Photograph 3 - Melissa Aged 27

This photograph of Melissa is the one I have chosen at one of my 6.   I particularly like this composition because it's not a standard pose.  Melissa offered to lie in the snow and do an angel pose so not one to look a gifthorse in the mouth I agreed.   I lay her down on the vintage curtain I had taken with me and then tried to tuck it in under her dress.  However it couldn't be tucked in under her head without putting her head directly on the snow and thought she was on the floor at her suggestion, there are limits !!  I stood on a stool above Melissa to try and achieve a look that I was looking down on her and I feel I have achieved what I wanted to.   The settings on the camera for this photograph are: ISO 800; shutter speed 1/80; f8.0; focal length 18mm.    I tried user a longer focal length but didn't her her whole body in.   I arrange her hair to get it to fall over her arms and also ensured her nails were on show as they were colourful.  One thing I wasn't able to do was to completely hide the bra straps.  We did keep moving them throughout the shoot but they kept moving everytime she did !   So they are there for all to see.  I know they could be removed in Photoshop but I am not experienced enough to do this.