Ron Shoots

Our awesome production team in Charlotte pulled together another cool retro set for a shoot last night. We expanded the wall of cheap paneling and rented more props from our local “retro” store. That funky lamp had just been purchased by the comedian Carrot Top so we needed to be extra careful!

Here’s what the shot looked like through the camera:

Lighting Sources

I usually try to keep things pretty simple but there’s times when you need multiple light sources. On this set there are 5 different lights: 2 soft boxes on each side of the set, a 20 inch “beauty” dish on the boom overhead and a ring flash on the camera. All of the Hensel Power Packs and Mono-Lights have variable power to get the balance just right. The 5th light source is the lamp- while it doesn’t actually provide much light, it’s nice to see the glow. I needed about 1/15th of a second to allow the lamp to show up.