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Was doing another levitation image, and decide to go for a Mary Poppins one as well!

Was doing another levitation image, and decide to go for a Mary Poppins one as well!
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upload_dateMay, 2016

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Location

This is taking close to Vormsund in Norway. It's some old church ruins which originally stems from around the 1100s. It's been burned, rebuilt, expanded, struck by lightning, and even if it's in ruins today it's still a popular attraction. There were several other people wandering around the church, so patience was needed to get the people out of the frames.

Time

This image is taken around sunset, which at that time in November was around 3pm. It was pretty wet and cold this day, but a group of friends and me decided to go shot anyway. And the sun created a great light for our shots this day. Both in landscapes and in the portraits we did. Sunset is such a great time to take images, and especially when you get those clouds that almost makes it look like the sky is on fire.

Lighting

I love shooting in the golden hour. Its a very good llight for shooting portraits more fantastical in nature. And often when the sun sets you get this sky that looks as it's almost on fire, and that adds a lot of drama to a scene. Because of where the door were facing away from the sun the sky was not as dramatic, but I feel it focuses the attention to the model to have a less busy background.

Equipment

This was shot with a Canon 7D with a Sigma 18-35 f/1.8 at 18mm/f/5. There's no flash or any artificial lighting. Everything neatly balanced on a Benro tripod.

Inspiration

We were here orginally to shoot a 'floating above altar' type picture. While waiting for some lighting to be just right we started talking about this unique umbrella the model had brought with (the weather forecast wasn't looking too good!) and decided to go for a Mary Poppins type image too.

Editing

This image is actually two images. I did a shot without the model and another with the model standing on a chair. That way I could easily remove the chair in post-processing later. Other than that the drama in the clouds and the crispness of the ruins has been punched up a little to create the mood of the image.

In my camera bag

Me and my bag goes everywhere together. I usually carry a Canon 7D, extras of everything (batteries, memorycards etc). Lenses always in bag is the Sigma 18-35 f/1.8, Sigma 70-200 f/2.8, Sigma 10-20 f/3.5-5.6. I also carry a single flash with a Rogue flashbender reflector just in case I need that little extra light for something. Cleaning supplies, keys, tripod tools, remote shutter release is also usually in the bag wherever I go.

Feedback

My biggest advice is play and have fun. Try things. Fail a lot. Fail spectacularly. You're bound to get it right at some point, and usually that ends up being amazing just because you risked a potential failure. One of my favorite quotes is from Winston Churchill and goes like this; "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." And that very much applies to photography. Practically I'd say that to find the light to fit your scene is key in most everything.Doing a "flying" image like this in two exposures makes things a lot easier because you get the correct lighting on the model (in comparison to shoot the model in a studio and do a composite), and there's less work after to make it look believable. But above all, enjoy photography and have fun is key to great shots in my mind.

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