Executive portrait sessions are a real challenge. For one, they need to be quick. Yeah, it would be nice to have time to nurse the lighting to perfection. But most executives don't ever give you much time. Logistics can be an additional problem when you have to navigate through a busy metro area, like downtown LA, to reach the client.
This image is from a ten minute session in downtown Los Angeles with Jane Pak, CEO of the National Association of Women Business Owners, Los Angeles Chapter (NAWBO-LA). Navigating from my parked car to her high rise office took longer than the actual photo shoot.
Everything that I used for the shoot was inside my ThinkTank Airport International Rolling Camera Case, with the exception of a Manfrotto light stand & 32" umbrella that I carried in my hand.
Photo info:
Nikon D300 w/80-200 2.8 lens
exposure - 1/250 f/5 @ 400iso
3-SB800 speedlights
background - SB800/on floor 1/4 power pointed at back wall
fill - SB800/ceiling bounce @ 1/2 power
main - SB800/light stand mount directed into 32" umbrella @ 1/2 power
Small Westcott silver reflector on floor in foreground as kicker.
I could probably do a little in Photoshop to refine the image, but this is what came out of the camera.
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