I've been chasing the light with my camera for as long as I can remember. I bought my first camera in junior high school, following a chance encounter with a dark room and a roll o
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.
Normally, I work with three different cameras at a time, but I don't have a default setting I use, I like to change it according to the photo, the space, the light. I prefer to
Elected by Canon as one of the top 50 wedding photographers in the world in 2014, Frankie began his career in the 80s as a photographic assistant. In his 28 year career he has work
