Jumping shots in lavender
I'm a sucker for a jumping shot. So with a beautiful setting like this...what else could I do?First I got Ina jumping.
Then she turned the camera around (Ina is also a great photographer)!
These conditions were awesome for this type of thing, and here's why:
- Cloudy sky = giant softbox above your head. Plenty of light at mid-day with none of the harsh shadows you get in sunnier situations. THAT is one thing I really do love about England.
- Late in the afternoon = sun low in the sky (behind the clouds though). So facing into the sun makes that giant softbox even more flattering.
- Plenty of light = no problem using a fast shutter speed that will freeze the action. This was at 1/250 and ISO 320. Obviously I could easily have gone faster with a higher ISO.
- Lavender fields = interesting colors
- Wardrobe worked
- By laying on the ground flat on my stomach with the lens out wide (I shot this on my 24-70 at 24mm), I was able to get those great leading lines. And some nettle stings, but art is supposed to hurt, right??