Corporate Portrait Photoshoot with Ghislaine Nadaud

This was one of the most challenging shoots I had done due to the weather, timing, requirements and photobombs. Ghislaine was only available during the early afternoon and I had to inform my direct client, Vincent, that I might not be able to meet all his requirements - although I managed to accomplish them eventually.

Unlike my usual shoots, Vincent had specified some requirements for the photographs.

1) Bokeh - The background should be blurred out.
2) Subject must be the brightest.
3) Background must be clean.
4) Whitespaces that match his sample photographs.

One of the criteria to produce a photograph with the bokeh effect was to use a large Aperture, which would result in excessive light. If it was a bright day, even lowering the ISO would require playing with a fast shutter speed. If I wanted to produce soft (artificial) light on the subjects, there would be a problem with the synchronising speed (quickest shutter speed possible). The background was another big issue if I were to include a nearer background (building or tree) together with the sky - I could lower the exposure of the sun but might not be able to light up the nearer background. As the required whitespaces were for the designer of the magazine/newsletter to crop, I had to remember to stick to it instead of cropping to my style.

It was one of my most pathetic shooting experiences. I arrived much earlier to explore the park to seek nice backgrounds. I had to judge the direction of the sun in case the clouds left it uncovered and it would be casting very harsh light down. Sleepers were taking their afternoon naps around. After making a round at the park, I decided on some spots but whenever I placed my equipment down, people were walking over to share the areas. I changed my spots a couple of times before finally settling down. The sky was dark grey, although I could see the furious sun peeping through at times.

A friendly man in shabby attire was attracted by me, as he came over to sit down and ask me questions. I saw a tall and elegant lady approaching me and I guessed she was Ghislaine - I didn't get to see any of her photographs. As I began chatting with her, the man left silently and I felt rude that I didn't get to bid my new friend farewell. It began dazzling soon but Ghislaine was cool with it. She did well like most other Caucasians and we managed to complete the shoot quite fast before it started pouring heavily. Ghislaine was so sweet that she wanted to help me to keep my equipment but I made her go back to work so that she would not get wet.

I stood there alone in the park under the merciless rain. There was nothing much I could do since the equipment would be wet if I were to try to keep them. Instead, I held onto my small umbrella to cover my strobe while my bags were left being exploited. Even my new large softbox was not spared. I was drenched since the wind was strong as well.

Alas, I was glad that I was able to produce the photograph in harsh conditions.

Featuring ↬ Ghislaine NadaudHairstylist ↬ Ghislaine NadaudMakeup Artist (MUA) ↬ Ghislaine Nadaud
Wardrobe ↬ Ghislaine NadaudCredits ↬ Vincent Andriessen
Camera ↬ Canon 6DLens ↬ Canon 24-70mm F2.8L IILighting ↬ Cononmark I6M
Place ↬ The Lawn @ Marina BayDate ↬ Year 2017

Photo Editing type ↬ Advanced
💲 Photographer's fee ↬ Prices & packages for Corporate photography

Check out the details on how I craft my portfolio pages and the disclaimer on the write-ups.

Follow my Instagram & Facebook to get more updates.

Other Corporate Photoshoot

More
Corporate
albums

Portrait photography > All albums > All Corporate albums