Happy Birthday Dad!: Saturday was my dad’s birthday, so as per my commitment, I asked, nay, insisted that I take his picture. This time I was wise from previous sessions, and set up the lights and all before I got him in the room so that when he arrived, he merely had to smile for a few minutes, and then he was done. Of course, that’s not all I had planned. In the middle of the session, my brother brought up the birthday gift my brothers and I had pitched in to buy for him, and snuck up behind my dad. I told dad that I was going to change the lights, and they might flash very bright, so “go ahead and close your eyes.” So very sneaky. We put the gift in front of his face, I told him I was done, and he should open his eyes. What a great double take. He never saw it coming. It was a great day. Strobist Info: I was beside a window, camera set to cool so the sunlight appeared blue, and a full CTO cut on a SB-900 on the right, a Lumiquest SoftBox III on the SB900 to give it some softness. Behind the sofa was a SB600 with a Lumiquest Big Bounce providing a hairlight/flare. I believe I’ll use a similar setup again… the big bounce is a really great hair light.View On Black Happy Birthday Dad!:

Saturday was my dad’s birthday, so as per my commitment, I asked, nay, insisted that I take his picture. This time I was wise from previous sessions, and set up the lights and all before I got him in the room so that when he arrived, he merely had to smile for a few minutes, and then he was done. Of course, that’s not all I had planned. In the middle of the session, my brother brought up the birthday gift my brothers and I had pitched in to buy for him, and snuck up behind my dad. I told dad that I was going to change the lights, and they might flash very bright, so “go ahead and close your eyes.” So very sneaky. We put the gift in front of his face, I told him I was done, and he should open his eyes. What a great double take. He never saw it coming. It was a great day.

Strobist Info: I was beside a window, camera set to cool so the sunlight appeared blue, and a full CTO cut on a SB-900 on the right, a Lumiquest SoftBox III on the SB900 to give it some softness. Behind the sofa was a SB600 with a Lumiquest Big Bounce providing a hairlight/flare. I believe I’ll use a similar setup again… the big bounce is a really great hair light.

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