Serious face
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JulieAnnNewell
June 26, 2017
I love this and I enjoyed reading your 'Behind the Lens' about your process. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work and your wonderful feedback
Clarisse_Santos
November 27, 2018
Beautiful picture! Thank you for sharing your work process in "Behind the lens".
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Mustardseed
March 26, 2021
Perfect. Hard to get children to co-operate sometimes but this is just right.
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Location
I took this photo at our allotment that we, unfortunately, don't have anymore. The boys loved coming there to run wild amongst wildflowers, fruits, and tall grass. One particular plot had no owners so it was overgrown with tall grass and weeds. I instantly knew I wanted to take a photo there.Time
This was taken on 21/07/2016, at 2pm. It was the summer holidays and we would go there every day to pick fruit and pick weeds. The kids would all be exploring every little bug or animal they could find. It was an amazing place for them to play.Lighting
I always use daylight when I'm shooting outside. This wasn't a planned shoot either, so I didn't bring any other gear with me than my camera. I position the subject in a way so the light shines on their face unless I am going for a backlit photo of course. This day was not particularly sunny, so I didn't have a problem with harsh shadows.Equipment
I used my much loved Canon EOS 5D Mark III with my incredibly loved 50mm 1.2 lens. It was shot at f1.6 1/5000 at ISO 100. I never use a tripod for photos of people or animals as I feel way to limited in movement.Inspiration
My kids inspire me on a daily base. The way they play and let their imagination run wild. My son had found some lovely feathers this day and put one behind his ear, somehow it reminded me a bit of the film "Lord of the Flies" which I watched in the cinema as a kid and loved! When I saw him running around in the tall grass, looking all beautiful I had to take a photo, lucky for me he doesn't mind at all.Editing
I actually did quite a bit of editing on this photo. I wanted to draw attention to my son and make the colours pop more as it was a grey sky that day. I love playing around in photoshop to get the vision I have in my mind. I shot it at f1.6 so all the focus is on my son and the background gets a nice blur/bokeh to it which I love.In my camera bag
If it's just me and my kids going out to play then I bring my mark III with either my 50mm 1.2 or my Sigma 35mm 1.4 with me. The 50mm gives such a lovely portrait but the 35mm gives you a really cool look, so I choose either of them depending on where we go. If it's a booked shoot then I pack my Mark III, my Canon 7D as a backup, my Canon 50mm 1.2, Sigma 35mm, Canon 70-200mm and a Speedlite (which I never end up using). I pack several charged batteries and business cards, extra batteries for the Speedlite and a bottle of water. Sometimes I also bring my Lensbaby, but I still need a lot more practice with that one.Feedback
I would suggest taking part in your kid's play, watch them, talk to them and snap in between. If you get a good idea, tell them, they will usually love hearing it and taking part in your vision/play. I usually follow them around and give them good ideas. They love when we take part in what they do and it's very rewarding for you too.
