We were staying on a path where the trees created a natural frame and I wanted to keep Frankie in the middle of it. I asked the bride to simply run. Not only to keep her warm but as well I saw the potential of that dress – it looked like a flame when she moved. I asked her to run a few times there and back while I was standing in one place.
Frankie, I know it’s cold so this is going to warm you up. Can you run with your dress back and forth a few times keeping to the path?
Calm
I wanted to keep Frankie in the middle of the frame created by trees and the path. I kept her in the middle of the frame on my camera as well so I moved the camera with her. But all of these compositional elements were kinda lost due to the blur and so through the editing, I also made it feel balanced by keeping the bride in the center of the image with enough negative space around the frame to “isolate” her.
Broken Rules
Center FramedWideFull BodyNegative Space
I focused on the bride and followed her with the autofocus as she ran back and forth.
Single Shot
Single Focus Point
her back
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.
This was taken purely with natural light in the forest and even though the sky was quite cloudy, I did notice that the bride was being lit from a gap in the forest off to the side. The forest was also very dense with huge trees which naturally created a dark background. This all worked well to create a natural contrast between subject and background.
Natural Light
Soft,Directional,Front Lit
Afternoon
Overcast
I used Jennifer Moher Slate and Ivory preset. I wanted to keep this photo in black and white as the colour was too distracting. My eyes were drawn to the movement of the dress – as it looks like a flame. I used the brush on the dress to make it a bit lighter than the rest of the photo and to help it stand out from the rest of the image.
The only challenge was trying to find the ideal shutter speed.
I made sure to shoot a whole bunch of images, with varying shutter speeds which I would then have a deeper look at and find the shot that I loved the most. It’s all part of the learning process.
Auchen Castle
Beattock, Moffat DG10 9SH
Castle
United Kingdom
Just play with the shutter speed and don’t be afraid of it – sometimes you will get nothing but often the photos will surprise you.
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