- Backlit
- Dark
- fog
- full body
- Indoor
- Looking out
- Moody
- Posed
- Serious
- smoke
- standing
- Wide
- Window Light
The story behind the image
Directions
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
I asked the couple to go towards the window and when they arrived, to touch the glass with one hand.
What did you say?
Go towards the window and subtly touch the glass.
Tone of Directions
Calm
Composition
Framing is fundamental in this type of scene, first I thought of the ideal position to form the cross design and then I asked the couple to go to the window. I stopped them just before they would intersect with the “cross” that was created by the light & smoke machine so it formed part of the image and story.
Compositional Rules
Leading Lines
framing
Center FramedFull Body
Focusing
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
The focus of the sony is amazing, it worked perfectly.
Focus Mode
Continuous
Focus POints
Single Focus Point
Focused on
On the bride's face
Equipment &
Exif
Camera
Lens
Flash
Filter
Other
I used a tripod with a LED light outside the house and a smoke machine so I could draw the light.
1/1600 @ f/1.4 ISO2500 WB-Auto
The way the EXIF is written out follows the common photographic method (with the inclusion of White Balance at the end). Here it is broken down:
Shutter Speed @ Aperture ISO White Balance.
Light & Weather
I used an LED light just outside of the window so I could have that window light effect. The great thing with an LED is that the light stays on and you can see what the light will do; unlike a Flash which obviously only lights for a split second.
Light Type
Artificial LightWindow Lighting
Light Quality
Directional
Time of day
Night
Weather
Indoor
Editing Workflow
How did you edit this image?
I applied the preset and made some adjustments to exposure, contrast, and highlights.
Editing Software
Adobe Lightroom CC
Preset Used
Challenges
The challenge was to find the exact composition that i thought worked best with the cross element and the couple.
Solutions
I started by composing first without the couple, and then finally asked them to move into the shot.
Location
Location Name
Imperatriz MA
Location aDDRESS
Avenida Principal, 1356 - Lagoinha, Imperatriz - MA, 65909-001
Loation Type
Casa de evento
Country
Brasil
For this type of image, a smoke machine and directional light are indispensable. If you have the chance to play with a smoke machine, do it!
