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I’ve always wanted to be a photographer, but my career went in another direction. In October 2017, I started an online iPhone photography class but couldn’t seem to find time to take many photos. So when I went home to Florida for Christmas, I took my neice to her ballet studio and started snapping away. I gained more knowledge (and made more mistakes) in that one session than I could ever hope for!Time
It was the perfect day! Overcast and warm. There was a big window in the studio with beautiful light pouring in. My neice kept turning the studio lights on, and I kept turning them off!Lighting
I am still in the middle of my online editing course, so my skills are limited. But I used vignettes to create more dramatic lighting effects. I normally don’t like vignettes, but I experimented with moving them around, some halfway off the page, and loved the effect I was getting.Equipment
iPhone 7 camera. I started out with a tripod, and tried to compose, angle, not shake, etc. But I got the best pictures when I just held it in my hand, scooted around the floor, and gave up worrying about technical details.Inspiration
My beautiful neice inspired me. I also got inspired as we went along. Not being very confident, I got excited when I reviewed the pictures every few shots and saw they might have a chance!Editing
I used Snapseed only to edit. Mostly brightening, vignetting and working on saturation to keep it soft.In my camera bag
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Get up close and personal! My model was spectacular, but she was nervous, too, as I was asking her to pose. Finally, I told her “let’s quit posing. You just go through your normal warmup and practice session and don’t even pay attention to me.” Of course, sometimes I was right up on her face or hanging upside down or getting under her shoes! But we both got comfortable which made all the difference. At times, I would ask her to do something again or “hold it right there.”
