Dr. Kas Mazurek

This was a cool shoot. I was shooting University of Lethbridge Education faculty member Dr. Kas Mazurek for an upcoming publication, Legacy Magazine.  His work focuses strongly on global learning and education across the world so we got our prop ideas from that concept.  Heading into the studio, I didn’t know Dr. Mazurek would be showing up in a full suit-and-tie so I had to modify my lighting setup when he arrived.  I set up a lighting plot to focus on importance and wisdom.  Dr. Mazurek has one of those faces that has seen many things, and the lighting here helps.

Geeky Stuff- It’s a simple 3-light setup.
- Nikon D300, 24-70 2.8, Pocketwizards, Alien Bees B800′s.
- Gridded Octa camera right for the key, angled slightly back toward the camera.  The grid here is very important as it prevents spill toward the camera.  A flag would have worked if my light was un-gridded.
- Gridded Large Softbox camera left for a backlight.  This insures separation from the background, and it helps the mood- The single key would have been a bit darker in mood. I set it down about 1 1/3 stops from the key.
- 30-degree gridded spot to light up the background.  Use of modeling lights is important here so that we can make sure our subject is centered the the spot of light we created for him.