Playing around with a mirror and b&w portraits.
May, 2022Views
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Location
The photo was taken in our studio at my previous job. It was in our annual team building week, and the one time both our offices came together.Time
Trying to fit in at least 30 people in 2 days time, this exact photo could have happened anywhere between 11am and 2pm. Luckily our studio was pitch black and we could manipulate the lighting ourselves.Lighting
The brief for this shoot was to make it as moody as possible. So there we went and put black draping around our studio to block out all natural light, and we only used 2 LED handheld lights to make sure we have complete control over the lighting, and to make it as interesting as we possibly can.Equipment
This was shot using a Canon EOS R mirrorless camera with a 50mm lens. Free Hand.Inspiration
The company that I worked for decided to do a moody black and white take on staff photos for our Instagram page last year. As the photographer I was so keen on getting at least one with a mirror reflection, that I even brought my (very heavy) vintage mirror from home for the shoot. I was not disappointed. Experimenting in a dark studio with a few lights and a mirror had to be one of my favourite shoot experiences to date.Editing
I edited the photo in Lightroom afterwords. While presets save a lot of time, I prefer paying attention to each individual photo to make sure it’s perfect. This was no different. After changing the photo to monochrome, I adjusted the highlights, shadows, blacks, and curves.In my camera bag
The basics that I always carry is my Canon Eos R, 50mm lens (a.k.a the plastic fantastic) extra batteries, extra memory cards, 5-in-1 reflector and chargers. The rest I pack specifically according to the shoot requirements.Feedback
There are no rules when it comes to this type of shot. Play around with your lights, f-stop and angles. Sometimes the best ones are the ones you stumbled upon by accident.
