- amongst trees
- Outdoor
- Wide
- Walking
- walk towards camera
- Sunset
- sun from right
- Slightly Cloudy
- scenery
- portrait wide
- nature
- blue sky
- natural frames
- moon
- lower thirds
- late
- holding hands
- Evening
- cliff
- Center Framed
- wide shot
The story behind the image
Directions
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
The models are not professional models and they met for the first time in this photo session. I asked them to hold hands and just walk towards me as I didn’t want them to stand awkwardly in one place. I felt this location required natural and candid shots to be more relatable to clients as well.
What did you say?
Okay guys, now just hold hands and slowly walk towards me without looking at the camera! You can chat, laugh and do whatever you want that makes you comfortable.
Tone of Directions
Calm
Composition
Firstly, when I saw this place I saw it as a perfect frame with trees from both sides and the moon in the middle. I placed the couple in the middle of the ‘frame’ and gave them posing directions. By having the couple naturally framed by the trees, the focus goes straight to them. Which is the goal of the composition.
framing
Lower Thirds
Focusing
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
I set up single point autofocus on the couple as they are the main subject of the photo. I used AI Servo as the couple was walking towards me and I wanted to track the focus on their faces.
Focus Mode
Continuous Autofocus
Focus POints
Single Point
Focused on
Bride's face
Equipment &
Exif
Camera
Lens
Flash
Filter
1/3200 @ f/2.2 ISO200 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
The sun was setting behind the mountain and the light was illuminating trees and the model faces. I wanted to combine the last light of the day with the moon behind them.
Light Type
Natural Light
Time of day
Evening
Editing Workflow
How did you edit this image?
I used India Earl Honey preset and adjusted it to a more natural look. I lifted the shadows as it was already dark and I wanted more detail on the couple and added some grain. Also, I used a spot removal tool in the lightroom to remove trash from the ground.
Editing Software
Adobe Lightroom Classic
Preset Used
Challenges
The biggest challenge was to work with two people that just met in the shooting location because it can go wrong very easily.
Solutions
I took time to speak with them both, made them take time before the shoot to get to know each other, created a relaxed atmosphere, and avoided posing that would make them uncomfortable.
Location
Location Name
Nature
Location aDDRESS
Alella, Barcelona, Spain
Loation Type
Mountains
Country
Spain
I learned not to be afraid to experiment with different light situations and go out of my comfort zone. I was used to taking photos at golden hour and now I’m in love with the blue hour as well.
