Sand Glow: a blowing sand AI photoshoot
Wind lifts sand into the air, and a low sun behind turns every grain gold. A 200 mm lens compresses the scene, while one cobalt light picks out a cheek.
- Lens
- 200 mm
- Aperture
- f/4
- Light
- Backlight, wind-blown sand
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Six frames from this shoot
Five frames and one detail, made by haloshot from three phone photos of one person.
Frame 1 · Sand Glow 
Frame 2 · Sand Glow 
Frame 3 · Sand Glow 
Frame 4 · Sand Glow 
Frame 5 · Sand Glow 
Detail · Sand Glow
About the glowing sand look
Late afternoon sun sits directly behind the subject. Blown sand forms a moving haze that catches the backlight, and at 200 mm and f/4 the hazy city behind is pulled close. Grains streak slightly while the figure holds still. A deep cobalt flash from the camera side cuts through the gold on one side of the face, the only cold tone in the set.
Clothes, place and when to pick it
An oversized sand-colored hooded cape flies in the wind, with black mask sunglasses and wide sand trousers. With the hood up, only the glasses and a blue edge remain. haloshot sets your face inside the sand cloud from three photos. A strong pick for a website hero, an outdoor or fashion brand page, or a cover image.
How it works
Add three photos of yourself: face, half turn and full length. haloshot renders a free five-frame preview of Sand Glow with your face. Pick the frames you like and keep them in 4:5 HD.
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