Cellist in the Snow
Snowy weather in Toronto....decided to take this cellist out for some snow portraits!
Snowy weather in Toronto....decided to take this cellist out for some snow portraits!
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Location
I captured this image in my beautiful city, Toronto. I am a self-taught photographer and actually shot this on my street 20 minutes away from downtown Toronto! Most times the traffic and people will get in the way of the photo, however, since I set my aperture larger I managed to lose those distractions.Time
This image surprisingly was taken around noon, I remember I had just finished having my violin lesson when the snow began falling, I took one look at my Sister and new that it would be the perfect time to capture some magical looking portraits! When I get a feeling like that, I never second guess myself!Lighting
The interesting thing about this photo is that I wanted the lighting to be not as harsh but rather keep a smooth even lighting that would give the portrait a magical feel. Being that there was no direct sunlight the snow on the ground was a good source of soft lighting and to fill in any odd shadows I used a handheld reflector. Pretty simple but effective!Equipment
I shot this on a Canon 60D, with a 55-250mm lens and one handheld reflector.Inspiration
I always find it so hard that one can enjoy the beauty of a snowfall but rarely does a photo justly capture the magicalness of it. So I decided that I would use two of the most beautiful things I know to justly capture that magical feeling in a photograph, a gorgeous young lady, and her cello.Editing
I did not want to over process this photo and by doing so lose the natural beauty so I simply brought in the saturation a little more and played with the highlights and shadows of the eyes in order to draw you into the depths of them.In my camera bag
I am simple and when it comes to packing my equipment I like to keep it quick and simple! (I mean, who wants to have bags and bags weighing tons to lug around with you when you?) The first and most important thing that I carry with me is my Canon 55-250mm lens (easy to use but super adaptable to the circumstance or occasion.) I usually have 1 to 2 handheld light reflectors which are foldable and easy to transport and one mountable Canon flash. Obviously, I can't go without the camera itself, which is either a Nikon D5100 or Canon 60D!Feedback
When it comes to giving advice, what can I say? Just go with the feeling, when you get that urge to snap a couple shots, do it! I've realized that the photos I have taken when I felt the need to just "wing it" are usually the best. The other thing which I would mention is when you are shooting a portrait with an inexperienced model, take as many photos as possible. You can never ever have too many. (I probably took over 1,000 photos and only liked 20 or so.) Ultimately, just have fun! When you are working with a live subject rather than landscape the only way to get beautiful shots is to get the subject to feel to most comfortable possible with you...and you are not going to get that to happen if you are too stiff and cold!
