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“These images were shot as part of a still charging as it had been used to near leaving the flash to illuminate the model.
larger commission for mitre international death that week, so instead we got two D2X 50mm 1.4 lens 250 at f8
the sportswear company. 500 Esprit heads with extension cable’s
and lowered them out of the window. For the second waist up pic I kept the
We had been shooting five days same high light and just twisted Rudi
straight, everything from studio product The pictures were destined for full-page towards it, then got the snoot light,
shots to location model pics, at football use with a black page with text opposite lowered it and aimed at the gloves.
stadiums, rugby pitches and netball them so it was important to make them I changed lenses for this one and shot
courts throughout the southeast, on the very moody. on a 17mm lens again at F8.
last day the football gloves appeared in
the post, we weren’t expecting them to The head and shoulders pic had a light Both pictures were shot in raw and
be ready for the brochure so hadn’t and snoot behind Rudi’s head quite processed in capture 1 pro, slightly de
prepared any locations or even models close only 2 ft, with quite a high power saturated for a more moody effect and
for the shoot. output (7.5 maybe) with a second light the corners burnt in later in Photoshop.
with just the spill kill on, high and on the
Hastily we contacted Rudi who lived cameras right, I think the reading was F8 They ended up as a couple of my
nearby and had shot some of the for this one. favourites of the job even though they
football pics earlier in the week. were done with out any preparation or
As we had nowhere booked, we An ambient shot was taken at 250th of a planning.”
decided to shoot just outside the studio second and the flash was at a 60th so
window. Our Explorer battery pack was the background was full 2 stops darker more info: www.reevebanks.co.uk
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