Bay 6
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sharonwills
December 30, 2014
Nice addition to the Sand, water, plus an item or person of interest challenge. You are currently in my favourite photo list (one of 6). It's a great photo!
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Location
This image was taken at the bay in Seaside Park, New Jersey for a day-long fashion shoot on Memorial Day.Time
We had been shooting for a few hours and came back after a lunch break and headed over to the bay to catch the sunset. I believe it was about 5:30-6pm when we shot this.Lighting
I adore golden hour (said every photographer ever) but there's just something about golden hour at the beach. All the tones are warmer and you can almost smell the salty air. My favorite part of this image is the light edging her face and neck. It just looks so perfect and warm.Equipment
For this shoot, I only had my Nikon D3000 with my 35mm and 18-55mm lenses. I try to avoid shooting with a tripod when I have a model so I can move around them and make slight adjustments without being stuck behind the camera.Inspiration
We set out with about 7-10 outfits to shoot for a small boutique in town so we had a lot of work to do when we arrived in Seaside. We had been shooting a combination of these shorts and 2 or 3 t-shirts on the boardwalk but once we got to the bay, none of the shirts were working and we wanted a few shots of the back of the shorts. To give the image a more beachy feel, I suggested that she just wear her bikini and the shorts.Editing
I didn't do much as far as post processing for this image, I try to do everything in camera. I like to keep my portraits natural and soft generally but this image begged for a little increased saturation to really make that sunset pop.In my camera bag
I always have my Nikon D800 body with a few extra batteries and memory cards (the true key to being a good photographer is to never be stuck with a dead battery or corrupt card), I take my Nikon D3000 body out if necessary but not very often since I upgraded. My go-to lenses are Nikon 35mm 1:1.8G (favorite), Nikon 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6G (kit lens), Sigma 28-300mm 1:3.5-6.3D (another favorite), and Tamron 200-400mm 1:5.6LD (for nature and sports). I will break out a tripod for the bigger lens and if I know I'll be doing longer exposures but I am definitely more comfortable shooting handheld. I also have a Bower flash, flash bounce, a Neewer 5-in-1 reflector, a 2.2x super tele lens attactment, a .43x super wide angle lens attachment, and assortment of marco filters, warm and cool graduated neutral density filters, a circular polarizing filter, and a few other small things that I keep in the studio unless I know I'm going to need them for a shoot.Feedback
Shoot, shoot, SHOOT! Always go out and shoot more. Shoot friends, family, anyone who is photogenic. Have an idea in your head of the session you want to do, get a team together, and shoot it! Practice really does make perfect and the more you learn about photography, your equipment, your eye, and light, everything will come together to make beautiful images.
