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Aug, 2017Views
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Location
This was taken in Deep Ellum, a district in downtown Dallas. The painting is inside what's primarily used as a walking alley between two streets, there are several murals painted inside (there is street art all over the area).Time
I shot this late in the afternoon - there was no lighting inside, all of the light spilled in from outsideLighting
All of the light was spilling in from the open garage door, there was interior lighting turned on (I'm not sure if the patio lights in the shot even work!). It was a bright clear afternoon, so there was a lot of ambient light near the door.Equipment
This was taken handheld with a Canon 70D and Tamron 16-300mm lens. I didn't use a flash, I liked the ambient light available.Inspiration
I was wandering around Deep Ellum specifically to shoot the street art, and really liked this mural. I think hte artist did a great job of capturing the girl's detail.Editing
I played with lighting a little in Lightroom, but it's mostly as-shot.In my camera bag
I normally carry a Canon 70D with a Tamron 16/300mm mounted and a 5D Mk III with any number of lenses ranging from a 8mm diagonal fisheye to a Sigma 200-500mm telephoto, depending on what I'll be shooting. I'm usually looking for cool things at random while traveling, so I don't get to plan a lot of shots beforehand - I've found I spend the most time with various prime lenses and the 17-300mm Tamron though, the Tamron's range lets you capture almost anything on the fly and reduces the need for lens changes out in the openFeedback
I shot this from several different angles, but I like this one the best. I have wondered since if I shouldn't have played with a fisheye to see what effect I could have gotten. The best advice I can give is to be careful with aperture on shots like this - it's in a shaded area, to narrow and you'll end up with camera shake from the long exposure times, but too wide open and you'd loose detail in the rafters and door reflection. F5.6 seemed to work well here...
