Soft Connection

This is another of my favourite engagement shots. It was taken in a beautiful place called Rebil Bakker on a hot sunny day. I placed the couple in a shadow of a large tree with some spot highlights on her hair and his shoulder. The background was much brighter which created a nice high-key effect with the tree branches at the top creating a natural burning effect. I also like the connection of the couple, all in all, I was very happy about this image. Camera spec: Canon 5D mark ii with Canon 70-200 F4 at 84mm, F4 @ 1/500, ISO 200.

Close Together

I think it is time to finish the series of images from India and return back to Denmark. Today I have decided to present one of my favorite photos that I took in autumn last year. Whenever I take a look at this photo I recall the amazing connection between this young couple. I tried to analyze what attracts my eyes to this photo and I believe that these are the two diagonal lines. One is connecting their faces and the other one is the line of the man's shoulder continued by the horizon in the left upper corner. These lines meet in the center where the couple is looking too. The focus was on girl's eyes which happen to be in the same distance as the man's eyes; hence the photo looks so sharp even though the depth of field is quite narrow. Camera spec: Canon 5D mark ii with Canon 70-200 4L at 149mm, F5.6 @ 1/320, ISO 100.

Thinking of You

This photo is one of ma favorites. The light comes from the shoot-through umbrella with my old Metz 54 MZ 3 flash and 1/4 CTO gel to the camera right, providing a very nice highlight to shadow play on the right cheek. The closed eyes add to the mystery. The background was turned to BW in Lightroom to emphasize the main object. Camera spec: Canon 5D mark ii with Canon 24-105 IS F4 at 99mm, F5,6 @ 1/20, ISO 800.

A Moment of Silence

I took this picture a few months ago and I though I would share it for today's post. It is a simple natural light portrait which emphasizes the harmony of the moment. The triangular pose formed by the positions of the hands leaning on the horizontal bar always works. To soften the shadows on her face I placed a silver reflector to camera left. Camera spec: Canon 5D mark ii with Canon 70-200 4F at 87mm, F5,6 @ 1/250, ISO 800.