- Center Framed
- full body
- Funny
- Jetty
- Leading lines
- Moody
- Natural Light
- Pier
- Rainy
- Soft Light
- Stormy
- umbrella
- Unplanned
- Wide
- windy
The story behind the image
Composition
I wanted to shoot this with a wide lens because I wasn’t sure what was going to happen with the umbrella, so I stepped back and framed my couple in the center of the frame. There wasn’t much behind the framing other than making sure I had enough room for them to move around my frame.
framing
Center Framed
Focusing
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
The focus was on the couple only. In scenarios where you want to capture something quickly, you want to fall back on the most basic of settings. In this case, autofocus, centre focus.
Focus Mode
Continuous Autofocus
Focus POints
Single Point
Focused on
The couple
Equipment &
Exif
Camera
Lens
Flash
Filter
1/2000 @ f/1.8 ISO320 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
It was very flat overcast light so it was pretty easy to work with. I didn’t need to think too hard about the direction of light for this shot.
Light Type
Natural Light
Weather
Rainy
Editing Workflow
How did you edit this image?
There wasn’t any major editing to be done, other than tone down highlights so you can see the City in the background. The light was flat and overcast so it was quite easy to edit.
Editing Software
Preset Used
Own Preset
Challenges
The main challenge with this shot was trying to make sure that I could keep everything in the frame when the groom was trying to control the umbrella from flying away.
Solutions
The solution to keeping everything in frame was to step back and use a wide-angle lens
Location
Location Name
Sydney
Location aDDRESS
Sydney, Australia
Loation Type
Beach / Coastal
Country
Australia
When you see a scenario unfolding in front of you and you know will make for a great shot. Firstly put your camera in burst mode to make sure you capture the best frame possible, secondly step back and use a wide lens and thirdly, don’t feel bad for capturing the shot.
