Will's wedding. They'll be at the Hacienda in a few months. They are really fun to hang out with. I know they are going to have a great set of friends and family.
The tight space precluded me from using one light in each section, and I also needed to be able to set up for several shots - interior work area, external area, conference - very quickly so that I would not be wasting the owner's time moving and setting up my lighting gear.
The ambient light (fluorescents) were way too dim and poorly placed to get both a good image of owner Bill Welland and the wide format printers.
Instead I used two battery-powered, light-weight flashes on light-duty light stands. As usual, I use a remote-control radio attached to the camera to set off the flashes.
Notice that he is lit from the side, giving a more three-dimensional quality to his face. That light was positioned to light two sections of the ceiling to create the good portrait lighting. The area behind him was lit by a flash out just out of picture range, set below the partition height. It was aimed across the room so that the both printers behind the subject would be lit. Since these are the printers that produce Proclaim's most important products, the printers' importance demands that they be well lit. Given the baffles, low ceiling and tight quarters, it took some finesse to get the little light to cover the background so evenly.
My client, BizX in Seattle selected five images for their web page and monthly magazine.
