I love telling good stories and chose the camera to be my typewriter. I grew up in a family of photographers and learned from my parents that taking pictures of people is fun, and
Wedding Photographer Brazil. Rafael Benevides shares a wedding photography technique.
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Rafael Benevides
My name is Rafael Benevides and I am passionate about people and love working as a photographer as I find this combines my love of working with people and telling their stories through photography. I love working with natural light and all the possibilities it brings.
For this image I used the natural light and environment. It is the entrance of a shed, a corridor where all the walls are black and the light enters very softly. It's amazing how the light softens and makes the curves. I love the texture it creates and the mystery of the lighting and photo.
For this shot I used a Canon 5D MKII, 85mm 1.2 lens. There was only a small amount of treatment in Lightroom to enhance this shot and the obvious black and white conversion.
For this image I used the natural light and environment. It is the entrance of a shed, a corridor where all the walls are black and the light enters very softly. It's amazing how the light softens and makes the curves. I love the texture it creates and the mystery of the lighting and photo.
For this shot I used a Canon 5D MKII, 85mm 1.2 lens. There was only a small amount of treatment in Lightroom to enhance this shot and the obvious black and white conversion.
I’m Daniel. I’m a guy. I’m a husband. I’m a dad. I used to be an aerospace engineer before turning to full time photography to fulfill my personal need
There is one question I get all the time about this image - is it a double exposure? It’s not. In fact it’s a very straightforward image but I think people like it be
