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Senior To Be, Day Before School Starts, My Daughter
Senior To Be, Day Before School Starts, My Daughter
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I took this photo of my daughter as she sat on an old loading dock on the side of an old railroad depot in Stoughton, WI., USA.Time
This was a mid day shot with the sun not quite directly overhead. Add in trees and an awning and I though we had near perfect lighting conditions. Bright flat no brow shadow, no shadow cast from nose (or at least not very much), no obvious shadows from elements of the setting.Lighting
We arrived at a near perfect time of day on a near perfect day. Only negative was that it was about 100 degrees with high humidity, so it was steamy.Equipment
Nikon D90 18-105 lense. nothing fancy. Using complexity robs the setting and the character of spontaneity, which is an element of my style that I try always to be aware of.Inspiration
I'm a big fan of natural settings in an "as is" condition. This particular old depot I've been driving by for years and years. The broken windows and gradual onset of urban decay always caught my eye both as picture worthy topics themselves, as well as a location with several interesting settings for portrait photography. Simple is best. Simple has a beauty of its own, but it also asks for very little attention, which allows the human subject to be the center of the viewer's concentration. At the same time, a simple setting also adds an appealing authenticity that a studio and perfect lighting simply cannot do.Editing
Other than cropping in Photoshop I did no adjustment.In my camera bag
Love my Nikon D90. While the 18-105 lense is nice, I really like my longer lense, a 70-300. I do have a couple of tripods, but in the session that generated this picture everything was handheld.Feedback
As in so many other aspects of life, simple is best. At least for me. My other lesson is from our little dog. I take her on walks and she wanders from point to point in a very non-linear way, much like our kids did when they were little. Kids and dogs find wondrous things pretty much every step of the way and they never go in a straight line! I'll bring my camera along when I walk the dog and almost always end up seeing something unexpected or small or close by that is picture worthy and has escaped notice before. Great shots can happen within one step of your front door, but you need to be willing to wander and walk slowly to get to your destination, because at times good pictures can be had in the journey!
