Shoot 8
This shoot started in a pretty ROUGH place. I like knowing that, after literally thousands and thousands of photo shoots, I feel confident that I can make a great portrait out of any situation. I do not say that for any other reason than to extoll the power of practice. Time and time again, I get to figure out how to make it work, and this was no exception.
For this session, we found a weathered wall, pulled over an average-looking case (that held cables), and used a combination of diffusing and filling light to make a portrait in harsh sunlight.
The first thing I did was use the diffuser part of a 5-in-1 reflector to block the sharp light hitting my subject’s face, as he was squinting and his rather pale skin was already overexposed. ...
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