The downside to shooting in the shade of trees is the greenish cast that comes from sunlight filtering through green leaves. Shooting in camera raw helps. ISO 400 1/160 @f2.8 80mm setting on 80-200 zoom lens. Available light only not Speedlite used.
When photographing people outdoors, besides the esthetics of your location, the time of the day is probably the single biggest factor in determining how good your picture will look.
Lighting especially its intensity is critical because available lighting in any scene outdoors determines
if your subject will be squinting
if you can overpower the ugly patchiness of your background
if you can control the contrast between your shadow and highlights
Nicholas Barba balances his love for water polo with his academics very well. All his classes are Advanced Placement classes, like Physics and Biology, His Letterman jacket behind is one of his most prized possessions. 1 Speedlite aimed at his books in the foreground. Another Speedlite at about 11 o’clock aimed at his jacket. Main light is a 300Ws White Lightning strobe with a grid aimed at his face. All strobes were fitted with 1/4 CTO gels.
I’ve always loved challenging myself when it comes to photography.
