Tibet, at the monastery, traditional residential architecture (China), 06-20
Tibet, at the monastery, traditional residential architecture (China), 06-2016, 19 (Vlad Meytin, vladsm.com)
Tibet, at the monastery, traditional residential architecture (China), 06-2016, 19 (Vlad Meytin, vladsm.com)
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Location
I took this picture in 2016 in one of the monasteries in Tibet.Time
It was in the late morning.Lighting
The lighting was natural, no artificial lights equipment used, although I had to manipulate on the light in PP for there was no fog just normal clear blue sky day but in PP I wanted to create something more interesting.Equipment
No tripod or flash, just my Sony A7 with Sony Carl Zeiss Sonnar T* 55mm f/1.8 lens. If interested I set the aperture to f18 for I knew I didn't want the shot to be crystal sharp in the center but wanted overall good sharpness throughout the image.Inspiration
I like old stuff in general (except technology) and architecture in particular, I imagined this place full of monks and other people minding their business in this monastery centuries ago, I pictured them walking in this place on this floor and these walls are witnesses of the days, they saw the people that are all dead now running around with some problems or happiness or whatever. I like it and I wanted to capture the mute evidence, the interior of one of the places in the monastery. Also I didn't want people in the shot for obvious reasons - modern people and ancient walls wouldn't fit, I hope people agree with me on that for they want to see the old walls and surroundings but not people with their cell phones.Editing
Yes, actually there was a heavy PP like in most of my pictures, for I believe that not only interesting composition and the mood of the picture (or the scene) are unique but what you do to the picture in PP makes it special and more profound if you will. I changed almost every main parameter in the picture but the mood was created using software filters and various settings in Photoshop, Topaz and Exposure.In my camera bag
Be light as possible is my motto, so besides my camera (Sony A7) you'd find one prime lens (usually 55 mm 1.8), gorilla tripod, ND filters in my bag and I use some apps on my iPhone to help me with the focal length calculation when needed.Feedback
I strongly recommend to get down and take shots from the ground perspective. The pictures look very interesting and I've taken this kind a lot, You can play with the DOF and tilting lens (or in PP if you wish) but for some reason not many people take these low to the ground shots. Any exterior on interior (architecture) would be good for this type of photography. Once that done you gotta have your picture processed in your favorite PP program and there you need to try many different things, don't just stop on shadows, highlights and so on - go beyond that, play with filters and dodge and burn techniques so your picture would be very appealing, interesting and one of a kind.
