Deardorff 11x14

This photograph is part of a collection of large format portraits that I have been creating over the last few years. The subject is Mitch Brantley, a falconer. I photographed Mr. Brantley for a magazine a few months ago. I decided he and "Mad Max" would make a great addition to the collection, so I returned to the same field off an interstate highway to shoot with my 11x14 Deardorff.

Despite the strong winds, I was able to set up a 12 x 12 Matthews overhead frame to soften the late afternoon sun. I positioned a large Chimera on camera left as my main light and a 22" silver beauty dish (no diffusion and no grid) on camera right as the fill. I placed two flash heads with silver reflectors behind Mr. Brantley (and slightly to each side) to provide a bit of separation light.

I used a 480mm Schneider lens on the Deardorff and shot 10 sheets of Kodak 8x10 Tri-X.

Here is a diagram of the set up:




Here are a few behind the scenes photos:

Citizens Bank

Here is another image produced for an ad campaign for The Citizens Bank. The campaign features business owners and community leaders who do their banking with Citizens.

Our subject was Mrs. Clarine Barton. We positioned her in front of a historic building. My assistant and I set up a 12 x 12 Mattthews overhead frame with an artificial silk to soften the early morning sun on Mrs. Barton. I used a large Chimera on camera right as the main light with a medium Chimera over the camera as fill. I also used two flash heads with silver reflectors on either side of Mrs. Barton to give a little side light and help separate her from the background. Both of these heads were flagged to prevent lens flare. The image was shot with a Canon 5D II.

Here is a rough diagram of the lighting:




Here is the final billboard: