capture ,Please give me the details of this capture
Ethos PRO
Ethos January 30, 2015
Camera: Canon 5D Mk III / lens: Ef 70-200mm 2.8 ISII / I think the ISO was 300 at F /2.8 and Shutter speed of 1/300, natural light, at 200mm (fully zoomed)
LucyLoo PRO+
 
LucyLoo January 30, 2015
This really is extraordinarily Beautiful. What a wonderful idea, great imagination, superb colours and lighting, fabulous composition. Congratulations :-D So very well deserved :-D
Ethos PRO
 
Ethos January 30, 2015
Thank you guys for the comments and the critique.
corneliagillmann
 
corneliagillmann February 04, 2015
Wonderful picture! Such lovely colors and great mood. Congratulations! :)
clareparsons
 
clareparsons February 05, 2015
whimsical and beautiful
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta February 05, 2015
Fabulous image. Congratulations on being a Runner-up.
dareco
 
dareco February 19, 2015
magical portraits voted!
KayFreeman
 
KayFreeman February 23, 2015
Stunning
francoislindeque
 
francoislindeque February 23, 2015
Stunning photo. Keep up the good work
OnemoredayPhotography
 
OnemoredayPhotography February 26, 2015
OMG I Love it!
claudia_lothering_1704
 
claudia_lothering_1704 March 05, 2015
Truly magical in the full sense of the word. Love it!!!
MelissaSword
 
MelissaSword April 11, 2015
Beautiful!
chriscolokathisvinuya_9542
 
AWESOME! Nice composition, all compliments each other.
sadatbinhossain
 
sadatbinhossain August 21, 2015
Masterpiece
CreativeI
 
CreativeI October 04, 2015
So, I know it has been a whole year since you have created this image out of your minds eye, but I have to say that as an amature photographer, this image has been the most inspiring, and etched in my mind so vividly, that it made you be a mentor to me. It is so creative and amazingly beautiful. There is a beautiful girl that I have asking to model for me since I have seen it, that I am so inspired to photograph, and it is because of this image. It is a huge move for me, because I never wanted to shoot people before then. This summer I invested in a 70-200. It is an amazing lens, and this summer was my first experience of shooting women. Love it! Keep inspiring us, love your work and how you can take the same model and give her so many diverse looks. : ) VS
louisekellieskorpil
 
louisekellieskorpil November 09, 2015
Beautiful! Close to my heart as only last week I did a similar photo shoot with a nude model and her dog in the forrest :) loved seeing the connection between them, and love seeing the connection between these two! Well done!
dmbrownphoto
 
dmbrownphoto January 05, 2016
Superb! Absolutely superb! Bravo!!!!
sydneyosbourne
 
sydneyosbourne January 05, 2016
Kudos!
brettstyles Platinum
 
brettstyles December 07, 2016
Wow, everything just works in this shot
trexkamal
 
trexkamal January 03, 2017
So cute
Mursadur_Rahman_Akash
 
Mursadur_Rahman_Akash March 28, 2017
Excellent
richardalliers
 
richardalliers April 28, 2017
What camera and gear did you use for this? Amazing shot ????
adavies PRO+
 
adavies September 29, 2017
Beautiful! Really well done! If you haven't done so already, please consider joining my People Enjoying the Leaves of Fall challenge:)
https://viewbug.com/challenge/people-enjoying-the-leaves-of-fall-photo-challenge-by-adavies
Original_photographer__
 
Original_photographer__ October 28, 2017
Wooow !! Impresionante !!
ArberElezi
 
ArberElezi November 13, 2017
Cool!
holmfridurrosrunarsdottir
 
holmfridurrosrunarsdottir February 06, 2018
Wonderful
margaretcumming
 
margaretcumming December 07, 2019
Love this image
Beautifully_Soft
 
Beautifully_Soft December 13, 2019
This is special ... enough said.!
KaitlinW93
 
KaitlinW93 January 03, 2020
Amazing
steveshilling
 
steveshilling January 16, 2020
Amazing picture, absolutely love it.
steffoto
 
steffoto February 11, 2020
Amazing!!!
morriskleyman
 
morriskleyman February 17, 2020
Magnificent composition!!!!
Cassandra_K
 
Cassandra_K April 01, 2020
Wow! This is beautiful!
leestuart
 
leestuart April 04, 2020
Absolutely beautiful amazing capture
kazcaldwell
 
kazcaldwell May 25, 2020
Love the colour and line of the hair and the dress with the arm out stretched the dabs of colour here and the to balance the autumn tones fair world and loyalty together.
shelleytemplelarter
 
shelleytemplelarter July 02, 2020
You are amazing!
What a wonderful beautiful picture of a beautiful girl.
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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at a reservoir in Aurora, Colorado in the fall of 2014.

Time

The photo was taken in late afternoon around the golden hour before sunset. I planned this shoot the day before but unfortunately by the time we arrived to the location, the sun decided to set faster than I had anticipated. My window was a mere ten minutes of shooting.

Lighting

I wanted this image to have a whimsical-fairy tale look. I hoped for more sun rays through the trees but I managed to add more rays using Photoshop. I also used a fill light through a flash on the Camera.

Equipment

Camera body: Canon 5D MkIII Lens: EF 70-200 2.8 ISII Hand held fill flash on the camera body.

Inspiration

I am always in the look for potential spots to take photos no matter what I am doing. While walking my dog the day before , I fell in love with the location and the idea came to me. It was quite challenging having a dog pose, but I managed to capture a great moment while the dog was interacting with the model.

Editing

I did some color adjustment in Adobe CS6 to enhance the autumn effect.

In my camera bag

I keep the Camera body (of course) and 2 lenses; a 70-200mm 2.8 ISII and a 16-35mm 2.8 ISII. I also keep a flash (Yongnuo YN 560 III).

Feedback

You might need a professional model who knows how to do her makeup and dress according to the theme. I was lucky that Katia (the model in the photo) had a dress that matched what I was looking for. You also need a cooperative dog and an assistant who is helping with the dog. It was a hassle controlling Akuma (my dog in the photo) by myself with all the squirrels and rabbits running around. To get such shallow DOF you will need a focal length between 85-200 at the wide aperture ( F/1.2-2.8). This photo was taken at 200mm and F/2.8 (fully zoomed and wide open).

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