Keyla under the snow
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This photo was taken outdoor on a sunny snow dayTime
This is one of my favorite photos of Keyla ; she has the habit to get all serious when she see a camera and get that piercing eye that goes through the lens. This was taken midday when the sky suddenly decided to drop snow on a sunny day, out of the blue.Lighting
I wanted to capture the seriousness of Keyla wondering why snow is suddenly falling on her as she had decided to take a sun bath on the deck. Lighting was perfect as it took away the greyish tones that you often have with snow days and the overexposed lighting that you get with reflections of light into too much white snow at times.Equipment
I am a Nikon fan and this one was taken with the D7000, one of the best machine Nikon came up with in that series. I like to take portraits with a telephoto objective so it gives a natural blurry background effect while capturing all details on the main subjectInspiration
I wanted to capture how serious Keyla can look, which can scare people at times but she is a sweetie ; she has that look " don't mess with me" and i think that shot pretty capture the essence I was going for : the tough lady in her fur coat :-)Editing
Yes, I did increased a bit the contrast so I could get more definition on the drops of snow and also bring out the wet feeling of the fur coat on Keyla ; it also accentuated the toughness of the overlooking expression in this portraitIn my camera bag
In my "day to day" bag, I usually have a Nikon camera (usually the d750 full frame), along with a 18/70mm, a 70-300mm, a fish-eye and a macro 85mm fix, a monopod, a light tripod, a duster, extra batteries, battery chargers, solar panel charger, a wireless remote, filter flash, a flashlight and lots of memory sticks. I use a sliding cross shoulder bag for quick operation and less hard on the back when you walk for long hours. If I carry a bag for a mission (or I am not too sure what I will end up shooting), I usually mount a lens on each camera and carry about 3 cameras (d750, d7000, d3000) so I don't have to switch lenses as I shoot, plus additional flashes and other accessories. As I have more equipment to carry, I use a harness to balance the weight of the equipment on my body and to ease the movementFeedback
For me, the key of a pop up portrait is to use a telezoom (like a 70-300mm) to capture a crisp portrait with a blurry background ; I know a lot of photographers use a 35mm fix or 50mm fix to take portraits but using a zoom lens gives more space to the subject, make them more confortable which helps you capture more natural poses along with the fact that you get almost all the time the perfect natural blurry background
