The Kings Horse
Apr, 2019Views
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this photo on the set of Fell and Fair's short film, The Fox and The Dragon: Tanin, just outside of Greenville, SC.Time
I captured this image mid-afternoon during a break in filming. We had been trying to get the cavalry charge filmed for several hours and some of the horses were not comfortable around the video cameras, so the riders were taking a break while the director was trying to block out the next series of shots for the film. I was on the ground, in full armor, making sure the horses were comfortable around people in full kit when I grabbed my camera and captured this image.Lighting
It wasn't a super cloudy day, but the natural sunlight was filtered through the overhead canopy of trees.Equipment
This image was shot with my Nikon D7000 with a fixed 50mm lens. It was handheld, pretty close to the horse, who tried several times to chew on the strap throughout the day.Inspiration
I've been working with Fell and Fair for several years at this point and every time we do a photoshoot or film project, I bring my camera along to get some behind the scenes photos (there is usually a professional photographer on site taking official photos for the project). I saw this image while working around the horses on set and decided it was too perfect to ignore.Editing
As usual, I did minimal edits to the captured image. The biggest thing I did was cropping the image so it was centered and no longer tilting to the side.In my camera bag
My bag typically includes my Nikon D7000, my fixed 50mm 1.4f lens, and a 70-300mm lens. I keep a small gorillapod tripod thing, just in case, in addition to extra memory cards and battery. I tend to go super light and leave my bag in the car and just take the camera body and a single lens for whatever adventure I am heading out on.Feedback
Take your camera with you on every adventure, no matter how small. If working around horses or other animals, make sure you are comfortable, because they know. The more comfortable you are, the more comfortable they will be. Get on their level. Have fun. And you may be surprised at what you discover you can do.
