Easy On Me

I really don’t listen to pop music.  Primarily, I listen to Christian music, but of late, my Spotify channel consists of the music from my youth.  I could not tell you who the most popular artists are, or what songs that they sing. However, I am familiar with the song “Easy on Me” by Adele.  I didn’t know that this was her first album in quite some time.  When I heard the lyrics to “Easy On Me”, I was driving.  I broke down and cried in the car.  Oh, my goodness!  The emotion and the lyrics hit home and fit this current season in my life with my husband!  I cannot recall how many times I played that song.  I was a mess by the time I parked the car.  I knew that this song would be the inspiration for my next self-portrait.

The lighting for this image was a no-brainer.  The image had to be moody.   I exposed for the ambient light and added my strobe.  The shutter speed was 1/80s, and my aperture was f/3.2.  The ISO was 200.  I placed the light about five feet away, and camera left.  I set-up interval shooting, and let the song play on repeat. 

I was very pleased with the outcome as the images conveyed my exact emotions.

Lyrics

“You can’t deny how hard I’ve tried

I changed who I was to put you both first

But now I give up” – Adele’s “Easy On Me”