Hi Steemians!
I always love seeing what effort all levels of photographers go to to get the shot so I thought I would share some of mine and Chris's (
) favourites!
We have always done whatever it takes to get the best shots for our clients and nothing will stop us from trecking up hills, lying down in puddles or wadding up to our knees in cave water to get the best shot for them! We don't always rememeber to get shots of each other in these silly positions or locations but here are some that we did get!!
#1 Cave Water
So this is one of my favourite locations in the World - The Lake District. When we were on a shoot here with a lovely couple we came across this amazing cave and we knew we needed to go in to explore more! Neither of us were dressed for cave dipping but I knew this shot was going to look awesome on my wide angle so without thinking twice I was like "I'm going in!" I took my shoes off and wadded into the water, which actually had little fish in it too! I framed the couple in the amazing opening of the cave and this shot is one that couples actually request from us... so its not the last time I was in this cave, and I will probably will be in it again, I will probably wear waders next time though! It was totally worth the end result and driving home in wet trousers!
#2 London Bridge
London pavements are probably the last place you want to lie down on but this evening that we went on this shoot with a couple it was crazy busy, it was the night of some riots too so there were a lot of people around. We didn't want to disappoint the couple so the only option that came to me as we stood in front of the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben was to lie down on the floor, shoot up at the couple and frame them in the skyline. Cars were rushing by me, people were walking around and over me and looking at me very very oddly, of course! I blocked them out and knew that I was doing whatever I could for this lovely couple. The sky was amazing and this shot was one I was so proud of, I washed my hair as soon as we got home though!!
#3 Beach Time
We don't often get to shoot at beaches as we live as far away from the sea as you can get in the UK, so we were both really excited for this shoot on a beautiful beach! I wasn't however looking forward to the sand getting anywhere near my camera!! With that in mind I was trying all I could to avoid getting on the floor but I knew that this shot was going to work best if I laid down on the sand! Luckily my camera didn't have to go close to the sand so I was ok! I loved the contrast of the sea and sky and loved the silhouettes I got from this angle.
#4 Lakes Hill
Here Chris was trying to get the best angle with this couple and get some more texture into the shot rather than just sky. He saw these amazing reeds in front of them that were moving lightly in the wind so he laid down on the floor to get this shot. We work so differently and see things completely differently that at this time I had no idea what this shot was going to turn out like but I loved it! The colours from the reeds and the grey sky look so atmospheric, definitely worth lying on the ground for!
#5 Tunnel Vision
This location was at an amazing sculpture park, the light was really harsh so I was trying to find lots of little spots with more sheltered and interesting lighting. This wasn't actually park of any installation but rather just a corridor to the sculpture. I loved the lights along the walls and the straight lines and shapes were creating lovely shadows. I loved this location and knew that it was a great choice that day! Chris got a shot of me and the couple either side of this cool tunnel!
#6 Daffodils
On this shoot Chris really wanted to make the most of the seasons with the amazing daffodils, the problem was that they weren't in a great location and the backdrop was loads of scaffolding from all the building work that was going on, so again the only option was to think of another angle! Chris suggested to the couple to lie down in the daffodils and they were more than happy to go along with his idea, he then laid down right in front of them with his free lens and starting capturing some amazing moments. They were really intimate shots surrounded by these pretty flowers and I just loved this shot so much!
#7 Up High
Back to the Lakes for this shot and we had just hiked up quite a big hill on a not so nice day! The skies were really ominous and I knew here that I wanted to make the most of that so I went to the opposite hill and walked up to the top to get a better view point of the couple! I loved the clouds and the wild look to this shot and it was definitely worth the climb up!
#8 Climbing Trees
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*Disclaimer
A LOT of suits and clothes were ruined in the making of these shots!!