There are moments…
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When everything outside of a teeny little box through which you’re viewing the world is entirely and utterly inconsequential. This represents one of those moments for me. Made last night during a commercial shoot for Loon Outdoors up on Silver Creek. Thanks for taking a peek.
Thanks everyone for the comments.
John and Eric–
A little bit more about the shoot and this particular image.This was during a one-day shoot for Loon Outdoors that presented all sorts of challenges and triumphs. I woke up to 2″ of snow on my car, and it was raining steadily for pretty much the entire morning until 1:00 pm or so. Shooting in the rain blows, but when you have to deliver, be prepared to do so.
There was no art director, so I was pretty much given free reign to shoot as I saw fit. The client stressed the importance of wanting to show the fishing experience, and not placing much emphasis on product placement shots. 1,700 shots in a day’s work.
This particular image was made during the last 10 minutes of the day. I was drawn to the crazy contrast between the FG bushes and the intense sky. The fishermen, as in many of my more environmental fishing images, was simply an accessory to nature.
I was set up with tripod, cable release and mirror lockup as it was a slower exposure at 1/20 sec. I used a Singh Ray LB Warming polarizer to heighten the contrast in the clouds/sky, but primarily to take the sheen off the FG foliage and really let the color come through.
Lastly, I used a Singh Ray 3-stop Reverse ND Grad to hold back the highlights in the sky. No fishing for me on this day, as it was really all business and I was concerned with coming away with enough select images to satisfy the client’s needs. I did actually pick up a rod right before shooting this. I made about 3 casts to a rising fish and then turned around and saw this. Duty called, but there was definitely a moment of hesitation after a long day of shooting…
I’ve posted just a couple other images from the shoot as well. And in light of the recent pertinent conversations on this board with insight from numerous photographers, I will say that this was a well paying job from a client you wouldn’t have expected to allocate such budget for photography. I negotiated for professional compensation, and they will receive a professional product.
No art director ?
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