Assignment Construct

One Portrait - The Setup

2008-02-15T22:35:00Z

On a regular basis we get called in to do a standard portrait series for senior management (and sometimes the entire staff) and this is how we do it.

The objective is to always produce a well lit, flattering portrait of the subject where the subject is separated from the background and the lighting doesn’t take away from the person being photographed.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Introduction

2008-01-24T16:55:00Z

One of the things that happens often, is friends and colleagues ask what equipment we use, how we pack it, travel with it, and so forth. Further, with interns coming and going (40+, to date), it was a frequent occurrence that I was training and explaining to them what we use, and how we use it. So, during what was our slow period around the holidays, we ramped up and produced a series of videos. All together, they total 1 hour, 49 minutes, and took a month to produce, from production meetings to finishing editing - much more than I had expected to commit, but none-the-less it was a worthwhile endeavor. I've been collecting video for some time, from shoots and setup images, and so I've combined related video from those to an explanation of each case. I was inspired by Chase Jarvis' similar series, and am pleased with my results.

Below is the introduction, and I have transcribed every segment, and, there are links to every piece of equipment we could find on either Adorama, Amazon, or, B&H, in case you're looking for that tool yourself.

Here is the video introduction to all 32 segments, giving you an overview of the work we do using the equipment. Let me know what you think!

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Light Modifier kit

2008-01-24T16:51:00Z

Here's a video segment on the Light Modifier Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Stand Case

2008-01-24T16:50:00Z

Here's a video segment on the Stand Bag kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Hensel Vela Main

2008-01-24T16:49:01Z

Here's a video segment on the Hensel Vela Main Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Rololight

2008-01-24T16:48:00Z

Here's a video segment on the Rololights Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Rololight Stands

2008-01-24T16:47:00Z

Here's a video segment on the Rololight Stand Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Canon Kit

2008-01-24T16:46:00Z

Here's a video segment on the Canon Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Nikon Kit

2008-01-24T16:45:00Z

Here's a video segment on the Nikon kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Blimp

2008-01-24T16:44:00Z

Here's a video segment on the Jacobson Blimp Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - California Sunbounce

2008-01-24T16:42:00Z

Here's a video segment on the California Sunbounce Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Gels and Gelly Rolls

2008-01-24T16:40:00Z

Here's a video segment on the Gels and Gelly Rolls kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Hotlight Kit DP’s

2008-01-24T16:38:01Z

Here's a video segment on the Lowel DP Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Hotlight Kit, Tota’s and Omni’s

2008-01-24T16:36:00Z

Here's a video segment on the Lowel Tota and Omni Kit that we use. A transcription of the video is available after the jump.

John Harrington-WHAT WE USE - Laptop Kit

2008-01-24T16:35:00Z

Here's a video of our laptop kit, what it contains, and why we have what we have in it. Full transcript after the jump.