Hello,
I will be shooting a set of photos on chefs-at-work. Naturally their kitchens will likely be filled with steam and smoke. As it is indoors, lighting may be tricky so will need flash. But light will just reflect back the steam/smoke which I want to avoid.
Basically how should I achieve something like this?
Backlighting. That's what you're seeing there - check out the rimlight on the line cook that's closest to the camera, you can see the same light that's blowing out the steam in the center of the image.
So you think it's staged? So basically avoid head-on flash on the steam eh? I read that side lighting works well too.
The thing is, the chef will likely be busy going about his business what do you suggest to coordinate this? He does have to deliver the food. Thank goodness he is not Gordon Ramsay-type!
Only insofar as the shooter stuck a couple of lights in the room. It could be as simple as a couple of Nikon Speedlights and the CLS wireless system, or real studio strobes and Pocketwizards. I think that most people who shoot environmental portraiture are going to run around with at least three or four flashes to do exactly this kind of thing.
Ghost wrote:
So you think it's staged? So basically avoid head-on flash on the steam eh? I read that side lighting works well too.
The thing is, the chef will likely be busy going about his business what do you suggest to coordinate this? He does have to deliver the food. Thank goodness he is not Gordon Ramsay-type!
Look at the neon lights in the upper left corner. They have a somewhat green hue. In the background there is a strong lightsource, most probably a flashunit.This looks like it was "staged" to me.
My suggestion is,for what its worth, arrive early before the chef starts working and take some test shots, if you are to shoot with multiple flashes take you're time (maybe there is someone you could use as a stand in). Dont't forget to communicate to the chef about what you are going to do.
Yeah I will arrive about 30mins earlier before opening. It really depends on the manager who opens up the restaurant. Also I need to take the interiors during the session too... when it is still empty.
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