Saturday, May 31, 2008

EGO Portraits for Summer Theater 2008





Click on photos to enlarge - Now here, our psychopompous Master of Ceremonies (no comment on the candy filled Willy Wonka cane). Again, two EGOS (#1 & 2), but this time enlarged for our actor portraits by being doubled - side-by-side - joined with multiple clamps (#5s) available from Lowel or similar from do-it-yourself stores such as Home Depot (USA). This doubles not only the size of the working EGOs, but the light output (intensity). The panel (#4) provides a white surface - so acts as our full length reflector card to open up the shadow side of the portraits. One note the card material placed at the end of the joined EGOS (#3): always block any light from your light source from reaching the camera lens to avoid flare from degrading your image - this could have been achieved with a lens shade, a "flag" or "gobo" or here a piece of cardboard cut to size.