- Artificial Light
- Dark
- Directional Light
- Energetic
- Harsh Light
- holding each other
- intimate
- Mid range
- Minimalistic
- Moody
- negative space
- night
- off center
- smoke
The story behind the image
We also had an Atmosphere spray with us and we decided to bring it out and play with it. Using it in the spot light made things look really great and mysterious.
Directions
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
We asked them to position themselves next to the light of the pole and hug each other. But before that, we had the groom actually move in towards her so we can capture a more natural-looking hug. Not one that was feeling staged. The rest was totally up to them – she turned her face to him and he pressed his against hers.
What did you say?
Let’s have you guys go in for a beautiful hug together – and really get into the moment. I want to see goosebumps. Go with the flow and just enjoy this beautiful moment.
Composition
As we had only one light source in this image that created a spot of interest in the frame, we framed the couple with enough negative space around them to give the feeling that they were completely alone. This helped with the smoke too as it didn’t overwhelm the frame. We do think we could have framed them more centrally but we only realized this afterward. We still love the image though which is important.
Focusing
Describe how you spoke to your subject(s)
Focusing in this image was pretty easy. I used autofocus and moved the focus point over their faces. The smoke did make it a little tricky to actually lock on with the focus but fortunately we were not rushed; we just kept trying to find the focus and eventually it locked.
Focus Mode
Single Shot Autofocus
Focus POints
Single Point
Focused on
their face
Equipment &
Exif
Camera
Lens
Flash
Filter
1/250 @ f/1.4 ISO400 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
The only light source we had was from a pole on the way to the ceremony. It was just above our couple and the light was coming down in a small, little spot. This creates a perfect opportunity to have our couple stand in the light, be exposed for, and be isolated from the background. We did try different angles and experimented with the positioning of ourselves in relation to the light but ultimately chose this one as our favorite.
Light Type
Artificial Light
Time of day
Night
Weather
Indoor
Editing Workflow
How did you edit this image?
We used the Dirtyboots Presets and adjusted the white balance and colors to make the skin a bit warmer without oversaturating. We kept the overall tones of the image to be darker, moodier and with a little bit of edge to bring out the smoke. We used quite a lot of adjustment brushes and gradients to really isolate the couple.
Editing Software
Adobe Lightroom Classic
Preset Used
Dirty boots 5
Challenges
The main challenge we had was focusing with the smoke from the atmosphere spray. It wasn’t the most difficult thing we’ve ever had to overcome but this image mostly was quite simple.
Solutions
We just kept our cool, stayed patient and kept trying to find focus. It also helped that the couple was not in a very active, moving moment which allowed us this time to find the focus.
Location
Location Name
Haras do morro
Location aDDRESS
Brasília - Haras do Morro
Loation Type
Garden / Field
Country
Brazil
Don’t be afraid to test and create what comes to your mind at that moment.
