Trychydts in English

Today morning, seeing how beautiful the weather was, we decided to go for a walk. We had our usual weekend breakfast at the park, and then headed to the Castle District. It is one of the most spectacular districts of Budapest, beside being also one of the oldest parts of the city. Originally only the castle and it’s surrounding area represented Buda, one of the towns that later merged into Budapest.

Arriving to the bottom of the Castle, I decided that this is the perfect time to make our first model photo project with V. Besides being a good photographer herself, she is also a great model.

The Castle proved the be a very good setting. It was easy to find nice-looking and stylish backgrounds. and there weren’t too many people around. (At least most of the time. There were times when I had to wait for minutes for people to be able to pass by.) The lights were also satisfactory. Bright sunlight makes things easy: you don’t have to worry about low shutter speeds. Of course, you better use the flashlight to soften up the shadows. This is what I did – I am quite happy with the overall effect.

We were experimenting a lot with a lot of poses and concepts. At last, we decided on a “relaxed and yet graceful” image, which made a nice and easily perceptible contrast with the ultra-conservative milieu of the Castle.

The majority of the pictures were taken at the ruins of a medieval monastery. A small part of it (the chapel) is still standing and serves as a museum. It was really nice to work here. It was not only a good background, but a wonderful stage. The model could easily play the intented imaginary situations, because it had many different and sometimes very special features. It was almost like working in an open-air studio.