the image or leaving more space on the other side of the image. This extra
area of the scene (on that opposite side of the model’s directional gaze) is
often wasted space.Working on location can lead you to find some interesting, even unexpected spots for your images. This image, photographed
in the Virgin Islands, is not typical of exotic locations, which more often show swimming pools, beaches, water and palm trees.
As I scouted the area, though, I saw these mangroves and came up with this idea. I’d been to this location at least ten times in
three years and never really “saw” this location till my eleventh visit. We lowered the model into the shrubbery via a ladder and
had her pose looking to camera left, where I left extra room in the composition. It’s important to leave more room in the direc-
tion the model is looking. If I’d centered the model or placed her more to the left of the frame, this pose would not work at all.
(Camera:Canon 5D;Lens:Canon 85mm f/1.2L, USM lens, effective focal length 85mm;ISO:50;Shutter speed:^1 / 250 second;
Aperture:f/4;Lighting:natural;White balance:6000K)
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