13 December 2011
Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
we were planning to do a Victory Day (16th December) photo-shoot with Lamisa.... it was still at the planning stage when we thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to produce something for the Martyred Intellectuals Day (14th December).... but we were not really prepared for a time-intensive session.... it was more like a rehearsal for the big shoot ahead.... the rehearsal would be with the national flag... the Victory Day shoot would also feature the national flag as the backdrop, so we thought it would be nice if we could get some practice regarding the setups....
we received lotsa nice feedback regarding the final image that we had shared.... the most striking part of the picture was Lamisa's expression.... that expression took some effort to bring, to be honest... for the three-year old, what could we expect?.... she was much happier to smile in from the camera rather than giving a moody look..... we knew that it created a problem that would trouble us during the upcoming bigger shoot as well, because that shoot also required some moody expressions.... the total shoot lasted 6 minutes!!..... for those who thought these expressions came spontaneously, you have another chance to think about it.... :)
on the technical note, the shoot was done with an 85mm Nikkor on a D700.... to put the background out of focus, I used f2.8.... and also kept a bit of distance between the subject and the backdrop.... so, to gap that distance, I either had to use a separate light for the backdrop or had to use a bigger light to cover it all......I went for the second option.... Elinchrom Ranger RX + Rotalux 100cm "Deep Octa".... the larger softbox ensured enough light on the background as well creating that moody light on Lamisa's face.... Elinchrom Skport was the trigger.... simple, but effective lighting....
a lot more to come....
Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh
we were planning to do a Victory Day (16th December) photo-shoot with Lamisa.... it was still at the planning stage when we thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to produce something for the Martyred Intellectuals Day (14th December).... but we were not really prepared for a time-intensive session.... it was more like a rehearsal for the big shoot ahead.... the rehearsal would be with the national flag... the Victory Day shoot would also feature the national flag as the backdrop, so we thought it would be nice if we could get some practice regarding the setups....
we received lotsa nice feedback regarding the final image that we had shared.... the most striking part of the picture was Lamisa's expression.... that expression took some effort to bring, to be honest... for the three-year old, what could we expect?.... she was much happier to smile in from the camera rather than giving a moody look..... we knew that it created a problem that would trouble us during the upcoming bigger shoot as well, because that shoot also required some moody expressions.... the total shoot lasted 6 minutes!!..... for those who thought these expressions came spontaneously, you have another chance to think about it.... :)
on the technical note, the shoot was done with an 85mm Nikkor on a D700.... to put the background out of focus, I used f2.8.... and also kept a bit of distance between the subject and the backdrop.... so, to gap that distance, I either had to use a separate light for the backdrop or had to use a bigger light to cover it all......I went for the second option.... Elinchrom Ranger RX + Rotalux 100cm "Deep Octa".... the larger softbox ensured enough light on the background as well creating that moody light on Lamisa's face.... Elinchrom Skport was the trigger.... simple, but effective lighting....
a lot more to come....
