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Location
Took Devin to Beacon Hill Park here in Victoria, Canada. For this shot I got below her and shot up as she looked over her shoulder and down at me.Time
We met at the park about 2PM on a late June Friday that I had off work, this shot came about half an hour into our time shooting.Lighting
Daylight in a nice and open area with a few trees around. No reflectors or flash.Equipment
Canon 400D with a EF 28-200mm lens. Handheld, I find Tripods cumbersome and pointless for the most part. Sure they have their place, but a photographer should know their equipment well enough to shoot with the camera in their hand and keeping it steady enough to get great pictures.Inspiration
Most of the shots of Devin had been strait on, like most modeling shots, I just decided to get low for a different perspective on this one. I shot 25 frames at this angle.Editing
First step was Camera RAW where I adjusted the: Exposure -0.03 Recovery 4 Blacks 2 Brightness +50 Contrast +25 Then into PS CS3 where I created a layer to increase the saturation on her red hair, and mask out everything else. Then a layer to do what I call Light reversal and a top layer with my logo and watermark. In the case of Devin I didn't need to do any skin clean-up or blemish removal, she's a great model to get to work with.In my camera bag
I still carry my DeviantArt bag that I've had for at least five years. I keep a handful of business cards and backup memory cards. My flash, that wasn't needed on this shoot. Batteries for the flash. My 28-200mm with a UV filter (for safety). There is a shutter release in the bag and a small fold-up reflector hanging on the outside.Feedback
Communication! Talk to your model, talk to them constantly. Let them know what you want, what you are looking for and what they need to fix of change. Ask them what they want to achieve, receive, and accomplish with the shoot. Then talk, chat, question and communicate every chance that you can while shooting. Don't let them wonder what It is that you're looking at or trying to shoot, let them know. During this shoot we changed locations in the park about eight times over 90 minutes. Finding locations took listening to what Devin wanted and knowing the area.
