I agree with Leo. There are no shadows in the scouting shot.
Chuck Norcutt
On 3/21/2014 12:01 AM, Leo Wesson wrote:
> Paul, sunset looks like a perfect time of day to shoot. I would place him
> on the grass to the left of the frame and have him look at the lens for
> some, camera right for some. Available light, a few with just a kiss of
> flash. Or maybe light him with headlights from a car. Maybe get up a
> little on a short ladder to show the shield a little better. Same lens you
> used for the scouting shot.
>
> Leo Wesson
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> On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 10:13 PM, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Yup. http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=11912
>>
>> On 3/20/14 21:58 : , Leowesson wrote:
>>> Do you have a scouting shot?
>>>
>>> Leo Wesson
>>> leowesson.com
>>>
>>>> On Mar 20, 2014, at 21:38, Paul Braun <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> While I was shooting at the drag strip tonight, Garry, the
>>>> groundskeeper, came out to chat. I told him I wanted to come back when
>>>> the weather was a little nicer to get a photo of him with the track
>>>> behind him - he thought that would be nice.
>>>>
>>>> Question - to maximize the photo, and also to make it recognizable, I
>>>> really need to have him and the fading "US30 AHRA" shield in the photo.
>>>>
>>>> You've seen the basic layout. I'm making the following assumptions:
>>>>
>>>> 1) I need to do it close to mid-day so I don't have long shadows behind
>>>> or in front of him
>>>> 2) If I'm going to get him and the shield in the same photo, I'm
>>>> probably going to have to bring a stepladder and shoot from above him
>>>> 3) Probably need to use a mild tele to compress the scene. He's got a
>>>> fairly wide face, and "beer drinker's nose" so I don't want to
>>>> exaggerate that by getting up close with a WA
>>>>
>>>> Thoughts?
>>>>
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