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Behind The Lens

Location

This was taken in the front garden of the house I grew up in.

Time

Late afternoon

Lighting

The lighting is actually very poor, there’s two 10 ft walls either side of us, it’s cloudy etc. The light in her eyes is photoshopped.

Equipment

Just a Nikon D5100 with a 50mm

Inspiration

I just wanted to take photos of my nieces enjoying themselves outside.

Editing

Yeah, I’ve edited out the entire background and used photoshop brushes for the partial effect

In my camera bag

Camera, 50mm, micro 40mm and 80-300mm. I’m broke, don’t have the money for anything else

Feedback

Candid shots are worth processing. Never scrap photos because they’re uninspiring, sometimes it’s worth playing with them. This was literally just a cute shot that I decided to attack with photoshop and it’s one of my favourite photos that I have taken. I don’t get the same enjoyment in studio photos. (Still enjoy them, just not as much as candid!)

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