Icy Walk
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jrmartos
November 02, 2015
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Location
I took this photo in the tiny apartment I lived in during my studies at the art academy.Time
The photograph was taken quite some time ago - on a thursday, May 29, 2014, at 01:44 PMLighting
You would laugh if you saw the installation I made to get this shot. Two chairs next to each other to make a platform capturing enough natural light, but not as high as a table, because I had to be able to place my foot on the platform. I only used daylight. I placed the installation close to the balcony door.Equipment
So, to get a glimpse of what the installation for this shot looked like, imagine two chairs next to each other with a piece of grey paper on it. Then two stacks of books - one on the left chair and the other one on the right. On top of the books an oven dish made of glass, filled with frozen water. I used my Nikon D5100, with a standard 18-55mm f 3.5 lens. My very first DSLR.Inspiration
I actually didn't plan to shoot a photograph but was busy making cinemagraphs for my final exam at that time. I used the first sentence of what I called "forgotten books" to inspire me. Forgotten books are books that have been put away in boxes at the library, because they have not been loaned out for too long. They were put away on the attic of the library. For my final exam, I picked them up and wrapped every book in an abstract photograph of mine. I attached a sticker on every book with its first sentence. Every visitor of the exhibition could take one of the forgotten books home. Here are a few links if you're interested in seeing more of the cinemagraphs and my final exam: https://www.behance.net/gallery/18020447/FORGOTTEN-BOOKS-THE-CINEMAGRAPHS http://nicolepietruschka.blogspot.nl/search/label/Final%20ExamEditing
Yes, I usually always do, but in that case not much post-processing was needed. Just a bit of highlights / shadows and clarity tweaks.In my camera bag
I always carry my Nikon D5100 with a standard 18-55mm f 3.5 lens (didn't have the money yet to buy better lenses, but very much looking forward to be able to do so some day). I also received a gorgeous Nikkor 85mm f 2 lens from the photographer I was assisting at for half a year (internship). It is a lens without autofocus though, so I almost only use it to photograph not moving objects. Furthermore in my camera bag you will find a camera remote control and the battery charger.Feedback
Here is how you get the most interesting frozen water: Fill an oven dish made from glass (or anything similar which is transparent and can be put into the freezer) with water and let it freeze. When the water is frozen, pour some warm water on top of it to create cracks and bubbles. Let it freeze again. Be well prepared before you take your frozen dish out, it melts faster then you wish. When I had placed my foot and everything into position, I poured hot water over the ice to make my foot appear more clearly. As you can imagine, time is very limited then and every shot you take will be different. Keep that in mind and have fun freezing stuff!
