A work in progress...
I met Robert Pho 2 years ago at the 2018 Pacific Ink & Art Expo in Honolulu. I have been a fan of his work 3 years prior to that & for that past year, I’ve been trying to get him in front of my lens for a photoshoot. Through a mutual friend, we finally were able to set this up, big Mahalos to Brian Olmstead!
The next image is the RAW file straight out of camera, no editing. Upper right-hand corner you can see the extension boom arm that my assistant was holding the Flashpoint 100Pro with a MagMod Sphere about 45 degrees up in front of his head.
RAW image straight out of camera
BREAKDOWN
The last image is the breakdown of where I positioned the 3 flashes & removed the extension boom arm on the upper right corner. I intentionally framed up the shot with the least amount of that boom arm showing to make it as easy as possible to remove it later in Photoshop.
***Tip: Always be aware of what’s in your frame. Do border patrol before snapping the shutter, it only takes a few seconds to look around your frame. This will save you editing time in your post-processing.
To camera left, 1 FP (Flashpoint) 100Pro with a MagMod MagSphere & a creative blue gel, kicker sidelight.
To camera right, FP 100Pro with a MagMod MagSphere, no gel key light.
In LR & PS I enhanced the blue kicker light, Changed the white balance to warm up the cliff to the right, which was the original direction of where the actual sun was rising. Lastly, I intensified the colors of the incoming waves to give better separation between Robert, the cliff & the water.
Love working with Robert, he’s so chill & easy to work with! He values your time as much as I value his time, so much respect for him & his work ethic!!! We already have plans for our 2nd project together & it’s going to be a good one…can’t wait! BIG MAHALO’S to Robert! I’d also like to thank my good friend, Brandon Kawamura for the assist & keeping me on track! This was an amazing shoot, 1st time using the MagMod system & colored gels!
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Aloha a hui hou my friends!
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