1. Make two group portraits using flash lighting. Group of 6 people, indoor locations, posed formally and also a more relaxed.
For this part of the assignment I plan on photographing 6 members of staff from the insurance company that my uncle Kevin works at; Cunningham and Lindsey. The staff members either work from their small general office or from their cars when they are out in the field assessing.
For my formally posed shot, I’ll be trying for results such as these:
Ill be aiming for less formal shots like this:
1. Make four portraits, using flash lighting.
For this section of the folio, I intend to use a couple of the staff from the group shot to achieve the following images:
· Standard corporate portrait/head shot with white (PLAIN!) background, photographed inside.
To achieve this image I will need the use of at least two light heads. I will need one directed onto the background, in order to illuminate the whiteness. I will then need the other head to light the subjects face. The best way to do this in order to achieve nice lighting and shadowing, is to keep the light high - just above the subject, and a little off centre, like we practiced in class. This will prevent ugly nose shadows and will let the light wrap nicely around the face.
Examples include:
· More creative corporate headshot or midshot, photographed inside, they can be looking off camera talking to someone, gesturing etc or simply a tight more creative crop.
Example:
· A portrait of the same person but have them using a computer, either laptop or desktop. Again, person to be photographed inside.
When using flash and photographing computer screens, a longer shutter speed is needed to allow the light from the screen to come through. It is also important that the lights are positioned correctly so that there isn’t any unwanted reflection from the flash units.
Example of this kind of portrait:
· A simple portrait (friend, family) of one person, using the monobloc(s) as a main source outside.
For this shot, I intend to either take a photo of one of the nuns that works where I live. She likes to garden a lot and do lots of outdoor activities, so I thought she might be a good subject – A photo of Sister Lou in the garden?
I also thought that photographing my father working outside on the farm could be a good subject to photograph – Dad in the sheep yards, wide brim hat on, dust in the air? It is also lambing season at the moment, maybe a photo of dad holding a lamb?
References:
Atomic, 2011, Brunel Franklin, Atomic –creative design and advertising, viewed 28 August 2011, < http://www.atomicdesign.co.uk/design/corporate_photography/brunel_franklin_photography>.
Lynch, G 2011, city-photography-2, corporate photography folio, Portfolio, Viewed 28 August 2011, < http://www.specialimages.co.uk/blog/city-photographer/>.
Lynch, G 2011, Corporate portrait photography, Squidoo, Viewed 28 August 2011, < http://www.squidoo.com/corporate-portrait-photography>.
Palmero, M 2009, Corporate-photograph-2, Marco Palmero Photography, Sydney Corporate Photography, Viewed 28 August 2011, < http://marcopalmero.com/sydney-photography/corporate>.
Simon, L 2011, Boardroom, Commercial Photography, Luke Simons Wedding, Viewed 28 August 2011, < http://lukesimonphotography.com/blog/categories/commercial/>.
