I have been photographing at this one particular park for years, and by now I know how the light at different times of the day reacts in the different locations within the park. So I tend to shoot at spots I am familiar with to increase my chances at getting predictable but pleasing results. However, recently I have been venturing out to different nooks at this park, and was happy to find this very weathered and distressed fence/post that used to be the border to a picnic area. The scene fit my requirement for the morning sun to be behind the scene, so that soft indirect light comes from the open sky in front… check, I had found a new shooting spot.For the image above and for the series I made with him in that spot, I simply suggested to the boy that he get comfortable by leaning up against the railing… “and maybe you could put your foot up on the plank just for fun?” His mom and siblings were nearby watching, so I told him to look their way and talk to them, and not to mind me too much. Although I directed him a bit, I think that after a while he settled into his own personal stance and he proceded to put his own stamp on my idea in the series of images that followed. I deliver the proofs today, so I’ll see how they like ‘em.
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–Eddie.
Tech Info:
Handheld Nikon D200, 85mm f1.8 Nikon lens set to f2.2, at 1/2000th sec., ISO 400, B/W Mode, normal parameters. Once again, I used my preferred lighting set up which consisted of having the sun behind the subject (and also behind the foliage in this case), with the open sky in front of the subject as the main light source.
