A lot has changed since I left the Sun last September. One of the biggest things (content wise) has been a significant decrease in the amount of news portraits I shoot. I used to use my lights, a lot, for everything, all the time. My new news clients don’t want that tight and bright stuff that was shoved down our throats. It use to be that if you couldn’t light you couldn’t work – now its if you can’t shoot video…
One soft box to the left of the archway and a bare flash sitting on the ledge behind him.
One direct flash trying to overpower the sun.
No flash, you can’t beat a lovely overcast day and a nice red wall.
One soft box high above him. I was thinking of Bill Clinton’s big knees on the cover of Esquire.
One soft box to the left, windows to the right. Shot from my belly.
I loved shooting portraits, and still do. So, whenever I get an assignment for one I try and step it up. A lot in the way I see scenes has changed since I fell in love with prime lenses, but they too have their downfalls. Stuff starts to look the same and you can get as pigeon-holed with a small depth of field as you can with the tight and bright action.
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