Comin’ Thro’ the Rye
I prefer Holden's take on the song.
I prefer Holden's take on the song.
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Location
This was taken along the edge of a soy bean field, off an old country road.Time
The series was taken around four or five in the afternoon.Lighting
Out of shot is a white poster board to keep the shadows on her from being too deep. Reflector on a budget.Equipment
I used a Nikon d3000 along with the 50mm lens that came with it. Oh, and the aforementioned makeshift reflector was also used.Inspiration
My model and I were in the same English class. We had just finished reading 'The Catcher in the Rye'. In this shoot I wanted to convey the sort of alienation and loneliness Holden feels in the novel. Salinger creates a character who is reluctant to grow up and finds fault in the phony adult world. He tells Phoebe that he wants to protect the children playing in the rye and "catch" them if they go to close to the cliff edge. This image shows Phoebe looking into the scene Holden had described. She has to find her role in society and contemplates his fate.Editing
This was part of an editing assignment for school. I modified the image using curves. The reds were pushed in order to amplify the already golden field.In my camera bag
I typically have my d7100, two lens, a lens pen, and a polarizing filter in my bag. The lens are a 18-140mm and a 55-300mm. Since I utilize a lot of natural light in my shoots, I have several polarizing filters stashed in my car as back up. They work well to reduce glare and enhance the color of the sky.Feedback
Never stop reading. Books make so many allusions to paintings, museum exhibits, scientific discoveries, mythology, history, and everything else in the world. You come in contact with so many new references that can be used in your own art.
