light it up

Posted: June 27, 2009 
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I get excited whenever I get the lame business assignments most people hate because it usually means I get to take my Alien Bee along.

I’ve noticed it’s too powerful sometimes, which means I just need to get a grid or snoot or something to cover it up and help weaken it. His shirt looks hot because this is the version I toned for the paper (you have to tone up those highlights!).

I liked this portrait though. This guy wanted the logo in the picture, and there was a computer screen in the background with it. But I shot it through this window instead, and liked it. It’s a strange portrait in a way, because it makes you think about what you’re looking at. But for a software designer, I thought this was pretty OK.