Mayoral light
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Britt says …
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“Next week’s issue is on the three people running for mayor.”
Okay, first thought I need to make these people look important and, determined. Wait, are they? I sat in on a few interviews, and yes they are. Knowing the mag would print all three faces on the cover, I decided to light each the same, giving them all an even presense. Here is what I came up with:
Thoughts?
For one of the interviews I shot a bunch of one of the candidates, O’Brien. Here are a few of the shots:
The set up was:
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Scott says …
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The first thing you did right: You lit all the candidates the same way.
In elections, it’s super important to be as fair as possible — even if that makes your newspaper boring. Better to be boring than to be blamed for tainting the election.
And your light is effective. The candidates look serious and the light adds to that. Your lighting scheme is most effective on the middle candidate. Good balance between light and dark, and the background is a nice value. The top guy, you probably should’ve moved the light up a bit, he looks a little up-lit. And the bottom woman, she’s disappearing into the dark background a bit.
And easy way to make these better would be to add some light to the background, something that you’re controlling. Make it consistent, but interesting. Maybe shoot the light through a potted plant to create a pattern of light and shadow across the wall. Check the technique at Strobist.
