The kiss
When we were doing the photo shot the horses seemed mesmerized by our model. A brave kiss.. :)
When we were doing the photo shot the horses seemed mesmerized by our model. A brave kiss.. :)
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Location
This photo was taken in the south of the UK, in the nature reserve of New Forest (Hampshire). This was an impromptu moment, regarding the interaction between the model and the animal :), a little friendly poney.Time
The shoot was taken a bit after 11 a.m.Lighting
At this point, the light wasn't especially good in open spaces without shade (the sky was in the grey side/clouds - with the sun occasionally per passing it and creating some strong contrast and harsh light (midday). This image was taken with the main source of light, the sun behind the subjects, and naturally, there is much more detail on the girl face and hair, than the little horse (with dark tone). Exposure was done for the shade areas and girl's face.Equipment
Nikon 7000 D with AF 50mm D 1.4 (75mm in 35mm format) was the gear used.Inspiration
Well, this was a great "decisive moment" (not planned at all). This picturesque scene just had to be shot. When looking at this image immediately comes to my mind the idea of "The Beauty and the Beast", even if a very friendly one :) And a certain romantic idea of natureEditing
This image had little processing (from a raw file). At the time I used photoshop elements. Essentially I fine tuned exposure and saturation. Generally, I don't like to process too much my images.In my camera bag
My favourite camera for portability and "the real spirit of photography" is an old fuji x100 (that I love because of the flash synch speed possibilities, and the feeling of a classic metallic camera). The Nikon 7000d is the one which I consider my main camera, I normally use it with the 35mm 1.8 lenses. for most of the jobs. A little canon EOS100D with an EF-S 24mm pancake lens. Flash Nikon SB-600 and a Yongnuo 685 with a remote controller which I can use with any of my cameras. A little tripod used mainly to position/support my flash.Feedback
My advice regarding the caption of any similar scenes is to be ready for the unexpected and to shoot before having too many concerns about the technical side of the image. Candid moments are easily missed if we are too concerned about the perfect exposure. Other option will be to have your camera always in a program mode or aperture priority, before starting a photo session. And after, when you got time and if you prefer using manual settings, like me, fine-tune it (if there is the chance to capture similar versions).
