Capturing Extraordinary People When Lighting Your Subjects, Less Is More

摘要

I've been a freelance architectural and industrial-based photographer for more than nine years. With my architectural work, there are times when I will use a lot of lights to get the right look for the final image. Even in those situations, I try not to overlight or light in a way that takes away from the story or subject matter. This is an approach I credit to Texas-based photographer Gordon Trice.I utilize this same approach when photographing people. For about four years, I have been working on a series of images featuring people with interesting stories. All of the subjects have been photographed on medium or large-format black-and-white film.