- Blur
- Center Framed
- Dark
- Evening
- kissing
- Moody
- Motion Blur
- Movement
- Outdoor
- people walking
- Posed
- public
- Still
- Street
A summary of how this image was shot
Directions
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
I asked the couple to centre themselves within the street and when they were ready, to have a kiss. I also reminded them to stay as still as possible as I was lowering my shutter speed to blur the people walking past
What did you say?
ok you two, we’re going for epic romance! get yourselves into the middle of the street and when you’re ready go for a super romantic kiss, linger on that kiss and stay as still as possible, we’ll all be cheering you on!
Tone of Directions
Energetic, Funny
Composition
when shooting I’m a big fan of symmetry especially in a more urban environment, I knew what I wanted to create when I saw this street so had the couple placed centre frame and the buildings creating some leading lines and depth. I knew the movement from the people would add the extra depth needed
Compositional Rules
Leading LinesSymmetry
framing
Center Framed
Focusing
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
I first used Autofocus to focus on my couple then switched to manual as I dropped my shutter speed
Focus Mode
Single Shot
Focus POints
Single Focus Point
Focused on
their faces
Equipment &
Exif
Camera
Lens
Flash
Filter
1/4 @ f/f9 ISO125 WB-auto 5250
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
the sun had just set as we ran through the streets of Galway so we had to shoot into blue hour, it was a cloudy evening so it was pretty dull. I underexposed as I worked the coolness of blue Hour mixed with the artificial streetlights, knowing my camera I knew I would be able to pull back details from the shadows enough without loosing any highlights
Light Type
Natural LightMixed Lighting
Light Quality
Soft
Time of day
Sunrise
Weather
CloudyOvercast
Editing Workflow
How did you edit this image?
I used my signature preset in Lightroom on import, adjusted the white balance and masked any areas I wanted to brighten ( the couple) I synced this across the two images I wanted to use because real life happens and I didn’t get it in one shot. I then took the two images into Photoshop and masked the couple from one image and a few bystanders into the image with better movement from the passers-by.
Editing Software
Adobe Lightroom CC, Adobe Photoshop
Preset Used
custom preset
Challenges
I knew that I would have to work fast, have the couple well prepared in what I was trying to accomplish and that I would be shooting into blue hour. I did make sure to take 1 “safe shot” with a higher shutter speed of the couple kissing just in case I needed it but I was able to combine others and didn’t need it
Solutions
Knowing my gear and its capabilities and having a clear plan of what I wanted to create and happen, we only had about 30 seconds to get this shot
Location
Location Name
galway city
Location aDDRESS
galway city
Loation Type
urban
Country
ireland
These are great fun to create, always take a safe shot with the main subject in case you need it post. Have your subjects prepped in what you are doing/trying to achieve so they understand the whys and arent confused. get people involved and have fun!
