Technique 23
Photography News Issue 22 absolutephoto.com
For my last shot I wanted to capture the concept of thinking outside the box Having the flash so close to Phil meant I wasn’t able to get the power low enough to achieve the subtlety required. Improvising with what I had to hand, I stuffed the Santa shorts in the box over the light to filter it. This achieved the subtlety I was looking for, with the added bonus of an interesting red hue. I brought the second light into play to light the box itself, and introduced a hint of light rays into the shot in post-processing using the excellent light ray brushes for Photoshop by Gavin Hoey of gavtrain.com. My shoot lasted three hours and I have to say that it was worth waiting until the right concept presented itself to shoot Phil. The shots have proven to be unusual additions to both of our portfolios, and we both had fun creating them, with Phil enjoying stepping away from his usual mean and moody poses to add to his range of facial expressions with considerable success.
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