Sheila was the organiser of the Dancesport Ball for this year. She chose the Leeds Marriott Hotel as the venue and would like me to do the photographs. The ball was for End-of-Year Dancesport Awards and I knew everyone would dress smart, so I was planning to capture a celebrity look for the attendances.
I arrived around 30mins before it started and took few quick shots on location then was rush to setup my lighting platform.
Sheila then arrived after 10mins with her friend Amie and became my models for lighting tests though they had no idea this was for testing only. I wanted all my lights have as little interfere on the background as possible: Bowens 500ws with 20degree Honeycomb, 2x580exii snoot on both sides.
Well, it worked! So I can shoot like this all day for 1-2 ppl.
For larger group shot, all I need to be careful were: 1.each light should "see" all faces from their angles 2.the inverse square law--means just move backwards and dial power up. Flashgun in the frame? no problem! Don't they look like celebrities?
Well, all stories should have happy ending. I used safety setup--bounce roof to create even light on each faces and fill eyes with 2x580exii through umbrellas at 45degree on each sides.
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