Location shoots are my favourite as you never know what to expect. You have to be more creative combining strobes with available light. For a recent shoot, I was asked to create promotional group portraits for a newly formed band … Continue reading Classical Musician Portrait Shoot – 1
I sometimes use 4-5 lights for a portrait but lighting a large interior space needs something more. A good client asked me to do a shoot (30+ images) of their paint showroom in Dubai for internal use. Now, I am not an … Continue reading Light Painting – Interior Showroom Dubai
This is the second of my posts for my studio shoot with Sundus, a life coach from Kuwait. In the first set up, Studio Portraits – Life Coach Profile Shots I did a few casual but professional profile shots. However, for … Continue reading Character Portrait of a Life Coach
In this shot, I wanted to create a strong but creative portrait that expressed everything about my subject. The Dr is a cool guy. Professional, personable, well travelled, loves, music, art, food etc. I really like to get to know … Continue reading Corporate Power Portrait – Creative Lighting Set Up
For this set up of Jan’s shoot, we wanted a much stronger portrait with the brief “think boardroom”. In this shot, I am still shooting wide open at f2.8, however, I am not using an ND filter as in the … Continue reading Corporate Portrait – Mixing Ambient Light With Strobes
Jan is a very successful business leader in Dubai. He requested some strong portraits for use in magazine articles and PR as he is often featured. Our ‘studio’ was a wonderfully designed modern office on the 33rd floor with amazing … Continue reading Corporate Portrait – Using ND Filter to Control Ambient Light
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