Profoto B10 Location Portraits BTS By Esam Hassanyeh 12 September 2018. 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 official launch. Working with friends … Continue reading Profoto B10 – Location Portraits
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
To most people, Rastafarians are synonymous with Jamaica and reggae music. Of course, the most famous being Bob Marley. I was first introduced to Rastafarian culture in the 1980’s, when I lived close to Brixton (London). I would often visit … Continue reading Rastafarians of Zion – 2
Rastafarians of Zion is a collection of portraits of the Rastafarian community that have repatriated to The Promised Land (Shashamane, Ethiopia). This is the first of two blog posts. The other can be seen here Rastafarians of Zion-2 in April 2014, I … Continue reading Rastafarians of Zion – 1
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
