The Librarian’s Soiree

Friday, September 28, 2007 Concept/Objective:

The objective was to cover the visit by the President to this annual gathering, prior to the annual Book Festival.

Pre-Production:

We brought lights, incase it was necessary, however, in years past, it was not. We cleared through three rings of security, before realizing that we didn’t need the equipment – better safe than sorry.

Assignment:

We captured the activities on stage, including the grand entrance by the First Lady, however, our real responsibility was documenting the VIP’s with the President backstage. A light test beforehand, as a fill for the constant light source tungsten lights revealed a hot spot in the wood cabinet in the background, so we were happy to go without flash, as shown by the second test image as shown with the President.

Following that, the last image to make was the President and First Lady’s entrance down the grand staircase. If you’re off to the left just a little, the banister gets in your way visually, so shooting it dead-on straight is the best solution.

Post-Production:

Delivery of double CD’s, and prints of all the guests with the President so they could be signed was what was called for, meaning the prints needed a signature border.

Final Analysis:

: I am always appreciative when a client places a request for a repeat performance for a high profile event such as this, because it is the ultimate expression of their trust in me – a burden I do not take lightly.

Yes, please share if you get the opportunity...Curves adjustment layer, perhaps?

Looks like in the first shot, he had plain ol' direct flash going. I bet he looked at the shot on his camera, saw the bad reflection, bounced it up to 45 degrees, thus removing the reflection, and darkening the image slightly. Am I right?

Shaun - he tells us what was going on in the first shot, but then says that the second and third were done without a flash. The light in the third image looks different from the light in the second image.

Post Your Comments

Name:

Email:

Location:

URL:

Smileys

Remember my personal information

Notify me of follow-up comments?

Submit the word you see on the right: