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In love with the music.

NIKON D3200

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Aperture f/2.8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 350/10

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Aug, 2015

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The beauty of a wildflower is breathtaking

Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in my beautiful hometown of Bristol.

Time

It was a warm summer evening and the sun was just starting to set over Harbour. This photo session was all about inspiration. My friend writes his own music and tends to look for his inspiration in his surroundings, this is one of the places he would go - the beauty is breathtaking.. He would listen to his favorite pieces and look for ways to improve it.

Lighting

It was a golden hour - a holy grail of a soft and warm light that makes colours pop in the softest way! I adore backlight and the golden hour, in my opinion, is the perfect time for setting the right mood.

Equipment

Canon D3200 and my trusted 35mm lens.

Inspiration

I love capturing people that have a passion for creating! There is something special about someone who loves doing something so much it's like breathing to them. It resonates with me in every way, seeing other people do something they love as much as I love photography. Isn't it like magic? Being able to stop the time and freeze the moment, returning to it every time you look at a photo? Painting with light? Pure magic! And this is where I get inspiration - from other people that understand THAT feeling of wanting to show the world from their point of view. To share that magic.

Editing

To set the right mood and let you feel what we were feeling right this moment I would try and process it as close to the real-life as it was - a little bit of contrast, lift the shadows, warm light, soft-focus center to bring out the main subject and minimal sharpening.

In my camera bag

Besides my Nikon camera, 99% of the time I would use either 35mm or 50mm fixed lenses. They do wonders for portrait photography and gives me the look I absolutely love.

Feedback

Golden hour! Need I say more! And be you. Share the story you're telling. You have this opportunity to freeze the time! Use it! It doesn't have to be perfect - if that's how you see the world around you, that's how you should show it!

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In love with the music.

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