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Black and white
This image also works well in the
monochrome medium and Lize
has worked up two finishes. Her
preferred choice is the black-
and-white version, which ticks
the boxes for different reasons.
Having no colour enables you
to focus more on the textures
and model’s face in the scene.Camera settings
Aperture: f/5.6. This aperture setting
meant the sitter as well as raindrops on
the glass are pinpoint-sharp. Only the
background behind her head is blurred.
Shutter speed: 1/125 sec. To ke e p
her daughter sharp and to hold
the camera by hand.
ISO: 1,000. Due to low-light conditions
Lize pushed her ISO up to 1,000.Lize^ Hillain and portraiture
are often not two
words you hear
mentioned in the
same sentence, but
when the two work together, they
hit the spot – as this image shows.
Lize Hill says it was not a
complicated setup: “I simply
went into the garden and shot back
through the glass.” If rain is not due
in the forecast for a few days, you
can always fake the water drops with
a hose pipe and a bottle of spray!
Preferring not to follow any rules,
Lize has a creative eye and a passion
for photography. She especially
loves the portrait genre. “I was in
a photography club for a few years,
and loved it, but I’ve now moved on.
I like to see things differently, break
the rules and have my own ideas.”
There are many small elements
in this image that work well together.
The youthful look of the model
teamed against her distant stare
creates a feel of uncertainty as
well as sadness (which is added to
by the raindrops). The hair and flower
reflections blend together flawlessly,
giving the idea that the model is
connected to the environment.R
Rainy-day
portrait
Lize Hill shares the
secrets behind her
portrait ‘Her Tears
Are Like Raindrops’3 | PORTRAITLens choice
Lize took this image on a Canon EOS
60D with an EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS
USM lens. The photographer
shot the composition at
80mm from a slightly
lower vantage point. The
composition is balanced
into thirds, which rests
pleasingly on the eye.