stephanburn

Smelling the Flowers

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/4 ISO 200 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 70/1

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May, 2016

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in a vintage train carriage at an train station, now used for steam train excursions and events. It was for a wedding fashion shoot, involving 20 dresses from 3 designers, two models and a florist.

Time

This was shot late morning, not for the light, but for the weather. Most of the scenes were to be shot outside, but rain was forecast, so we scheduled all the indoor shots for this window. You can just about see in the window that the rain is streaming down!

Lighting

I wanted a soft summer glow to this photo, but as mentioned above, it was raining really heavily at this time! Therefore I used off-camera flash, with a gold-coated umbrella, giving me that warm glow I wanted.

Equipment

This was shot handheld with a Canon 5d Mark III, Canon 70-200mm lens, and off-camera flash.

Inspiration

I wanted to bring in a warm summer feel, to find a balance between the vintage setting and dress, while retaining a romantic modernity. A peaceful moment when weddings are so often a flurry of events.

Editing

No post-processing at all. I would normally tweak photos afterwards in Lightroom, but as this was an all day fashion shoot there were going to be thousands of photos; culling alone would take long hours. So taking the time to prep and get the light right was paramount.

In my camera bag

I normally have my 5D, my 28-70mm zoom and either an 85mm or a 50mm lens in my bag as a minimum, together with a flash and remote triggers. Aside from the normal plethora of spare batteries and memory cards! Everything else then is depending on the specifics of the day.

Feedback

I can't emphasise enough how important it is to get the light right, to shape it, position it and tint it in the right way to get the look you want. It can save hours of post-processing, and you can see straight away in camera whether you're going to get the exact look that you want, especially important for fashion photography. There are plenty of circumstances where you don't have the time for all that setup, but keeping an eye on what the light is doing is always a factor. As for the camera settings themselves, this was shot at 70mm, f4, 1/125s, ISO200.

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Smelling the Flowers

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