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According to Wikipedia, \u201cit was John Clerk of Pennycuik who, returning to Scotland from France in 1646, purchased the estate and barony of Penicuik, the Penicuik Policies. The estate became the residence and title of his descendants\u201d.<\/p>\n

This beautiful location is replete with photo opportunities. I had always wanted to do a dance shoot there and Anna (with whom I had worked before<\/a>) agreed to another collaboration.<\/p>\n

There is a nice bridge with white rails on the estate. The first idea was to use one of the rails as a leading line to Anna.<\/p>\n

\"Dancer
I used a very shallow depth of field.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The second idea was framing Anna with the two white rails. In my opinion, it would have worked better had the bridge been a touch narrower, but it is an idea I\u2019ll keep in mind.<\/p>\n

\"Dancer
With a shallow depth of field, a nature background looks like a wash of colour.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancer
Increased the depth of field a little as I was worried my subject would not always be in focus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancer
I had Anna go through as many poses as possible.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancer
My favourite of this series.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A dance shoot isn\u2019t complete without some jump shots.<\/p>\n

\"Dancer
It took a few tries to get my timing right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I then decided to switch position and use a longer focal length to incorporate more of the bridge rails in the frame.<\/p>\n

\"Dancer
With a longer focal length I was able to compress the distance between the rails.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancer
In all the pictures, I used fill flash to make my subject “pop”.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancer
My favourite of the series.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the sun was getting low on the horizon, I spotted some gorgeous light in the trees not far away and decided to use them as a colourful backdrop for some more jump shots.<\/p>\n

\"Dancer
Taking a low point of view is the best way to shoot jumps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancer
I just loved the soft late afternoon light in the trees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancer
To give Anna a rest, we did some smaller jumps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Dancer
After that pic, it was time for a wrap.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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