Today’s Post by Joe Farace
I like to think that there are basically two kinds of portrait photographers: The first likes to shoot with “available light” by which they really mean “every light that’s available.”
I prefer using fewer lights because it’s less expensive, reduces setup time and results in less weight to be transported on location.
How I made this portrait: Courtney is a model and an automobile enthusiast who drives a drift car, a Nissan 240SX, and was photographed he in my home studio while she was wearing one of Morgan’s and Philip’s T-shirts.
Lighting was provided by a 150 Watt-second Flashpoint monolight that was mounted on a 9.5-foot Light Stand with a 24×36-inch softbox attached. It was placed at camera right and as close as possible to the subject without encroaching into the frame.
Courtney was photographed against a Savage Focus Gray seamless paper background. The camera used was a Canon EOS 50D with EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens (at 80mm) with an exposure of 1/125 sec at f/18 at ISO 100.
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