Sometimes I know right where my images are going to end up, and other times I have no idea.
The image here is from the first round of the Corcoran Gallery's ongoing Corcoran People campaign.
By the time the images were shot, the layout was mostly finalized and ad placements were in the works. I met with the Corcoran's designer's before the shoot, and had a few mock-ups on hand with the planned layout. The campaign features a few dozen portraits of people related to The Corcoran. They all follow the same rough layout with the subject on the right, and space on the left for text placement.
Placement in the Columbia Heights Metro.
The most immediate (and largest) usage for the images was the light box spaces in Washington's Metro stops.
Placement in Washington City Paper
One of the secondary placements for this image was in print papers around the Washington DC. This scan shows how an image appeared on the back cover of the Washington City Paper.
Group portrait of Artini Mixologists
Earlier in the year, I photographed the mixologists for the annual Artini event at the Corcoran.
Artini is hosted every year at the Corcoran as a fundraiser and social event. The idea behind the event is that local bartenders and mixologists create martini's based on works of art in The Corcoran's collection. Tasters then get to vote on which drink is their favorite. As far as I know the winner only gets bragging rights.
The final image is displayed on the Corcoran's Artini page. Individual portraits from the shoot are also on the Corcoran's Tumblr page.
The concept for the shoot started with the notion of a Top Chef style portrait and the communications department sent me an example image of what they were looking for. I took their idea and adapted it to the Corcoran. Rather than shoot the image in a studio or against a backdrop, we used the Corcoran's beautiful atrium space to shoot in.
The setup for the shot was fairly simple to match the style they were looking for. The main light was from a large softbox on a boom above the camera. There were grided spots to the left and right of the group about 10 feet away, and slightly in front. There was also a regular spot about 20 feet behind the group and 8 feet in the air.
Diagram of the lighting setup, not to scale.
The main light came from a large softbox on a boom above the camera.
The time has come to reveal my new website.
Along with the new design, I've updated all of my wedding and corporate photography galleries. I've also improved the usability of the website. I now have links for current and previous clients to login to their galleries, and search my archive for images.
The new website is also has iOS versions for easier viewing on the iPhone and iPad.
This winter has been busy for me, and I've got a lot of blog posts scheduled to keep everyone updated on what I've been shooting. They're scheduled to go out a few times a month, so check back here or on my Facebook page.
Part of the reason I love wedding photography (and photography in general) is that a photograph can capture a moment in time that might otherwise be forgotten or ignored. For the bride and groom those pictures are moments with friends and family. The moments I find while editing are often the in between moments between the action of the day.
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