Horse Life
Apr, 2017Views
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this at a barn in Bonsall, California. My daughter rides there and this is her trainer taking a break.Time
This was early morning when all the kids take their lessons.Lighting
I love the mottled light on his legs and boots. Plus the background is fairly bright so it shows up well too,Equipment
Canon 6D handheld with a 28-105mm lens.Inspiration
I really loved how worn the boots looked- like he had been working hard in them and it shows. Same with his jeans. But then a girl rode into view behind him and I thought this really set off the photo because the juxtaposition between trainer and rider shows a bit of their relationship.Editing
I changed it to sepia to give it an old time feel.In my camera bag
I always have my 28-105mm lens, my 70-200mm lens, and I recently acquired a Tamron 150-600mm lens that I just love!Feedback
Look for foregrounds playing off against backgrounds. In this case the foreground is in focus and the background is not. You can do it the other way too, or even have both in focus as long as they don't compete for attention: one should support the other. Use AV on the camera to control your aperture and keep out of focus the things you want to have a bit blurred.
