This shoot was for a magazine. The purpose was specific but the outcome was a little outside the boundaries of what they might be looking for… especially with this picture. Although it has great color, and a dramatic lighting effect it probably won't make it into the magazine for various reasons.
First, it lacks the layout-ability. I think I just made that word up. But really, it would be difficult to put this photo on a magazine with any of the other ones from the shoot because it is so different.
Second, it's not normal. What? Yeah, I said my photo is not normal. Hey, my photography is not normal. I like shooting different scenes, cool effects, and dramatic backgrounds. So what if I'm a little different right? I get some really neat photos by looking at things a little different sometimes.
This photo was taken with my backup camera, a Canon Rebel XSi. It's not my favorite anymore because the 60d stole my heart. However, the Rebel still holds its own as a second shooter camera and a backup.
How I did it: The sky was really bright so in order to tone it down I used the sweet 16 rule. I started at 100 ISO f16 1/100. However in order to bring in the right amount of light I had to quickly move up to an 800ISO while dropping the speed to 1/80 and choosing an f13. Add in some off camera flash to light up the subject and we have the appearance of a twilight setting.
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