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HOT<br />
SHOT<br />
#6<br />
SHOOT WITH A PRO<br />
EXPERT inSIGHT<br />
Colour wheel &<br />
clothing choices<br />
Ahead of our shoot, Nina supplied the<br />
families with a Pinterest board for inspiration<br />
on what to wear (https://uk.pinterest.com/<br />
ninamace/what-to-wear-spring-shoots).<br />
She explained to Paul that, ideally, her family<br />
would be dressed using complementary colours.<br />
“Analogous colour schemes use colours that are<br />
next to each other on the colour wheel. They<br />
usually match well, are often found in nature,<br />
and are harmonious and pleasing to the eye,”<br />
she explained, “Ideally, I choose one colour to<br />
dominate, a second that supports, and a third<br />
colour is then added (along with black, white or<br />
grey) as an accent. The dominant colour is that<br />
of the backgrounds we intended to use outdoors,<br />
so at this time of year it’s green, which means that<br />
blues and yellows work especially well, alongside<br />
neutrals like greys and whites.”<br />
Lens<br />
Exposure<br />
Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM<br />
1/320 sec, f/2.8, ISO400<br />
Paul’s comment<br />
Nina found a great spot where a pool of light was falling<br />
in amongst some birch trees. Shooting at f/2.8 here<br />
has blurred the trees nicely. By getting dad to lift up his son, both<br />
of their faces are on the same level so I could get in closer for<br />
a more pleasing composition. Nina was great at having<br />
fun with them, and her encouragement has resulted in the relaxed poses.<br />
Dress your subjects in shades that sit next to the<br />
dominant background colour on a colour wheel<br />
Posing and expressions<br />
People often worry if<br />
their subjects aren’t<br />
looking directly towards<br />
them, however you can<br />
sometimes capture more<br />
evocative shots by doing<br />
the opposite, as Nina<br />
explains: “Here, you can<br />
see that you don’t always<br />
need people to be looking<br />
down your lens – it works<br />
well when they’re looking<br />
at each other instead, as<br />
if it’s a shared moment,<br />
caught on camera.”<br />
The Canon Magazine 17