UNEXPECTED REQUEST
At the end of a product shoot I was asked whether I could do a portrait. I had taken only the kit I required to facilitate a product shoot, but was happy to oblige all the same.
Equipment
Nikon D750
Nikon 24-120mm at 60mm
2 x Elinchrom D-Lite RX4
Camera Settings
ISO 100 / f8.0 / 1/125 second
The Set Up
The backdrop you see in the photos below was one of the walls within the office. I positioned a spot light behind the subject facing the wall to add that something extra to the shot, and the key light in front of and above the subject pointing down slightly so as not to get too much glare in the glasses.
As you can see, with the subject facing directly into the camera there is too much glare from the key light reflected in the glasses. However, just by asking your subject to turn their body to the side slightly....
....boom. Not only have you eliminated the glare in the glasses, the photo becomes much more impactive, adding shape to the body and some characteristic shadow to the right hand side of the face.
The Editing Process.
Not much editing was required with this shot, which was all carried out in Adobe Photoshop CC;
Healing brush for minor skin blemishes.
Contrast, to add depth and character to the blues.
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Without Photography, There Is No History.
e : gary.fernon@photoreceptorcell.co.uk
Resources:
Lighting Diagram from www.lightingdiagrams.com
