This was super simple in this situation, I just directed my couple to head up the path and once they’d arrived at the corner to face each other and get super close.
Alright guys, head up the path – mindful of the water! Once you arrive at the corner, I want to you both face each other, get super close and just chat with each other about everything you’re feeling in this moment. I’ll be down here shooting from far, so I won’t be able to hear a thing that you say. Just be in your own moment.
Calm
This location is literally a photographer’s dream – there are reflections, leading lines created by the textured walls – I really didn’t have to do too much! My goal for this image was to showcase the reflection, whilst also showing the scale of the location we were in (the walls are super tall!).
I just focused on the couple as my main subjects of this image. As they were talking, I wasn’t sure whether they would move, laugh, etc – so kept my focus on continuous autofocus.
Continuous Autofocus
Single Point
The couple
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.
The location was open-air and we had overcast skies. The light therefore was flattering and uniform- perfect conditions to shoot at this location, especially for the 1pm timing that we were there (if it was sunny, it would have been quite harsh light). It was easy to create what I was wanting to at this location due to literally perfect lighting conditions on the day, we got really lucky!
Natural Light
I have my own custom presets that I’ve created over the years, and continue to tweak to create lineage in my work. I had to adjust the red and orange HSL sliders as my typical preset is based on soft skin tones so pinks and reds without tweaking come out more as a muted dull orange/brown. I wanted to show the pink walls close to accurately as I could, so I tweaked the HSL sliders here on my typical preset to make the walls pink, whilst adjusting to keep a balance of natural skin tones.
I think really the only challenge was the fact that I didn’t bring a wider lens with me. I really wish I took my 24mm with me.
The widest lens I had on me was 35mm which I used and am happy with what I created with it. But next time – 24mm is going with me!
National Art Gallery, Canberra
Parkes Place East, Parkes, ACT 2600, Australia
Art Exhibit
Australia
As mentioned above, upon my next visit here I am definitely taking a wider lens. I hope next time I return too that I have a sunny day, I’d love to get creative here with light and shadows.
It’s important to note here that commercial photography at this location does require written consent from the National Art Gallery, which we obtained for this couple’s wedding photos.
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