Monday, September 8, 2008

Skeptics



Had to shoot two skeptics, members of a group that debates the validity of things like the Virgin Mary on a piece of toast and stuff. The assignment was to meet them in their office and make a portrait... Yikes. Worst case scenario.

Decided to take my mag light and tripod and try to have some fun. A little light painting to spice things up and make them look ethereal. I shot about 25 frames at shutter speeds ranging from 10 seconds to 30 seconds. I had a few that worked, and a lot that didn't. Still a fun shoot, and the guys were really into it, once i explained what I was doing with the lights off and a flashlight highlighting their faces. Once I showed them the back of the camera to give them and idea of what it would look like, they said "cool, keep going." This is the result.

3 comments:

  1. Melissa, that is fabulous! Wonderful job making something great out of what could have been a disaster.

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  2. hey scott... i thought of you when i was shooting this. part of this post should have read, "because i have no idea where my flash even is, i had to pull the mag lite out of my trunk instead." and yes, the flash is still m.i.a. -- oh well.

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  3. oh - this makes me miss rita reed's lighting class at mu... but only for a minute. ;) nice job...

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