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Hello Raza!, how are you, Patreons?.

One more video.

This session was held in the city of Cannes,

(or Can-can-can... whatever you want to call).

It was amazing,

It is a great couple.

They are wedding photographers, based in England.

We've met in a congress and we meet again in a workshop.

We have become good friends.

Those kind of people you recommend books with

and with which you do a great match.

They have two little daughters, twins.

We have been in touch since then.

They honored me.

They told me they wanted me to take pictures of them

and that it would be great to have a session if I was in Europe.

By coincidence I was at the Way Up North event;

a congress organized by Nordica.

Amazing.

I have had the opportunity to participate twice.

In Stockholm and this time in Cannes.

They arrived and we used a couple of hours during the afternoon

and we went out to take pictures.

They wanted very clean photos, very symmetrical

and to represent who they are.

So, we went for a walk

without knowing what the hell we were going to do.

It was a very sunny day

but we take advantage and always look for an indirect light

that bounced off different walls.

The first image... we were on a pedestrian street

and I really liked this space where the store was closed

and the metallic curtains mark the repetition pattern.

And we saw this little hole where we could place them.

And it was just play a little,

shoot through the undergrowth there,

place them and provoke them to have a different interest and emotion.

In the following image... we were still walking

through pedestrian streets.

There were too many streets.

First world style, I mean.

Very exotic for me.

And we saw this sideboard that had a hole

and there was a series of portraits.

It screamed easily: "Put me there!."

The light was harsh, and I loved it because

it is the only thing that stands out from them.

I tried to use them as mannequins.

So, I just asked them to close their eyes and have a no expression.

So, it was like a face repetition,

so, their faces where we have a little more light.

And I liked it.

It was a very solid image that you usually do

because of the situation in front of you.

The location and the type of light will show you what to do.

Maybe, walking in Monterrey, this would not have happened to me.

But, I like these images because the light and the composition

are based on the location where you are working.

Then, we were walking a little.

We climbed some stairs and there were many pigeons.

I could only capture one.

I always like to put these unexpected elements.

This time I got on the floor

to have these trees like... framing the shot.

I didn't want so much blue.

So, the trees help us to frame.

We put her a little higher than him

to be able to cut the profiles of their faces.

In a flat and smooth background.

(Always remember that).

And if we analyze this whole series,

I try to make the bottoms of the heads

as less complicated and saturated of elements as possible.

This is a clear example that this is my priority, always.

If the composition is great: good.

But, if a great composition has a background, on the heads, saturated

...it will take the attention away from your subject.

And here we provoke the only pigeon that paid attention to us,

(the rest were a little lazy).

A pigeon flew and that had to be enough for me.

Should we use Photoshop and include more pigeons?...

Just kidding.

That one was enough for this image.

The following image is one of my favorites in this series.

We were walking through this walker / tourist viewpoint

that has ocean view.

And there were these friends playing chess.

Here is when the dilemma happens:

as a photographer you already saw the image you want,

(I don't speak French),

so, I simply approached them,

kind of talk and try to explain,

they didn't f*cking care, at all.

They wanted to keep playing chess.

So, I positioned our super couple

in this place where we have a plain background,

without showing the sea neither too many elements,

to be able to trim them in this world.

The idea was just to shoot bursts and wait for the right moment

(many times you don't know what can happen)

and what helped us most was that the man was about to press the timing.

The two gentlemen super concentrated on their own,

a little backlight and

for me, this image is iconic and I love it because

it is the situation of the moment,

the courage to ask for authorization and take the picture.

It has certain credits that, the photo may like or not,

but, for you, it is a great achievement

because I dared to do it.

Whenever you are in these situations, try it.

Dare to do it.

The photos I remember most are those that I didn't have the courage to ask for.

So, always try.

You will hear "no" many times,

just say "thank you" and keep looking for another opportunity.

But this time it worked and it was amazing.

I also liked this next image a lot.

It is a metal structure in a shopping center

and you don't know what the f*ck is that doing there.

There were many shops around

and I wanted to isolate that reflection that was hitting us.

Luckily, the floor had a triangular pattern.

So, we looked for this repeating pattern on the floor.

I placed them (without struggle)

to sweep the floor a little,

moving them to one side and then to the other.

And I love it when you have the chance to...

it is not common for me to use the element of

couples looking at the camera.

But this time, as it was a strong and hard image

I asked them to stare at the camera

that they were challenging me

and I loved this interaction of: we know you are there.

When we see printed photos we forget that someone took it.

We only focus on the subject.

But the simple fact of being the author of the image,

you are inviting people to see you.

I loved this picture. I feel it is very solid.

This is the final image.

And in the end, to make use of the sunset

we went close to the sea.

This is the only image where the sea is seen, honestly.

I only used their silhouettes.

This image was a lot about silhouettes.

About profiles too.

And I just told them to remember their children, to think about them,

and this image will represent the future.

So, she crossed her arms,

Ash, the guy, kept looking out of the frame,

and I loved how this image was mixed.

This was the first session of Cannes, guys.

Next week we'll see the next one.

Thanks for your time, Patreons. Here we are. ¡Venga!