After we asked the model to stand by the window and put on the earring, we just asked her to turn her face a little to the light and hold the gift in a way that it wouldn’t cover it.
Perfect, just lower your face a little and take the earring a little lower.
Calm
I confess that at the time I didn’t think about the composition, I don’t know if because this is already in the unconscious, but the image at the time of photographing caught my attention in this way. I saw in the final image that the light that enters through the window will gradually show the face, hand and then the “main” object of the photograph.
Center Framed
After taking several images with different angles I decided to explore a method (Free-lensing or lens whacking) that I really like and when I don’t have much time to change the lens to tilt-shift. The main idea was to “isolate” the earring and give a distorted/blurred view of the rest of the image.
Manual Focus
Single Point
earring
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.
More and more we have liked this type of light, soft and coming from a window. Of course, we don’t always get this type of light and environment where we can isolate the subject without interference from the background, but whenever possible, we use it. It was around 4 pm and the light was a little strong for the mood we wanted in these photos. We closed the curtains and also the windows to the point where the light would be little so we don’t have hard shadows and not too much light.
Natural Light
Indoor
I used our black and white presets called ‘AM BO’ as a base. The idea is for the image to have a dark feel and giving attention to the earring. Then I used the brush tool and radial filter to add exposure to the earring and neck.
The difficulty most of the time in this type of method is putting the focus on the objective you want. As in this case, we asked the model to hold the earring in a way that it was still, therefore the only difficulty becomes just the focus.
Nothing that some training will make you understand how the method works and learn from it.
Porto
R. de Rodrigues Sampaio - Porto
Private Home / AirBnB / Apartment
Portugal
Don’t be afraid to try new methods and angles, this will expand your possibilities in creating unique images.
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