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My Wife and I went to do a shoot on top of the Appalachian Mountains. Its always beautifully misty up there after a rain so we thought we would see wh

My wife and I were doing a quick shoot in the mountains of PA. We took this at the end of it. We were beyond tired, wet and freezing cold but it was f

This photo was taken in downtown Krakow Poland. This particular street is where Hitler had thousands of Polish Citizens gunned down during the second

Taken on the Oregon Coast in Ecola State Park overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Behind The Lens

Location

This image was taken on a side walk restaurant in Paris during our two day vacation there back in 2013

Time

Around 1 pm so the light was obviously not ideal.

Lighting

We were in a shaded area so the light was pretty awesome. But my white balance was off, the sun was reflecting right into my cameras lcd so I literally couldn't see what the pictures looked like.

Equipment

Canon t2i with a 50mm 1.4.

Inspiration

We were sitting there munching on our burgers and it hit me. We're in freaking Paris! It seems so surreal to me that I was actually doing something I dreamed of as a kid. I never thought in my life I would ever get to visit this place. I remember sitting there looking at Madelin and just feeling so elated with joy. She looked the same. That's when I felt like I needed to take a photo to remember that moment.

Editing

Yes. And actually it was pretty elaborate. I created a two image comp HDR. First I processed the one image and blew it out completely. Saving a couple of details on her face. The second image I brought the exsposure down a good amount and then did a HDR merge in Lightroom. And did a few more final adjustments. That's why her face is so bright. Oh I also put two small radial filters on her eyes to bring out the natural color.

In my camera bag

While traveling just my canon t2i, a 50 mm prime and a 18-135.

Feedback

As a photographer there is nothing more important than being in the moment and not constantly looking for a photo op. And if you find you are absolutely loving that moment that's when you capture it. Other wise it's uninspired, and just another photo for Instagram. Take a picture that captures the moment.

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