I gently asked them to stand against the railing of the bridge, throw their arms and head back.
Walk over to that spot (pointing to exactly where you want them to be) and lean back and throw your arms behind you. Can you look up as well? Yeah, perfect!
Calm
I could see the lines of the railing and the cars coming in the opposite direction, so I gently asked them to stay in the position indicated. The lines created by the car lights also aided in this composition as they create leading lines through out the image. This allows the viewer to naturally explore the whole image.
Leading Lines
Center FramedWideFull Body
I really like to focus on the centre of the image and recompose upwards, and so I did
Continuous
Single Focus Point
The Bride
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.
It was already the end of the elopement, we were at Blue Hour and so it was perfect! The light at this time was very very soft and easy to work with; and since the direction of the light didn’t play a big role here, it meant that I could focus on putting the couple in the right composition.
Natural Light
Soft
Blue Hour
Clear
I applied my 02 preset and adjusted White Balance, contrast and exposure.
We were at the end of the rehearsal, so it was challenging, as we were very busy walking and creating.
I talked to them and explained that this capture could work very well, explained what I would try to do and that they could trust me.
Ponte Jk - Brasilia
Ponte Jk Brasilia, sentido Sul
Street
Brasil
Don’t give up on your creative process, if you have an idea, no matter how small, don’t give up, talk to the couple and propose.
The photography world is so saturated with doing the same things that you can differentiate yourself from your competition just by better explaining your future actions.
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