I asked the couple to stand facing each other and with their faces almost touching. As I wanted to provoke a feeling of complicity, I asked them to stay in that position for a few seconds while I captured the best frame. I tested a few angles, but this was the one that got the best result.
Guys, I want you to stand for a few seconds facing each other with your faces lightly touching, with one hand close to your neck, and feeling your breaths.
Calm
Firstly, I chose to use a 50mm lens because I thought it was a good focal length considering how far away I was. The image contains a red LED sign behind the couple which helps make it an interesting photo as it created this beautiful cutout light. By keeping the couple in the center, I was able to get close enough to fill the frame and bring a sense of intimacy and closeness to the viewer.
Center Framed
Shooting in backlight can sometimes be tricky to focus. And to solve this, what I did was hide part of the LED behind the couple, positioning the camera a little lower, and then, when I found the focus, I repositioned the camera to match the composition I was looking for while holding the button of the shutter to keep the camera from losing focus.
Continuous Autofocus
Single Point
The nose
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.
As part of the area was dark next to the light coming from the LED sign, I made sure to place the couple in front of it so they were silhouetted. As they stood in front of the light, I took advantage of some that seeped into their faces, illuminating just enough that I could make out their features.
Artificial Light
Night
Indoor
To edit this photo, I applied my ‘Micah Color’ preset and adjusted the white balance to get the color I was looking for. Then I made some adjustments like exposure and applied some noise. Finally, I added the radial gradient to the photo to get the couple’s attention.
Depending on the angle, there was still a lot of direct light coming into the lens, which caused less contrast and ugly reflections. This can also cause problems when editing (no contrast, strange colors, etc.)
Sometimes it’s just a matter of a step or two forward, backward, left, or right. I solved this problem by moving and moving the camera.
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Use any style of light to your advantage. Test different light sources, lighter or darker, change the angles and see the effects to better understand how to use them. And the best way we learn anything is to just try to step out of our comfort zone and see what happens. Some of our best images came from trial and error.
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