During the Bank Holiday weekend I photographed a lovely couple Hannah & Colin. I got to try out some new locations around Newtown (in Wales) and a slightly different style of photography. Feeling inspired about my up and coming workshop with Damien Lovegrove, I tried to get that passion aspect into some of my couple shots. Also gave my new Canon 5D mk II camera a good test and it’s awesome to work with!
My first setup with flashes on stands.
Same location using a different camera angle.
Still in the same location but turned off the flashes for a natural light image.
Still in the same location. Natural light image. ISO 1600, 1/125 sec, F4.
I love this image! Shooting at F4 is quite addictive!
Always on the look out for different camera angles. Love this frame.
Earlier in the day we spotted this great blue door! Tried a few flash setups as well as some natural light frames. Natural light worked best.
A nice simple frame.
Then it was time to wonder over to the centre of town. This was a single flash setup and I was finally able to work the wide angle aspect that the 5D mk II allows. This frame has a bit of a fashion feel to it I think...
Same location but with the flashes turned off and from a different angle.
Then it was Colin's turn and went for a more contrasty look by lowering the ambient exposure.
The same flash setup as the previous frame. ISO 400, 1/80 sec, F8.
Onto another location and took this frame with a 200mm lens on a monopod.
Then it was onto my favourite wall and setup the flashes on stands.
Natural light frame. You don't always need flashes... 🙂
I absolutely love this frame! Just how long does the wall go on for.... Flashes turned back on...
Hannah and Colin enjoying the shoot...
The last location was the main bridge in Newtown over the River Severn.
The last frame of the day before heading for a nice mug of hot chocolate.
Lots of cracking shots here, Gwyn. Well done! I particularly like IMG_0455, but there are lots of others too. Nice.
Thanks Jason. I like that frame too! I knew instantly at the time I took it! I’ve got a few favourites in this set. Hannah and Colin were the perfect couple to photograph given the next Lovegrove workshop I’ll be on…
Here here to Jason’s comment. I liked the next one a lot as well. Good work!
Thanks Paul. I was able to get nearly all the images I wanted to take on this shoot. This collection of images is a sort of summary of my best techniques I’ve gained so far. I nice milestone before the next Lovegrove session… The shoot was just over 2 hours and we did around 10 different setups.