Pre-light report
1- Available light will be used as a fill light – the flash will be used as main. Background will be darker – probably 2 stops down from the main light
2- For testing I used a 50 mm lens at f2.8 / ISO 200 / 1/. I am planning to use a wide angle lens if available, to get more perspective.
3- F/8 – F/11 that I found really well for a portrait (focus on the subject) and not allowing the background to be out of focus
4- The shutter speed would be at 1/200s at least in order to darken the background
5- As I am planning to keep the available light just as a fill, and actually keep it dark – I am not worried too much about the available light
6- I will use one flash (speedlight) Cannon 430 EX II with a portable beauty dish or an umbrellas as back-up
7- I will have probably just enough light – looking at the weather forecast, it seems we are “lucky” to have the same kind of weather we had for the testing. I believe I am able to achieve my shoot with just one flash.
8- Having to shoot a full length portrait, the post production will be probably more difficult If the ground will be wet and full of puddles. I might re-think the shoot and take a ¾ length instead.
9- Will use a grey card.
10- Equipment :
- wide angle 16-24mm or a 50 mm (portrait lens)
- 1 stand
- 2 external flashes (one Canon (main) to be used on the stand and one Sunpack flash to be used on camera and to trigger the canon one.
- 1 umbrella (in case)
- 1 umbrella mount
- 1 optical slave
- 1 reflector
- 1 light meter
- 1 tripod
- 1 portable beauty dish
- Plastic bag rain cover for the camera
- Plastic bags to cover the equipment
- Milk crates to keep the equipment off the ground in case of rain or snow
- Umbrellas for the rain
- Backup batteries for flash and camera
- I need a backup plan in case we don’t have the permission to shoot under the bridge (in such case I will choose to shoot along the river, on the bike trail)
- I have a model available for Sunday
- Make-up has to be appropriate (the model is actually a make-up artist)
- Appropriate clothing for the weather as well as for the shoot
Photographer: Unknown
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