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Canon EOS REBEL T3

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 400 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 49/1

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Apr, 2016

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo at the Ness Creek grounds on the first day of a music festival I was shooting.

Time

It was just after dawn, very early in the morning, maybe 5am, even earlier

Lighting

This was one of those moments where I was glad I was wearing my camera. When I am shooting on assignment I only put my camera away in the bag for two reasons, 1) it is full and needs the images transferred to PC and I'm on my way to do that, 2) it is pouring rain and I can't find cover so the camera is in a waterproof bag safely hidden Most of my favourite shots happen when my camera is turned off but still hanging around my shoulder.. like this one. I was walking with my friend back to our campsite to have a rest before the music started again in the afternoon and when I noticed the fog and light filtered through the trees I lingered back to get some shots of my friend walking through. I honestly did not even use this photo until I was reviewing some old shots a year later and remembered this one. It never originally made the cut for the festival photos because it didn't fit in with the energy of the festival. I nice little calm moment amongst a weekend of chaos.

Equipment

This was taken with my trusty old Canon Rebel T3, Some of my favourite shots have been taken with that camera and even though I have upgraded to the Rebel T6s I like to use my T3 to prove that it's all about the photographer and only a little about the camera

Inspiration

I have a desperate desire to record history, Especially through candid photos of the people I know. I think this is what inspires and motivates me to take most of my photos. I've been moving into more staged photos lately with studio lighting and poses and costuming so my inspiration for those type of shots is different but for candids it's a deep rooted need to keep records.

Editing

I always shoot raw, digital art is my first love and photo editing is very important to me. I always start by flattening out my image a little, I reduce the highlights and bump up the shadows to bring back more detail, I often decrease contrast as well. I try to avoid over saturating as much as possible but I make colour decisions based on each individual shot, for this one I wanted to bring some blue out in the green of the leaves and keep everything muted and soft to keep the focus on the fog and backlighting.

In my camera bag

I shoot mostly 'long haul' events where I'll be out for a weekend or an entire day shooting. (weddings, music festivals, expos etc.) I try to keep my gear very minimal. I carry a small purse with my phone and lens cleaning cloths, I often bring a backpack with my laptop and some energy drinks + snacks + water, and I will wear my Rebel T6s with the 17-200 wide angle, and my Rebel T3 with the nifty 50, one on each side. The laptop I leave in a safe place, if I don't have a safe space I don't bring the laptop but I usually find one. The last festival I shot I ended up setting up my 'office' in my boyfriends truck to transfer photos over. It was actually really cosy :p

Feedback

If I could take this photo again I would've underexposed it just a little bit. I feel that underexposing would've prevented the loss of the sky detail and brought more attention to the lovely light beams I was so excited to capture. I also would've liked to zoom in a little bit and really fill the frame with the subject. The best advice I can offer though is to keep your gear to just the essentials, wear your camera, and don't forget about the weather! So far this year every music festival I've shot has had some serious rain and I didn't see any other photogs protecting their gear. Even if you have weather sealed gear you should still be thinking about the rain. This year I cut one end off a freezer bag and used my cats elizabethan collar from the vet as a lens hood to protect my gear. Sure I was a little embarrassed about how it looked at first but I would've been even more embarrassed if I had endangered my gear shooting in the rain because I didn't want to look silly.

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