Remnant
I have always wondered about the people that had once inhabited abandoned houses.
I have always wondered about the people that had once inhabited abandoned houses.
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May 25, 2016
Cool image! Nicely done! If you haven't done so already, please consider joining my Illusions challenge:)
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October 13, 2016
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Location
This image was a two part. First what inspired this image was that a friend had visited this abandoned farmhouse in northern Alberta a year prior and showed me images she had taken. The time worn furniture, old torn curtains, spider web draped cupboards and the texture of the 'stucco' walls intrigued me to get her to take me there. The feel of the place cast a dark mood, very quiet, all you could hear was the wind whistling through holes in the walls flowing outside. There were holes in the floor, ceiling, and the roof looked like it was about to give way. There was a bit of anxiety in the air to get the shots from every angle and get out quickly. Because of the amount of decay of the house I decided against bringing in my model and decided instead to shoot her part in studio.Time
The farmhouse shot was taken in the late fall afternoon. It was overcast but light from the missing wall, camera right, let in enough light to get the detail without using a flash.Lighting
One thing about shooting your model in studio and then putting her in the intending scene in post processing was getting the lighting right. For this I set her up next to a large bank of windows on one side, then used a speed light mounted on a light stand behind her to mimic the window light.Equipment
I used a Nikon D800 with Sigma 24-70, 2.8. The flash used with the model was a Nikon speed light SB900.Inspiration
I've always wondered about the people that had once inhabited these old houses. What they did there, what lives they led. Their stories. When we leave a house do we leave a residue of our lives? A remnant of ourselves?Editing
Since I was not able to shoot the model at the location, I had to layer her into the farmhouse shot in Adobe Photoshop CC. I was then able to lower the opacity to give her a 'ghost-like' appearance. I then darkened areas for mood effect and shadowing of the girl appearing to float above the floor. This image was originally in colour but I liked the impact better without. I felt the colour would have been too distracting for the feel of this image.In my camera bag
I have nothing too exciting in my camera bag. I usually shoot portraits so my lenses are limited to that. 50mm, 24-70mm, 70-200mm. I always have my baby, my Nikon D800 in the safest and most secure spot in my bag. It's happy spot. There is still dead battery I keep forgetting to charge in there too.Feedback
The only advice I would give is that if the safety and structural integrity of a building such as this is concerning, then do not risk injury to your model or crew to get the shot. There are other ways to get it!
