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Shooting on location with a model is always a fun adventure. I remember this day well. Brittany played the statuesque model while I did my socially awkward photographer routine. We made it work.<\/p>\nOver seven years ago, I met a young lady on location and we created some photographs together. I was still relatively new to working with models. Between my uncertainty and some new equipment, I was very much in a “hope this works” stage.\u00a0It can be difficult to revisit images taken years ago, but it can also be rewarding. There is a battle between what could have been, what I did while editing, and what I would do today if I could. Today, I am revisiting the past.<\/p>\n
Shooting on location with a model is always a fun adventure. I remember this day well. Brittany played the statuesque model while I did my socially awkward photographer routine. We made it work.<\/p>\n
As we were leaving the last location, the sun was setting just right. If you’ve followed my work for long, you’ve likely seen another image that I took not long after the one here. The original image was created in June 2011. What you see here is the image straight out of camera. I was trying my best to get that warm glow of sunset, balancing the sun with a single speedlight. All in all, not terrible. In fact, I am rather fond of this particular image. That is why we are revisiting the past with it today.<\/p>\n
![\"Brittany](\"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/W_MGP2011_Brittany_at_Sunset-200x300.jpg\")
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My self critique: The crop is awkward, cutting off her hands and leaving too much negative space above her head. I should have filled the frame with the model as the background is unimportant. The arms could be better positioned. Finally, I should have take the brief moment it would have taken to put the flash back on a stand instead of leaving it on-camera for this spur of the moment shot.<\/p>\n
That brings us to an image redux. I changed up the crop and did minor edits. The major changes I felt were needed were caused by the on-camera flash and my poor composition. Cropping the image tighter and bringing down the highlights on her face make this a far better image in my opinion.<\/p>\n
What do you think? Which version of the image do you prefer? I think you know my answer. In any case, I’m always ready to try and recreate this shot with a client!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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