Monday, December 21, 2009

Subway Get Fit Photo Shoot | davem photography

For the past year, I've been doing some work for WSB-TV and the Subway Get Fit Challenge series. This past Friday was the final show taping. It started with 30 individuals seeking a healthier lifestyle through better eating habits and exercise.  You can tune in Saturday, December 26th at 12:30 p.m. on WSB-TV to watch the show.
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I shot behind the scenes of the show during the taping. The finalists also came in for hair & makeup and I did a portrait session with each.

I shot in the studio in available light. As expected, the lighting on the stage was well done and allowed me to shoot at ISO 800 @ f/4. I'm surprised at how little noise is visible, even zoomed in to 100%.
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The portraits were shot at ISO 200 @ f/8. I brought in a black paper background. I used a Wescott Apollo soft box to the right and a white reflector on the left for fill. I also had a 2nd light for the background as I wanted some separation, but I had issues triggering that flash. Images still look good, but I think a little light  behind the subject would have made them better. The  flash fired when no one was standing in front of it, but would fail as soon as I had a subject in front of the camera, go figure. I'll have to test out the 430EX flash and see what the problem is.

Here's the series of portraits.
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Thank you Brandi, Amy, & Miranda. You guys are the hardest working producers and the best in the business. I would love to work with you again.

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