{"id":13430,"date":"2022-12-06T16:01:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T16:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13430"},"modified":"2024-01-12T12:10:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T12:10:16","slug":"isaacs-accountants-charcoal-background-shoot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/isaacs-accountants-charcoal-background-shoot","title":{"rendered":"Isaacs Accountants – Charcoal Background Shoot"},"content":{"rendered":"

A New Website<\/span><\/h1>\n

We first photographed, Isaac’s around six years ago, when they were getting their brand new website built. <\/span><\/p>\n

In 2022 we returned to see the team again, for you’ve guessed it, images for a new website! <\/span><\/p>\n

We discussed different looks for their team’s photography. The last time we shot <\/span>the team members at their desks to give that relaxed, at-work feel. People on phones, looking at screens, you know the kind of thing<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

A different look<\/h2>\n

Sarfraz had been looking at different styles of headshot<\/a> photography and showed me a few looks he really liked. A darker background with more dramatic lighting really stood out, i<\/span>n fact, there was a headshot studio in London, specialising in this look, so we decided this was the vibe to go for. <\/span><\/p>\n

Off to the flash centre in Leeds<\/a> I went to purchase a dark grey background, they had “charcoal”, which is a lovely dark grey colour and perfect for the shoot<\/span><\/p>\n

The Shoot<\/h2>\n

We set the backdrop up in the meeting room, which is HUGE when the partition wall is opened. <\/span><\/p>\n

Geeky camera bit… I used 3 lights, two of which created the rim light you see on their temples, arms and hair, the third was the key light which lit the faces. <\/span><\/p>\n

Everybody had a chance to get a shot sat down on a lovely leather sofa a<\/span>nd a second round where stood up and pretty much do what they wanted. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Retouch<\/h2>\n

Once the photos were chosen, we did our usual retouching<\/a> to get everybody looking consistent – using the large background and careful lighting made this pretty straight forward – just eyes\/teeeth\/skin and the occasional bit of stray. <\/span><\/p>\n

Stand-Out results<\/h2>\n

At the end of the process, I think we’ve got a look few, if any, Yorkshire accountants have – that darker background<\/a> and the dramatically lit team will make Sarfraz, Khalid and the team stand out from the rest. <\/span><\/p>\n

Here are a few of the results <\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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