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Location
This photo was taken on a very brisk morning in February in Tracy, CA in one of our local Almond Orchards. The blossoms came EXTREMELY early this year, so it was a lot of fun to get my nieces ready and have them go walk around in the orchard to look at all the pretty white 'popcorn' blossoms.
Time
I remember watching this orchard on my drive home everyday, to try and time when the blossoms would be at their best. I go extremely lucky that it just so happened to be on a Friday morning. This shot was probably taken around 11:30 am, and I couldn't be more happy with it. There was not a whole lot of cloud cover, so I was really worried about the blossoms being over exposed, but got very lucky with the small amount of cloud cover there was passing at just the right moment to get a nicely balanced shot.
Lighting
I really wanted to keep a very 'fairytale' feeling to these images, but knew I was shooting WAY out of the golden hour. Thankfully there was a little bit of cloud cover that defused the sun light just enough that I was able to keep that light and airy feeling, with out anything being too over exposed.
Equipment
This was shot on a Canon 6D Mark II, with a 35-105mm lens and nothing else.
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Inspiration
I wanted to capture how much these two sisters care about each other. More than just letting them run around and explore, I wanted to capture the essence of what it's like being a big sister. Always looking out for your little sister, and leading the way. That's what inspired me to take this photo.
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Editing
I didn't really do a lot of post-processing on this image. Aside from popping the reds in their outfits to create a little more of a stark contrast, I didn't adjust much.
In my camera bag
I recently had all of my camera gear stolen. So I have been slowly but surely rebuilding my camera bag. Lately, I have had a Canon 6D Mark II body, with a 50mm fixed and a 32-105mm. These are my go to. I also recently invested in a set of neutral density filters to help with the bright sunny days we're used to in California.
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Feedback
Be patient with kiddos! They don't always cooperate to get that 'perfect' shot, but my nieces were both in a great mood that day and were so excited to see all of the 'popcorn' blossoms.
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