Country Bum
My son in our backyard. Lighting was from both the setting sun, as well as dual flashes in a 28" softbox. Taken with the Fuji XT-1 and 56mm f-1.2 lens....
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My son in our backyard. Lighting was from both the setting sun, as well as dual flashes in a 28" softbox. Taken with the Fuji XT-1 and 56mm f-1.2 lens.
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This was taken in my back yard at the outskirts of a small wooded area. I had a temperature of 104.7 at the time this photo was being shot, but I didn't let a little thing like that stop me. ;)Time
This was shot towards the evening. The sun was getting split between camera left, and peeking through the trees and foliage.Lighting
28" softbox with 2 Speedlights, each set to 1/8 power, camera right. Sunlight camera left.Equipment
Fuji XT-1 with the Fuji XF 56mm f/1.2 lens. Camera mounted on tripod. Phottix multi-boom with 2 mounted Yongnuo speedlights inside of a 28" soft box on a light stand. Camera settings were ISO 200, 1/180 shutter speed.Inspiration
My backyard literally looks like the country. Although I live in a subdivision, a small forest of sorts borders it. My son, while I was doing some Spring cleaning, found an old antique harmonica that someone gave me when I was about his age. He was thrilled with the sounds it made. Combine that with his love of being outside, and "Country Bum" was born. A funny side note: I was ill with a temperature of 104.7 (yes, you read that right, 104.7). Perhaps it was part delirium and part muse, but that was the day I decided I wanted to do this shoot.Editing
I didn't do a lot of post-processing with this photo. This was processed in Lightroom with a little color correction, some sharpening, and a bit of saturation adjustments.In my camera bag
My bag goes everywhere with me. It's a ZYLC vintage brown leather messenger bag. Nowadays Inside you will find my XT-1, usually with my 35mm lens attached. I also keep my 23mm and 56mm lenses in the compartment next to my camera. There is also two speedlights, a light meter, a rogue flash bender, extra batteries, memory cards, some lens cloths, and an iPad mini.Feedback
Just get out there and shoot. The more you practice, the more you develop (pun intended) as a photographer. You aren't "taking" a picture, you are painting with light. Find an idea you want to do, visualize it, and make it happen. As far as portraits of children, look at the world through their eyes, see the wonder and awe, and try to replicate that magic through your photography.
