A Great Wall of Light
UP ON THE GREAT WALL, my kid is gripping for me. Hey, it’s hard to get good help these days.
My daughter Claire accompanied me to China, and we went to the Wall together, along with a very accomplished member of the Chinese National Gymnastics team. (This was shot pre-Beijing Olympics.)
The Wall is astonishing, even in bad light, which this was. I needed to get some punch and direction to the picture, and I had to do it fast, and without much gear. One way to do this is to create a strong sidelight and have your subject face into that source. When you bring light like this, the quality of the illumination ...
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