Liam Bailey - Singer

Steve Rutherford
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Liam Bailey - Singer
Liam Bailey - Singer

Photo of Liam Bailey for SoulCulture.

I had about 15 mins with Liam and was struggling a bit to be honest. Exposing for the room meant that the windows were blown out and so I had to avoid them in the shot. Exposing for the windows meant that the room was pitch black and looked odd lit by a softbox. I tried bouncing another flash off the ceiling to lift the ambient a bit but it still looked awful.

In the end, I just balanced a tiny bit of flash from the left with the window light coming in from the right. A circular reflector would have been easier but I didn't have one and so used the Westcott softbox instead.

Strobist info: 1 x 580ex at 1/32 power in a 28 inch westcott apollo softbox to the left of camera. Set up shot here

Comments / critical thoughts very welcome.

Update: Alternative photo here - any preferences?

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Taken on: October 5, 2010
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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/2.0, 1/125 sec, 35mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: EF35mm f/1.4L USM
Aperture: f/2.0
Exposure Time: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length: 35mm
ISO: 800
Exposure Bias: -4/3 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Manual
Color Space: Uncalibrated
Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 Macintosh
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