catchlights

I composed the photo in this way because I wanted to focus on her and mainly her face. I had her stand away from the background so it would blend and used a prime lens. I walked right up to her very close so that she would get a little nervous. I watched as she played around and kept snapping. At first she made this face and I liked it so I kept repeating at different angles. It felt most impactful when she was staring straight at the camera. I had her face away from the sun so that it wasn't dark/intense on her face and to give her a bit of a glow. This photograph is interesting to me because it makes me wonder who this girl is and what she is thinking. She seems to be contemplating and it appears that she is on the cusp of doing something. The emotion/feeling I was trying to convey in that she is shy and trying to get a feel for a new situation. I wanted her to look a little anxious and uncertain. I also wanted an element of vulnerability. The white balance is set to direct sunlight. The aperature is ƒ/1.8 to keep it bright. The shutter speed is 1/500 to freeze motion and avoid blur. The iso is 100 because the F-stop is low, which made it bright, so the iso can focus of reducing noise.

 

 

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