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Girl jumps in bouncy castle
Girl jumps in bouncy castle
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Location
This photo was taken at the end of September at the Salmon Spectacular in Owen Sound, Ontario Canada. My kids can't resist a bouncy castle!Time
This was a fun day because my children's grandparents were visiting, and the event had all kinds of great activities for the kids to take part in. There were really long lines for the bouncy castle, but the event started wrapping up around 3PM, so she got to sneak in under the wire and get the bouncy castle all to herself.Lighting
This was a bright, summer day, but I noticed she was positioned perfecting so she was shaded by the roof of the castle, but was highlighted by the window beside it.Equipment
This was shot on a Canon 6D with a Sigma 35 1.4 lens - my go to combo!Inspiration
I have been doing a 365 project for the past two years (well, I finally took a break about a month ago), and it really pushed me to work outside of the box and get shots I might not ordinarily get. When she got in there, I loved how I could see her clearly bouncing (these things usually have mesh walls that are a nightmare to shoot through). So I angled myself and waited until I could get a good shot of her in mid air.Editing
Yes - this castle was a really bright white and orange, and I found the colour really distracting. So I converted it to black and white, and then I used levels adjustments to make her pop and darkened the rest of the background a bit.In my camera bag
I am always carrying my Canon 6D - I am always blown away at how great that camera handles low light - it really is a dream to work with. On my camera 90% of the time is my Sigma 35 1.4 - this lens is razor sharp even opened completely wide, and I love the colours. I lean towards documentary style photography, so it really suits my purpose. When I want to get up close and get creamy bokeh, I break out my 85 1.8 - SO great for portraits. I also just picked up a Lens Capture from Peak Designs - helping me change lenses on the fly which is really a game changer for me, so that comes with me too.Feedback
So my advice might seem kind of contradictory, but when it comes to this type of photography I recommend waiting, and moving. First I do my best to get a shot quickly - in situations like this, that won't last forever, you want to do you best to capture it. Then, if I have time, I start working the area - maybe taking a step to the left, maybe trying to layer the scene with something out of focus in the foreground, etc. I will take shots at each of these positions, but if I find one that I know is going to work, I stop, and I wait. I wait for the moment. In this case, I not only wanted her in midair with her whole body in the shot, but I was also watching her expression. I loved how concentrated on the bounce she was here. That's what helps make the shot, in my opinion. So if you find a good position with great to decent composition, then wait for the moment to make it a great shot.
