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Calton Hill is one of most popular locations in Edinburgh, because it offers a spectacular view of Princes street and the castle. It is where Amy wanted to get photographed and I was delighted to try out Calton Hill for light painting.<\/p>\n

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Calton Hill offers a great view of the city of Edinburgh that I used as a backdrop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the things I hadn\u2019t anticipated is that some areas are closed to the public at night. In hindsight it makes perfect sense, for safety reasons. The problem was that I had a number of shots in mind that were now off limits.<\/p>\n

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The big rocks provided a great combination of shapes and textures (elements of design), and I immediately knew I could use these as an interesting foreground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While on some level it was annoying, I like to be thrown a challenge or two when shooting my personal projects. It is good to practice improvising because that is something that can happen on a job. And the more experience I have overcoming the hurdles the real world throws at me, the better prepared I am when it really counts.<\/p>\n

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Another location with lines, shapes and texture to use as a background. We tried some different poses, but this is my favourite.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The picture below is one I had I mind before the shoot and was the last set up for the night.<\/p>\n

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The Balmoral Hotel is one of the landmark buildings on Princes Street, Edinburgh. Using a telephoto lens, I was able to compress the perspective and effectively use the building as a background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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