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Home > Looking To Learn? > On-Line Demos > Bjorn's Tips > No 1 - Two Girls

No 1 - Two Girls

Two girls, Multiple colours

Skill level Basic ~ Intermediate

The concept behind this shot of two young girls, was to suggest energy and friendship through colour and composition

We need to be very careful when using such bold colours in our scene, it could detract attention away from your subjects, and your picture could fail

The colours should have some balance and order, and not look too random. Too many colours could also cause problems by becoming a visual mess

The pose is simple but effective, by leaning our models together we are creating a feeling of closeness and friendship, the pyramid shape pose forms a triangle, which is a strong element in any picture

The light was softened by using a Silver California Sun Bounce (large 6ftx4ft reflector) this redirected light back onto them, and lifted the shadows from the predominate light which was descending on them, it also lowered the contrast

The shot was taken later in the day, when the light levels were relatively low

Shot on a Canon 1Ds, the 28-70mm 2.8L lens was set to 70mm. The exposure was F5.6 at 125th the ISO was set to 400

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