Back to the beach (Patreon)

This picture was taken in Thailand where the sun is high all the time. When it comes to sunset it drops down extremely fast so you don't have much chance to create moody sunset pictures.

I had to change my style a bit, but still I love to shoot at bright beaches as the sand and the ocean are really cool reflectors where you can shoot all day.

The original shot was much wider, but I cropped it to make Miri fill out the frame better. Also I changed the background as the original one was drawing to much attention due to the bright surface of the wave.

The rest is retouched by my main workflow which you know already from my video quick tips: Dodge & burn and a bit of frequency separation, changing tones/skintones and care about the right level of contrast.

Focal length: 85mm
Aperture: f1.8
Shutterspeed: 1/4000
ISO: 32
Camera: Nikon D810

Model: Miri Be
Location: Khao Lak Thailand