International Student Feature

I often shoot for the University of Lethbridge’s bi-weekly communications-run newspaper “The Legend.”  This shoot was for the paper and I was asked to shoot an international student and her family that had successfully come across from Malaysia to work, learn, and live here.  With the International theme in mind, we chose a location, and lit it.

Two-Light Setup for this one.
- 22″ Beauty Dish with Diffusion Sock overhead and on-axis with the wall.
- Large Softbox about 1 1/2 stops down in terms of output on the ground, angled up for fill.  (The Beauty dish is a contrasty source- this helps with a warm feeling)

Thankfully for this shoot, I arrived WAY early and had a chance to really dial in the setup before the subjects arrived.  One tip that David Hobby teaches his readers to do is use your hand at the estimated subject-to-source distance to check exposure for skin-tones so you can get in the ballpark before the talent arrives.  I tend to do that a lot!