Skydiggers, two shots

June 11, 2009 | Filed Under photo 

They visited the Radio 2 Drive studio for a session. I recall them being nice guys.

Two lights. One in a silver reflective umbrella, to the hard right of the guitarist. Another flash, left bare, about 60 degrees away from the umbrella pointing directly at them. Not the most inspired setup, but had to get’em all in. Often with these shoots, I won’t know how many people are coming, or where they’ll be sitting until they actually sit down. Working fast is fine in the studio, and I usually get about a minute to not only get the shots I need to promote the show on the site, but another 15-20 for slideshows that we make for teasers online.

In order to spice things up, I’ll often switch my lights around while they’re doing their sound check (assume I get two minutes, so after one minute I’ll run over and move a light somewhere else). For the shot below, I moved the bare flash and put it slightly behind the singer and to the camera’s right. It ended up casting light at an upward angle, made for a better headshot if someone on the CBC site wanted a closeup.  Took two more shots before the host came in (my cue to pack up and leave ASAP).

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