I’ve chose this image as my final because it clearly shows that I have grasped the theory around the workings of the fill in flash technique. I took this photo on a canon 6D with an 85mm prime lens to get the compromise of ease of use and image quality. For this photo in particular I held the flash slightly above the mounted position to introduce more shadows to give the image a more natural look. Even though you can’t really tell I’ve done this because of the effects of the diffused reflector which brought some light under the chin, there is a noticeable different between the photos that I’ve taken with the flash in my hand and the ones in the mounted positions, and in my opinion the difference is a good one. In terms of composition I kept it simple.

·         Models face in the top third, with the whole torso centralised  in the frame

·         I made sure the model is covering the house in the middle, therefore making the two houses on the outside all most equal in terms of their size and impact on the photo so they don’t distract the viewer

When it came to editing the photo I slightly lightened the houses because they were the only things that weren’t properly metered for, meaning they were dark. When I metered the photo I spot metered the sky to keep the light blue looking natural and then adjusted the flash accordingly to balance the exposure which left the houses a bit under exposed.

I also did the usual adjustment which includes saturation, contrast/brightness and cropping (which I set to 5x4). Usually I don’t do skin softening but I thought it would match the soft look it had which was achieved by using a large aperture.