It’s been REALLY long since i posted the previous entry. Sad to say that’s because I haven’t got any satisfactory pictures to post. Realized that i can only shoot when given specific subjects and instructions.. goes to show how creative one can get after months of mugging.
This picture above is posted just because there’s something which i can crap about.
No, it’s not because they are celebrities… although this is the first time i get to pose them (and i have to admit feeling stressed, afraid that i might not produce photos worthy of their looks). It’s a relief i managed to squeeze out a few pics within a standard lounge full of nasty incandescent fixtures.
The saviour – my trusty “magix” envelope. Strapped to the flash was a 1/2 CTO that matched the incandescent ambient quite well, and by setting the WB to 3300K the light from the windows were rendered a very pleasant tinge of blue. The final ingredient was a full horizontal blast of flash instead of the usual top-down, which never fails to kick in some depth.
The good thing about celebs is that they obviously know how to pose, and are usually blessed with beautiful smiles. I regret not coming up with something more demanding… must have appeared a noob to be satisfied with such simple poses. Should have tried to prolong the shoot as well, coz it’s not everyday i get pretty faces smiling at me (ignore the camera in between).
"Erm, we'd need to take photos of your product" is equivalent to "Serve me one of those for free!"
