Jason Nielsen is a fellow cyclist and has a cool business, Digital Realm New Media in Victoria. He's a creative guy, a family man like me and I got to take some shots of him in his office setting and kicking back.
I was looking to create some highly detailed and somewhat intense shots, using pretty dramatic lighting by professional portrait standards. I feel that with guys, you can get away with showing a lot of detail. The more interesting the subject looks, the better. I also did some shots which were more neutral to suite Jason's needs!
In this shot of Jason drumming, I let the back-light into the shot for demonstration purposes. This way you get to see how the position of this light really kicks up the detail and outlines Jason's head and back. You'll have to guess where the main light was located. I can't give away all my secrets...
In this shot of my lovely wife, Nina, you can see how soft lighting is really nice on a portrait of a lady. You don't want too much detail. You want a soft, beautiful image that is borderline dreamy. So in conclusion: guys - character, girls - dreamy.
At least this is how I approach portraits.
And knowing how to do it helps...
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