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April 2019 archive

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2019 Tysons Tower

Headshot Day event in 2019 Tysons Tower ©TimeLine Media
2019 Tysons Tower Headshot event ©TimeLine Media

Tysons, Virginia

Last month, I had a Headshot Day event at the Tysons Tower. The idea for this day came from the Macerich and Hines team in Tysons. Above all, they wanted to have me be a part of their programming for the tenants in the building. To that end, I would offer to be setup in a conference room for the day, and anyone who is in the building could sign up for a mini session.

Headshot Day event in 2019 Tysons Tower ©TimeLine Media
Headshot Day event in 2019 Tysons Tower ©TimeLine Media

Prior to this day, I had only been in the Tysons Tower a couple of times. Moreover, most of those times were on the penthouse rooftop area. By comparison, this conference was on a couple of floors above the Plaza. When I first arrived, I thought about having an option of having a natural background. However, the setup would not be as flexible. For one thing, the lighting would have to be adjusted for each person. Additionally, I was unsure what the preference would be for those coming by. It would be too difficult to switch between the two. The conference room had plenty of space for my background, and lighting. With this in mind, I thought it would be easier to just use the seamless white background. If someone wanted a different background, that could be done afterwards.

Headshot Day event in Tysons ©TimeLine Media
Headshot Day event in Tysons ©TimeLine Media
Headshot Day event in Tysons ©TimeLine Media
2019 Tysons Tower Headshot Event ©TimeLine Media

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2019 Candidate Forum – Tysons Partnership

Dalia Palchik speaking at the Silverline Center - Tysons Partnership ©TimeLine Media
Dalia Palchik speaking at the Candidate Forum by the Tysons Partnership ©TimeLine Media

Silverline Center

Earlier this month, I covered the 2019 Candidate Forum for the Tysons Partnership. Above all, I am thankful to be working with them again in 2019! Similarly to other events, I was in unfamiliar territory. On this occasion, the venue was the Silverline Center in Tysons. The modern, colorfully lit exterior brings lot of attention to this building in the evening. Inside is a modern clean design throughout the space making it a nice venue in this case.

Providence District Supervisor Candidates and Sol Glasner at the Silverline Center ©TimeLine Media
Providence District Supervisor Candidates and Sol Glasner at the Silverline Center ©TimeLine Media

This is an election year for the Providence District Supervisor. In light of their impact that they will have in the Tysons area, the Partnership had this event to talk to some major stakeholders in the area. As far as photos go, this was a challenging room for positioning. Lighting was excellent as a conference venue. However, a large pylon in the middle of the room made a straight, wide angle perspective impossible. So, all the panoramic views were from a side. Other than that, it was a smooth shoot for me, and I hope the Partnership and the candidates find the images useful!

Sol Glasner - Tysons Partnership - Silverline Center - ©TimeLine Media
Sol Glasner – Providence District Candidate Forum, Tysons Partnership – Silverline Center – ©TimeLine Media
Philip Niedzielski-Eichn speaking at the Silverline Center - Tysons Partnership ©TimeLine Media
Philip Niedzielski-Eichn speaking at the Candidate Forum by the Tysons Partnership ©TimeLine Media
Linh Hoang speaking at the Candidate Forum by the Tysons Partnership ©TimeLine Media
Linh Hoang speaking at the Candidate Forum by the Tysons Partnership ©TimeLine Media
Edythe Kelleher speaking at the Candidate Forum - Tysons Partnership ©TimeLine Media
Edythe Kelleher speaking at the Candidate Forum – Tysons Partnership ©TimeLine Media
Erika Yalowitz speaking at the Candidate Forum - Tysons Partnership ©TimeLine Media
Erika Yalowitz speaking at the Candidate Forum – Tysons Partnership ©TimeLine Media
2019 Providence District Candidate Forum - Tysons Partnership ©TimeLine Media
2019 Providence District Candidate Forum – Tysons Partnership ©TimeLine Media
Sol Glasner speaking at the Candidate Forum for the Providence District Candidate Forum ©TimeLine Media
Sol Glasner speaking at the Candidate Forum for the Providence District Candidate Forum ©TimeLine Media

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2019 Staff Headshots

2019 Staff Headshots

Conference Room setup

Last month, I completed the 2019 Staff Headshots at Tysons Corner Center. Since they needed some updates for their staff photos, I set up a mobile setup in one of their conference rooms. Although they would not be in the studio, I have a mobile lighting setup that is of the same quality as a studio session. It is important to chiefly make these images look like they were in the studio, and not in a cramped room where they typically have meetings.

2019 Staff Headshots

On this occasion, the biggest challenge was a large conference table that was not movable. Whereas the room was filled with conference room fixtures, the first task was to take out everything from the room to give us as much room to work. Instead of fighting with the large table, I took advantage by having my lighting in the middle of it! This brought the light as close to the subjects as possible.

2019 Staff Headshots

Lastly, I had to setup a backdrop and reflector. While the main light was plenty for these, I could not setup a kicker of fill light. So, I was able to gaffer tape a reflector on a nearby wall to bounce back some light. This was just enough to recover some of the shadows which is my preferred set up for professional business portraits.

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