We shot images for the opening of Red Hot Patriot earlier this year when it debuted on the Wisenhut stage at Zach Scott. Because Molly Ivins is such a larger than life character in the history of Austin the play is being brought back for a longer run in the Zach Scott Arena stage. We wanted new images to re-launch the Fall run.
I headed over this afternoon with a simple kit in the car: Two small Interfit monolights with supplied reflectors, two shoot thru, white umbrellas, two light stands and a bag with a camera and three Zeiss lenses. I set up a classic portrait light for the above frame. One light from camera right positioned above and 45 degrees to the side, the other light from camera left, a little closer to the camera axis and set at one quarter the power of the first light.
I shot around 1/60th f 8 @ ISO 200 with the Canon 1Dmk2n and the 85mm Zeiss 1.4 ZE lens. When I got back to the studio I looked at all the frames in Lightroom, selected this one to output as a jpeg with no changes in post.
We took an hour to set up and shoot about 300 different frames. Barbara, the consummate pro, gave us a range of looks and expressions. We got in at three, I was packed and heading home by four. Some work is really straightforward. It works best that way for everyone.
Why the 1Dmk2? I have a split screen in there that works really well with manual focus lenses. And I like the noise the shutter makes when it fires.....
Another hot week coming up. Hope everyone around central Texas stays hydrated and cool. Not a good week for a mid-afternoon run.
