Feb 27 2017
MCHS Varsity Boys Basketball Team Photo
An updated team photo was needed for the state tournament program, so we shot this last week. You can click either photo to go to the gallery.
A little technical info for anyone interested. The second photo down there was shot on film. The state program photo, and the first one in the gallery, is digital. Digital was needed for quick turnaround for the program.
Strobe + film.
You can see the light setup in the first photo. Both lights are Einsteins. (I was standing at the camera bag in the center of the first photo) The main, on the left, is at full power and gave me F5.6 at ISO 200 at the chairs. The “background” light (in the center of the photo) was set to give me F5.6 on the back wall (I hate dark backgrounds on team photos). I shot digital at the same settings.
Both lights have the standard silver reflectors, and are pointed approximately 45º towards the ceiling. I like some direct light from the flash to hit the subject, and want the bounce off the ceiling to fill in any shadows. Same for the background light, except no direct light from the background light hits the subject.
Portra 400, develop and scan by Millers
Hasselblad 503cx at f5.6 and 1/125 sec
Hasselblad 60mm Distagon lens
February 22, 2017.
MCHS Varsity Boys Basketball Team Photo. The lighting setup.
