This Photo Has Nine Lives

The request was simple. The execution slightly complex. The results certainly worth the effort.

The client, a furniture store, wanted several strong images to showcase how its furniture looked in a home instead of the cyclorama white wall in a studio.

The chosen home’s original furnishings were replaced with a selection of pieces that complemented each other and the home’s color scheme.

There were only a few restrictions, all centered on budget and time. The budget was fixed and too small for a full complement of focused strobes with grids, snoots, and shaping tools to light the room in one gigantic explosion of light. And, the furniture had to be removed by the end of the day so the family could return home to its normal routine.

The only choice was Strobist glory.

This photo combines nine separate images lit with one SB800 using a either a Honl snoot, an Ezy-Box, a straight strobe or a single bare tube. All but one of the frames were shot using strobe on a stick with Nikon D300 CLS lighting. The assistant, who earlier hauled in all the furniture, balanced atop a step ladder, leaned over the second floor balcony railing or stood an arm’s length away holding the strobe on a stick.

The doorway at left was covered with a Photoflex translucent panel to soften the light entering the room.

Although it isn’t perfect, it met the client’s need for budget and speed. And, I learned a little more about Nikon CLS, Photoshop layering, RAW conversions, and how lighting can effect the mood of a room.

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