MU photojournalism student Paul Mossine.
I enjoyed being in the studio, but didnʼt quite come away with the results I had planned for. I didnʼt have much of a problem with using the power packs, I understood the ratios and knew which lights I wanted to have more or less power. My biggest problems came with the actual positioning of the lights themselves, and getting interesting poses. My partner, Paul, seems like a really laid-back guy, so I tried to catch him in his natural state, sometimes taking photos just during conversation and when heʼd pause or glance away. He also had a harmonica and sunglasses in his backpack, which we played with as props. Heʼs really into music, but doesnʼt really know much harmonica — still, it was fun to use as a prop, and I really wish I could have gotten better lighting on some of those photos. » Continue Reading…