Waxy Water
Mar, 2020Views
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Awards
Spring 21 Award
2020 Choice Award
Top Choice
Peer Award
Superb Composition
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this photo in my home in South Florida in my parents' bathroom, inside of the bathtub.Time
I took this photo around 1 PM, when the sunlight hit through the slits of the window blinds beautifully, just perfect for this photoshoot and the effect & feeling I wanted to portray.Lighting
When it comes to lighting, a few days before the shoot, I looked at the weather for the next few days and tried to determine what day and what time would have the best lighting for the shoot. For some photoshoots, you have to work with the lighting available, but in my case for this photoshoot, I was able to find my perfect lighting.Equipment
This photo was actually shot on my camera I bought for my photography class at school, a Canon EOS Rebel T7 paired with a Canon Zoom Lens that is EF-S 18-55 mm.Inspiration
This photo was actually taken for a school photography assignment. The assignment was to make a photoshoot inspired by any word starting with the letter C, meant to push our creativity. I chose to do candles as my main focus, which are shown in the photo, but had the model, who happens to be my mother, rub mascara on her under eyes to give the effect of crying.Editing
I actually took the photo into Lightroom and Photoshop both, correcting the white balance, fixing the candles' flames, upping the contrast and brightness slightly, and using curves to fix some color. Unfortunately, the computer I edit on makes the photos look perfect when editing, but when I transfer the finalized version to Google Drive and download the photo on my phone from Google Drive, or transfer the photo to a separate website, the photo's colors and editing looks different, so I apologize for the messed up color.In my camera bag
In my bag, I normally carry my Canon EOS Rebel T7, my 18-55 mm zoom lens, my 50 mm lens, and my 75-300 mm zoom lens. However, I mainly use my 18-55 mm lens.Feedback
I would say just go with your heart! Find that perfect idea, try to get the best lighting, and get the best model available. Don't ever take the ideas of another artist/photographer because obviously that's not right, but if you want to recreate someone's photo and put it in public always contact them first asking if you can do so and if you can then credit the original work. Surprisingly, it's only my first school year doing photography, so I'm still very fresh to the scene and I don't really have any worthwhile advice.
