Stradawhovious
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A buddy of mine works for a global Corporation....... Let's just say it rhymes with "Varget"..... and is getting some kind of an award at their upcoming company meeting. As part of this they will be displaying his picture on a big screen for part of this event.
His work offered an opportunity to get his photo taken professionally onsite, but of course he missed it. They stated that as a result, he was responsible or getting his photo taken, with specific criteria. They wanted it on a white background, well lit (read flat lighting),from about the waist up. He was given a couple of sample shots as examples, and sent them my way.
Not hard, I know..... but it's nice to have the opportunity to work for what a "client" wants, to see if you can do it. Well, for me it is anyways.
I don't have a studio, and i have a teeny tiny house, so this posed a bit of an issue for me. I had to tie up the chandelier in the dining room, move the dining room table out of the way and hang a white bedsheet up.
I used two speedlights through umbrellas to light the subject, and a bare slave strobe to blow out the white sheet. This was shot with a Nikon Nifty Fifty I'm really happy with how this turned out!
C&C is welcome, but before you go telling me how much better the lighting should be, remember that this is exactly what the "client" asked for.
Now for the best part..... Even though I offered to do this for free, he paid me with a case of Pabst Blue Ribbon and a bottle of Jameson.
His work offered an opportunity to get his photo taken professionally onsite, but of course he missed it. They stated that as a result, he was responsible or getting his photo taken, with specific criteria. They wanted it on a white background, well lit (read flat lighting),from about the waist up. He was given a couple of sample shots as examples, and sent them my way.
Not hard, I know..... but it's nice to have the opportunity to work for what a "client" wants, to see if you can do it. Well, for me it is anyways.
I don't have a studio, and i have a teeny tiny house, so this posed a bit of an issue for me. I had to tie up the chandelier in the dining room, move the dining room table out of the way and hang a white bedsheet up.
I used two speedlights through umbrellas to light the subject, and a bare slave strobe to blow out the white sheet. This was shot with a Nikon Nifty Fifty I'm really happy with how this turned out!
C&C is welcome, but before you go telling me how much better the lighting should be, remember that this is exactly what the "client" asked for.
Now for the best part..... Even though I offered to do this for free, he paid me with a case of Pabst Blue Ribbon and a bottle of Jameson.
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