- Dinner
- Leading lines
- Middle Thirds
- Natural Light
- Rule of thirds
- Soft Light
- Sunset
- top down
- Wide
The story behind the image
Composition
For me, it was important that you can see the people who are there together eating & drinking and the beauty of the Patio together with the amazing landscape with the small path in the back. I wanted to create that intimate feeling inside this Patio, so I framed it to include the walls of the building, while also keeping it wide enough to show the romantic surroundings.
Focusing
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
I used Af focus mode with live view and focused on the People sitting down in the middle of the picture. Since the scene wasn’t involving a lot of movement, locking on to the tables was no problem. I kept my camera steady and allowed the camera to find its focus and fire away.
Focus Mode
Single Shot Autofocus
Focus POints
Single Point
Focused on
The crowd
Equipment &
Exif
Camera
Lens
Flash
Filter
1/320 @ f/3.2 ISO640 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
Since the light was almost gone completely (we were in the blue hour), I wanted to keep the details in the sky & in the string lights. So I underexposed slightly to avoid blowing out those details. It also just so happened that the view from the balcony meant I was shooting into where the sun had set, which gave a really beautiful glow to the scene.
Light Type
Natural Light
Time of day
Sunset
Editing Workflow
How did you edit this image?
I edited this picture with our kwp editing Presets Pack vol5 but warmed it a lot. I wanted to have the golden hour look and not the blue hour look. I used also the Gradient filter ( kwp background ) for the back to bring in a bit more details.
Editing Software
Adobe Lightroom Classic
Preset Used
Challenges
I am afraid of heights and so being up there on the balcony was definitely out of my comfort zone. I was also nervous to miss something that could have happened amongst the guests while I was all the way up.
Solutions
Sometimes it’s good to just force yourself, even if you’re afraid ;) It could end up being totally worth it. Secondly, if you are going to leave the area for a shot, it’s a good idea to speak to the planner or the couple and just let them know – that way they won’t start something without you.
Location
Location Name
Chateau de Robernier
Location aDDRESS
Robernier, 83570 Montfort-sur-Argens, France
Loation Type
Wedding / Event Venue
Country
France
For shots like this, I love using live view, because you can compose much better when you see the pictures directly on the screen of your camera and turn it in the right position. When I take pictures like this I make sure to shoot both horizontally and vertically since it allows me to be a bit more flexible with how we use the images later on.
