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cameraNIKON D3100

settings Aperture f/14 ISO 100 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 46/1 

upload_dateAug, 2015

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was shot during a film shoot in California, North. I like to take BTS photos during a shoot to keep a record of the event. Location: San Gregorio, an unincorporated community in San Mateo County, California, with a population of 214 people. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, south of Half Moon Bay.

Time

Mid-way into the film shoot the director had the next shoot sequence to be a-top a cliff over-looking the Pacific Ocean. It took almost 10 minuets to reach the top. Long story not so long, this photo was taken May 30th 2013 at 8:11pm.

Lighting

A very nice thing about growing up in California is not matter where you go, what time of day or night, you will always find unique natural light. This photo was shot a little after 8:00pm and the lighting is still all there. If you're looking for great locations with natural light and have the opportunity to to visit California, shoot everything. Including the Metro cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles and Oakland. All have tall buildings and you'll still be able to get great lighting.

Equipment

This photo was shot with a Nikon D3100, a Nikkor 18-70mm lens and a dual Battery Grip loaded with 2 Nikon stock batteries. I also carried a lens brush, a squeeze blower and a few lens cloths. When shooting BTS photography I like to go light weight with the gear. And I find that the Nikon D3100, 3200 or 3300 are excellent for this. In that they are both lightweight and take awesome photos.

Inspiration

I really don't know. We were at the top of the cliff, I looked around and took a shot. I just really like taking photos of "big Earth" things. Lets just say, it took 4 billion years to build it, and the speed of a shutter to capture it. My role was small. Oh, almost forgot, my personal inspiration for everything out doors, Ami Vitale. Look her up , and you'll see why.

Editing

Photoshop CS6 at the time. The flow went something like this. First: I'll fix the lighting and or exposure in PS's raw editor. Tip: Always shoot RAW. This way you can manipulate the 1s and 0s of the file. Second: Using the Histogram as a guide, pull down the brights, kick up the mids maybe, dance around in the darks. Then send it to photoshop. Here I'll get rid of the water spots that tend to land on a lens when shooting on a beach, never fails. I did this with the blemish tool. The third step is to bring up the contrast using an adjustment layer. I like dark moody pictures and adding contrast brings the darks back into a photo. Last I turn up the burn up. With a few adjustment layers and blend modes of various settings I'll add/adjust the natural burn in the atmosphere. This if I like it I will save it as a filter/LUT to usr on the other photos in the set.

In my camera bag

For location shooting behind the scenes (BTS) I don't carry a bag and I never use a neck strap. They get in my way. I keep everything from lens caps and covers to one of the 2 lenses I carry. Usually an 18-55mm and a Zoom lens is all I need. If it's out doors no flash is carried. Indoors I'll uses the smaller Nikon speed light 600. All of this goes in my pockets. I guess I really don't like straps and handles. If there are other photographers on set, I get strange looks. But hey, I like to be free.

Feedback

All I can say is don't wait and plan your shot. This is not to say don't be prepared. It simply means don't think too long, just shoot. Your lens can see way better than you can so let it see. Be free in your thoughts and your creativity will emerge. Find a great photographer and reach out to her or him. As I did with Ami Vitale back in the day. You'll find that most of the Well know photographers are willing to give you tips and encouragement via email or text. As for this shot. all that is required is look, frame, tilt, rotate, ISO (100 was set for this shot). Be sure to look at all corners of your view-finder and don't ever use the camera screen as a view-finder. Alway use your eye-piece. Unless your a videographer shooting a vid, or a tourist.

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