I spent a morning in Aiken this week where Carolina Gas Transmission is replacing an 8 mile section of natural gas transmission pipeline. My assignment was to make a portrait of one of their engineers for the corporate marketing department. I like these assignments because, while I am given some general guidelines, much of the creative process is left up to me. There is also the element of the unknown, I never know exactly what the environmental conditions are going to be. Fortunately everything came together one this one. The setting was perfect for what I needed, and the 'talent' was cooperative and willing.
Lighting was pretty simple. SB-800s fired with Nikon's CLS system. One camera left with the Photoflex Lightdome XS softbox at full power, a second bare flash camera right behind the subject at 1\4 power for a little rim light. Quick and simple setup, the whole thing took about 20 minutes to set up, shoot and take down. Another field assignment is coming up in September, stay tuned.
--Steve
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