- 1/8 black pro mist
- Natural Light
- Single Shot
- Single Focus Point
- Sigma 35mm 1.4
- Shade
- Quiet
- Other
- None / Simple
- india
- Adobe Lightroom CC
- Custom presets
- Center Framed
- Canon R5
- calm
- banquet hall
- Autofocus
- afternoon
- soft
The story behind the image
Directions
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
I told them to give me a straight camera look with a stoic vibe to their energy. Where they feel in control and feel the stillness within.
What did you say?
look here, keep the look stoic and breath slowly focusing on the breathing.
Tone of Directions
Quiet, Calm, Other
Composition
I wanted to make sure this photo is a full length photo as it’s showing both his and her regal dress’s fully. I kept it a little old school when it comes to the framing as I wanted to give this image a sense of nostalgic vibe.
Compositional Rules
None / Simple
framing
Center Framed
Focusing
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
Just focused on their eye and made sure both of them were in focus
Focus Mode
Single Shot
Focus POints
Single Focus Point
Focused on
Their eyes
Equipment &
Exif
Camera
Lens
Flash
Filter
1/320 @ f/1.4 ISO100 WB-5300k
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
I had them in a position where the natural sunlight was falling on the couple at a cross-wards angle. This not only lit them up, but also created shadows which are amazing for creating dimensions and interest to a subject.
Light Type
Natural Light
Light Quality
Soft
Time of day
Afternoon
Weather
Shade
Editing Workflow
How did you edit this image?
The editing is fairly simple as I fixed the white balance/tint first. Later adjusted the exposure before adding one of my upcoming preset pack which has a lot of earthy tone to it. I finished it with cropped of 4×5 to bring attention to the couple.
Editing Software
Adobe Lightroom CC
Preset Used
Custom presets
Challenges
The couple was highly supportive and gave us creative freedom, but to create this image, I had to ask the bride to take off her veil and cover her face with it. She was extremely happy to do it, but I wanted to make sure it was worth the shot. Sometimes, taking a shot through a veil can obscure the face behind it, so that was my only concern. In the end, everything worked out, and the result was worth the effort.
Solutions
Trusting the process and making sure I got enough shots to select in post was the solution to the challenge.
Location
Location Name
amritsar
Location aDDRESS
Golden Western Villa, Amritsar, Punjab 143501, India
Loation Type
banquet hall
Country
india
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