The Eyes of Portland Monk :: Official Blog of Photographer Benjamin Reed
Award-winning Commercial Photographer Benjamin Reed specializes in advertising, commercial and editorial photography internationally and in the Pacific Northwest. Portland, OR. Seattle, WA.
Seems like quite a lighting challenge. Reflective metal, reflective wood, mixed light, short space, on location, possibly impatient subject. Well done, looks pretty seamless to me. The low, wide angle and accompanying perspective feel strange, but perhaps there wasn’t any other way to get it done. Did you set up and catch him as he was coming out? Assistant hiding on the inside with a finger on the door open? The scene I’m imagining looks like a stressful one to me although who knows. Way to pull it off.
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Seems like quite a lighting challenge. Reflective metal, reflective wood, mixed light, short space, on location, possibly impatient subject. Well done, looks pretty seamless to me. The low, wide angle and accompanying perspective feel strange, but perhaps there wasn’t any other way to get it done. Did you set up and catch him as he was coming out? Assistant hiding on the inside with a finger on the door open? The scene I’m imagining looks like a stressful one to me although who knows. Way to pull it off.
Shhh…it’s a secret, sort of. There were two assistants one holding the button open and the other managing lighting. It was pretty chill, no stress.