Marina
I visited my cousin Eva and Marina (her daughter) is still a bit shy with me as we don't see eachother very often. I wanted to take her portrait but she wa...
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I visited my cousin Eva and Marina (her daughter) is still a bit shy with me as we don't see eachother very often. I wanted to take her portrait but she was hiding behind the door. She was studying me thru the door grill when I catched this photo.
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Location
My photo was taken in my cousin's house during a visit. My cousin and I were outside on the terrace having a refreshment.Time
It was about midday.Lighting
It was all natural light.Equipment
It was a very quick shot, I had to do it with my phone camera as I didn't have any other camera with me and I wanted to be discreet.Inspiration
Marina is my cousin's daughter. I was visiting them after a wile. Marina was still very young and shy. I always wanted to take a portrait of her for my cousin and this was probably the best chance I had to make a good one.Editing
I shot this picture with my phone camera, so I couldn't spect to get great quality. Although, thanks to the natural light and the fast shutter speed, i didn't have to do much to it, I just converted it to B&W to make it more artistic.In my camera bag
Well, I normally have a Canon EOS 760D with 2 opticals. The one I mostly use is a 15-85mm zoom because of it's versatility and brightness. But since it was impossible to always carry with me the Canon I decided to buy a good mobile phone with a Leica lens and 20MP camera. (since then I changed to newer version with 40MP camera).Feedback
Never hesitate in taking the shot, always try to be discreet, as after being seenwith a camera, people change their face to a "posing mode" or even worst, negative responses to the camera presence. This way we can capture a natural pose.
