Comments on: Taking Family Portraits in Brookings SD? http://cutframetv.com/family-portraits/taking-family-portraits-in-brookings-sd Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:48:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Vegas Jimmy http://cutframetv.com/family-portraits/taking-family-portraits-in-brookings-sd/comment-page-1#comment-10210 Vegas Jimmy Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:43:59 +0000 http://cutframetv.com/family-portraits/taking-family-portraits-in-brookings-sd#comment-10210 Drive around and look for backgrounds at public parks, or public squares. Maybe there is a hotel lobby with spectacular decorating or a staircase. Make sure to ask the management, especially if they are staying there. Even a shopping mall might work, if you can get a view without signage. In photography you ALWAYS look for the background FIRST. It should be free of any flaws, such as a thermostat on a wall, or a power line on the hill. Often something ugly might be just out of camera view. I shot many great wedding photos right next to a loading dock with dumpsters. Be sure to look at the prospective background at several times during the day, particularly in early morning and late afternoon when the sunlight is more directional. A great background is of no use if the lighting isn't there. Take notes and be ready on the day.<br><b>References : </b><br>31 years of professional photography. Drive around and look for backgrounds at public parks, or public squares. Maybe there is a hotel lobby with spectacular decorating or a staircase. Make sure to ask the management, especially if they are staying there. Even a shopping mall might work, if you can get a view without signage.

In photography you ALWAYS look for the background FIRST. It should be free of any flaws, such as a thermostat on a wall, or a power line on the hill. Often something ugly might be just out of camera view. I shot many great wedding photos right next to a loading dock with dumpsters.

Be sure to look at the prospective background at several times during the day, particularly in early morning and late afternoon when the sunlight is more directional. A great background is of no use if the lighting isn’t there. Take notes and be ready on the day.
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31 years of professional photography.

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