Ballerina
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marcobertam
October 20, 2016
Welcome to Viewbug. Great image look forward to seeing more of your images. Cheers. Marco
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Location
I took this picture in an abandoned building in Madrid, Spain.Time
This photo was taken around noon on a summer day (august) so it was difficult to control the harsh light...but it was a fun challengeLighting
This photo was taken only using natural light. Being inside of a building (which had huge windows and archs) helped to get a more diffuse light on the ballerina. Still, as can be seen in the photo, the light was coming though the left and there are more shadows in the right, which helps to add some more volume.Equipment
This photo was waken with a Canon 600D and the lense was a Tamron 17-50 2.8. I didn't use a tripod (although it could have been helpful) and no flash neither. I tend to keep my sessions as simple as possible as I am trying to learn step by step.Inspiration
I love ballet and all things related, it combines strenght and softness in a very unique way. I loved how the pose of the amazing ballerina reflected this, as well as the symmetry of the composition.Editing
Yes, first I did some basic adjustments (contrast, exposure...) in the raw file and afterwards I converted it to black and white and did some curves work. Finally, I did some dodge and burn, but trying to keep it very subtle.In my camera bag
My actual camera is a Canon 70D, and the two lenses I always carry with me are a Tamron 17-50 2.8 and Canon 50mm 1.4. I also usually carry a tripod and a flash Canon 430 EX.Feedback
I think the most important thing is to have a clear idea about what you want to transmit in the picture and pay a lot of attention to the composition. Here I was looking for something quite symmetrical, so the subject is centered, but for a more dynamic image this wouldn't work. Also, it is important to try to keep the lighting soft and quite uniform for this image. The light coming from one side helps to add volume, whereas frontal lighting would provoke a flatter image. I used a medium aperture (5.6) and, since the pose was static, the speed was lowered up to 1/60s.
