I'm sorry for my long hiatus. I had personal matters that I had to attend to.
Will be back. Watch this space.
Clicking my heels so that my dreams would come true
I'm sorry for my long hiatus. I had personal matters that I had to attend to.
Will be back. Watch this space.
When shooting outdoors, I would usually suggest times, either early in the morning, from 7 - 11 am tops, or in the evening, from 4pm onwards, to my clients.
For one reason, it is usually not as hot during those times, and the sunlight is usually gorgeous, with lots of clouds as natural diffusers hence I would get beautiful effects on my photographs.
At noon, the sun is usually right up on top of our heads, so I would usually end up with cringing people on my photographs, and dark and obvious shadows underneath their eyes, which obviously is not the effect that I'm trying to reach.
However, even at those suggested times, it is imperative that you wait or try for the exact moment for your intended effect. That is, if you intend to use absolutely natural light, without any artificial light assistance.
The photos below would demonstrate my points, which is to wait for the right 'light'ing moment. These were taken without the assistance of any artificial lights, in a duration of about 5 minutes
Nasreen's berinai ceremony was special for us, since this was the first time that we got to witness this kind of event. Nasreen was of Pakistani descent, so this event was particularly flavored with their culture, in which before her berinai routine, her cousins would perform a dance called bhangra infront of the dais.
We had a lotta fun photographing this event, amid the monsoon heat.