On the evening of October 24 th , I worked with the lovely Markiel on a parachute dress shoot. We did this shoot at Oaks Quarry Park , at sunset. Oaks Quarry Park is a good place for this type of shoot with the open spaces and the unique landscape that can go from lush green to barren looking across the seasons. For this shoot I used: Canon 80D 2 Speed lights Speed Light trigger Speedlight battery pack Light stand CTO gels I shot 124 frames at ISO 100 with an aperture of F8. I used an aperture of F8 to ensure depth of field and focus. My shutter speed ranged from 1/50s to 1/640s with a majority of the frames being shot at 1/80s. My focal range varied from 18mm to 80mm with the most common focal length being 18mm which ensured I got the whole dress in the frame. I prefer to shoot the parachute dress with an assistant for two reasons, 1) it is a lot of dress, 2) it makes it easier to fluff the dress to make it billow in t...
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