ALP2- Self assessment and final photograph.

Overall I am satisfied with this shot although I completely changed my lighting setup from my original idea.

At first I planned to use 3 heads, 2 in order to light up the background but as I played around with the lighting I realized that I didn’t need to complicate too much so I went with one main light ( a medium soft box) and a reflector placed on the side of the subject.  What I found the most difficult about this photo shoot was the reflections in the window. Since I was shooting in the morning and the outside was a bit dark whereas the inside very well lit I couldn’t get rid of the reflections in the windows behind my model. So I had to get creative with the angle as well as with the positioning of my model. Since I didn’t wanted to go too crazy on the angle I managed to find a spot where the reflections where not very apparent and with the use of cropping I was able to get rid of the window reflections.
Also my main mistake in this shot i find is i that didn't notice my model's suit was not  properly buttoned.

ALP1_ Assignment #1

1.What is your intention in terms of how you plan to use the available light?

At first my intention was to Light up the background with two flash heads but after having done some testing I realized that I don't need to use two extra lights. I simply used the available light and added a soft box in order to light my subject and a white reflector.

2. What is the reason for your lens choice?

I have used a 24-70 mm f.2.8 lens simply because it’s the only one I own at this point plus I find it will allow me to achieve shallow dept of field.

3. What aperture do you plan to use and why?

I plan to use f2.8 or f4 in order to get the blur in the background

4. What shutter speed to you plan to use and why?

1/60 or 1/125 if shooting in natural light or with flash.

5. Do you have enough available light to achieve these camera settings?

Yes.

6. Do you have enough strobe to achieve these settings?

Yes.
7. Do you have too much light to achieve these settings?

No.
8. Are there any technical problems that will need to be addressed at the shoot or in post-production?

If the weather is bad and is too dark outside I would have to use more lights in order to recreate a natural light.

9. How will you be addressing color balance?

Daylight is about 5.5k K so I will try to work with that. If not

I will use computer software to determinate if color balance is adequate.

10. What is the equipment you will need for the shoot? 

tripod
Camera with 24-70 mm lens
Light meter
1 pocket wizard

1 profoto light kit (2 heads kit)

2 light stands

1 circular reflector

1 soft box (Med)

2 power cords

computer