Under the sprinkler
My girl, cooling off on a hot day.
My girl, cooling off on a hot day.
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Jul, 2015Views
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Location
I took this in my garden in the early summer months. The children were playing under the sprinkler and i grabbed my camera.Time
In the afternoon. Afternoon light is really pretty, especially when it falls on water.Lighting
When the light is soft later on in the day, it can be so magical. The way it falls especially on water, heightening the drops can make all the difference. Not harsh, just soft rays.Equipment
I used my Canon 5D mark III. Handheld. And just the natural light falling onto the garden at that time of day.Inspiration
When i see the wonderful combination of my children, pretty light and water - that's huge inspiration to pick up my camera. I can see the scene unfold in front of me and i picture it in my head in black and white. I adore water in black and white.Editing
I do most of my processing in Light Room. I bring the picture in, and start off with a simple black and white conversion. Then start tweaking, playing with the sliders. Contrast, clarity, shadows, blacks, playing with them all for hours til i get the deep, rich result i am after. It's a labour of love, but it's great fun too.In my camera bag
My bag is a bit messy but i have in it a lens baby sweet 50, lens baby edge 80, an 85 1.4 (favourite portrait lens!), a 50.1.8 (bit old and doesn't work properly really), and a sigma art 35.Feedback
I would say to anyone trying to capture deep rich water pictures, to wait til the light is right (usually later afternoon is good), or even midday is ok too, if you want really contrasty water pictures - just make sure you don't blow the highlights if the sun is too high! Then just play around with contrasts, the toner sliders etc. Just don't be scared to play and keep going to make the tones richer and richer, to bring out the water against the dark.
