Profoto B10 Review by Esam Hassanyeh 12th September 2018. The New Profoto B10 – The power of small The Profoto B10 launched today and I was lucky enough to get my hands on a couple of the new ‘pint’ sized lights before the … Continue reading Profoto B10 Review
I recently did another shoot of the main showroom for Jotun Paints, Dubai. As well as many elements of the showroom, they also wanted a portrait style shot of their paint machine. Taking portraits can involve several lights (especially for … Continue reading Portrait of a Paint Machine
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
Using gels and adjusting your camera’s white balance are a great way to inject some pop into your pics. This is a quick 2 light portrait in Jakarta around 5.30pm. However, I wanted to recreate a moody night shot of my subject sitting … Continue reading Portrait Using Gels
This is the 2nd post from my recent band shoot Musician Portraits – Location Lighting 1 I find group shots hard work – because I am an annoying perfectionist with lighting and I don’t like to be rushed. So here, to help … Continue reading Band Portraits – Location Lighting 2
Recently did some portrait shots of a music band at a cool club venue in the Bussey Building, Peckham. I would have liked to have used more colour gels (and smoke) that you get in clubland but we were very limited for time. … Continue reading Musician Portraits – Location Lighting 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
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