Cherry blossom shoot by SamPhoto & Flashes

Cherry blossom shoot

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by SamPhoto & Flashes

Feb 1, 2018927 views

I love this senior picture I took in front of one of my favorite cherry blossom trees. Even though my subject is standing a few feet away from the plant, the effect created makes her not look detached from the background. Sometimes I see photos where the subject looks so far removed from the background but I love how the flowers and model blend with lots of cohesion.

Favorite subject

Light, it's all about using light in ways that are advantageous to the images.

Camera setup

I always shoot really wide, so this image was taken at ~20mm on my D810.

Favorite lens

24mm f/2.8 IS

Favorite inspirations

Ryan Brenizer does some great stuff. I also like oldschool favorites like Franz Scholtand.

Favorite filters

I like stacking ND filters with oscillating filters.

Next purchase

I'm pretty happy with my gear setup right now, but a tilt-shift lens would be nice 😬.