Rise and Shine
Nov, 2018Views
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Awards
Chatter Award
Contender in the Visual Poetry Project
Gem Award
Achievement in Originality
Top Pick Award
Halfway22 Award
Curator's Selection
Jewel Award
Judge Favorite
9Teen Award
Contest Finalist in Experimental Photography Project
Contest Finalist in Coffee Love Photo Contest
Top Shot Award
Contest Finalist in Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 39
Staff Favorite
Peer Award
Outstanding Creativity
Top Choice
Absolute Masterpiece
Superb Composition
Magnificent Capture
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Behind The Lens
Location
Just in my bedroom. I was careful to use white bedsheets for the shot in person because I knew the colour wouldn't be too distracting. I also took a photo of the coffee mug in the same room to ensure the lighting was the same. This made the two images easy to create a composite from.Time
I took this photo around midday to make sure there was plenty of light coming through the window. It didn't matter too much about the time of day though, just as long as there was enough light to capture the shot on a low enough ISO.Lighting
I used natural light from the window in this shot, nothing special. Windows sometimes make great sources of light, but it really depends on the effect and mood you're trying to capture.Equipment
I used a Nikon D750 equipped with a nikon 24-70 f2.8 lens and balanced on a tripod for thsi shot.Inspiration
I saw a very simple sketch by Christoph Niemann that showed this idea and I immediately thought this would look great as a photo! So I decided to recreate it using simple things you can easily find around the home.Editing
The photo is a simple composite of the subject yawning and a coffee mug, which I merged together by masking out parts of the coffee mug in photoshop. I also edited the colours to make them more interesting to look at.In my camera bag
I usually just carry my Nikon D750 with a 24-70mm lens these days. Occasionally I'll take a tripod if I know I'll be shooting something that needs the camera to be stationary.Feedback
Sometimes great inspiration comes from artists who are not photographers. It can be very liberating to find ideas in other works of art like poetry, music, illustrations, and paintings, and then translate them into your own medium.
