- Adobe Lightroom CC
- Natural Light
- Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter
- soft
- Single Focus Point
- Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM
- Overcast
- Normal
- None / Simple
- Nikon D750
- Movement
- afternoon
- full body
- Emotive
- Dancing
- Continuous
- City Center
- Center Framed
- Autofocus
- Austria
- Wide
The story behind the image
Composition
I love photographing the party as if the camera was another guest. For the same reason I like to use the same guests as frames to frame my subjects or points of interest. In this case, I was building my image using the guests back as a window that was complemented by the guide lines that the dress created.
Compositional Rules
Leading Lines
framing
Center FramedWideNatural Frames
Focusing
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
The photo had to be in group and continuos mode. Due to the low light, if I had used the single mode, I could lose the moment. In addition, due to the constant movement of the subjects, it is more comfortable for me to use a larger focus area that covers the area where my main subject is moving.
Focus Mode
Continuous
Focus POints
Single Focus Point
Focused on
Always the face
Equipment &
Exif
Camera
Lens
Flash
Filter
1/320 @ f/2.8 ISO8000 WB-AWB
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 positioned myself in a place where I knew that eventually, a robotic light from above would backlight Kate.
Light Type
Artificial Light
Light Quality
Backlit
Time of day
Night
Weather
Indoor
Editing Workflow
How did you edit this image?
Due to the contamination of the different light colors, I decided to go for a black and white image. In addition, the fact that there is such a strong emotion leaving the image in black and white helps to remove any other distraction such as color to only leave the expressiveness of the moment.
Editing Software
Adobe Lightroom CC
Preset Used
Personal BW Preset
Challenges
Definitely fast dance moves in a low light environment
Solutions
Crank up the ISO to the maximum
Location
Location Name
El Faro
Location aDDRESS
Camino al Faro 1 Carretera Todos Santos - Los Cabos, Km 54, 23300 Todos Santos, B.C.S.
Loation Type
Venue next to the beach
Country
México
Concentrate on how the moment feels, look for the framing to contribute to the narrative of the photo, and do not be afraid to raise the ISO (It is better to have photos with a lot of grain than not to have them at all)
