about this image
This electronica duo needed something moody and dramatic to use as a cover for their upcoming EP, and they wanted something that could also be repurposed as a website header or promotional poster. So I kept the background clean to facilitate dropping in text and/or logos, and used a sidelighting technique that I knew would add an overall air of mystery to the image.
strobist info
Each individual portrait was lit with an Elinchrom Ranger Quadra placed in a gridded beauty dish and positioned very close to the subjects' faces at camera right.
[thrive_leads id='2363']tools & gear used
Not a ton of Photoshop going on here-- just some minor lighting adjustments to keep the drama level as high as possible, and of course I had to combine two separate images into a single shot (and clean up the background).
- Canon 5D Mark III
- Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM Lens
- Elinchrom Ranger Quadra Studio Strobes
- Elinchrom 22" Beauty Dish w/ Grid
- Avenger Light Stands
- Avenger Boom Arm with Counterweight