Marcelle
B&W street abstract. Human element emotional styled image.
B&W street abstract. Human element emotional styled image.
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Aug, 2017Views
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Behind The Lens
Location
Sydney AustraliaTime
Late morning to middayLighting
Through the arch was a road where a parked car could be seen. That was one light source but primary was more daylight from above. Fine art editing info later.Equipment
Hand held, Sony A6000, not sure what lens, I was using manual primes a lot at the time or it may have been the 16-55mm kit lens, not sure.Inspiration
The architecture, human element (my wife), the lines of the scene and what it could be in my minds eye (probably the most important part of photography IMHO and the most difficult to train and tune)Editing
I wanted to simplify the image as a fine art edit so I blew out the whites and healed some of the dark spots left on the other side of the arch. Then I added a light beams overlay and a shadow that matched what was now the primary light source. Followed by processing to my liking for the final result.In my camera bag
Sony A7II usually with 16-35F4 and A6000 usually with 85F1.8 (128mm equivalent). LED zoom torch and tripod if light painting may be required.Feedback
If you are interested in images which you may end up editing in a fine art style, then a mindset of shooting to edit is important. What this allows is a broader mindset on shots you take. You may normally not bother with a shot because a scene you see may not be worthy, but knowing what you can do in editing, your own style and your equipment limitations, there may be opportunity your walking by without realising it. Now saying shooting to edit as an option is easy, training the eye to recognise the surreal version of a scene and what it could be is far more difficult. Knowing your editing limitations and learning more is part of it, by studying others quality work to build that photographic eye and how/why they have chosen the composition and the editing they have, really helps build that eye, which in turns helps you realise elements of a composition in a scene that otherwise wouldn't appeal to you. The camera is only a tool, like a tradesman, it is the skill and dedication behind the tool that counts and produces quality work.
