Published on February 18, 2014

Portraits of a Firefighter

written by travel67

Firefighter Mac

Firefighter Mac dropped by the studio and brought his gear so I could shoot some portraits. The black turnout gear about is for structural fires while the silver suit is for aviation fires

Firefighter Mac

I started shooting on a clean white background and then slowly transformed the studio and lighting to give a more atmospheric look to the images.

Firefighter Mac

Lighting – Charcoal background. Small Smoke Machine. Beauty dish powered by Profoto Pro-7a as the main light. Small softbox as low fill. Medium size strip softboxes on both sides adding rimlight (powered by Profoto compacts). A fifth compact aimed at the background. Strobes triggered with PocketWizards.