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| McNally, Joe, Screenshot from Video on Adorama, ND. |
We've all been there before, wishing our foreground was either darker or lighter than our background... Picture this scene: a pilot standing on a SR71 Blackbird (one of the fastest planes) with a dark blue sky in the background. How would you ensure that the pilot standing in the foreground is well lite and to still ensure that the background appears darker? The key is to do this in camera verses trying to accomplish this in post. Photographer, Joe McNally is a mastermind behind the photograph to the left.
McNally has been a freelance photographer for the past thirty years and has worked for Time, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, and National Geographic - to name a few. McNally was dubbed one of the 100 Most Important people in the world of photography by American Photo: "perhaps the most versatile photojournalist working today".
In the video below, McNally explains how he took his photograph and what tools he used to control the light. The photograph was taken at the beginning of the Golden Hours, a key aspect to capturing brilliant colors. McNally explains where and how he sets up a 1200 W ProPhoto Pack and also uses an Elinchrom Maxi Spot Reflector, to really give a "setting sun" effect. To learn more, check out the video below:
In the video below, McNally explains how he took his photograph and what tools he used to control the light. The photograph was taken at the beginning of the Golden Hours, a key aspect to capturing brilliant colors. McNally explains where and how he sets up a 1200 W ProPhoto Pack and also uses an Elinchrom Maxi Spot Reflector, to really give a "setting sun" effect. To learn more, check out the video below:
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