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Clarence Clottey – Studio

Studio session with Clarence Clottey for his men's suits in Fairfax, Virginia ©TimeLine Media
Studio session with Clarence for his men’s suits in Fairfax, Virginia ©TimeLine Media

Fairfax, Virginia

Today’s post is from a Clarence Clottey – Studio session for his latest suits. Similarly to his last session outside his office, he modeled all the outfits that he put together. However, this time we met at my studio in Fairfax. Since it has not been that long since we had a shoot, I could really compare the two sessions. Without a doubt, I really enjoyed the control of the lighting. At this time, I used four lights to capture some nice renderings of the suits, and to make a clean white background.

Sunglasses with Clarence Clottey suit - studio shoot in Fairfax, Virginia ©TimeLine Media
Sunglasses with jet black suit – studio shoot in Fairfax, Virginia ©TimeLine Media
Clarence with a white suit from his newest fashion collection ©TimeLine Media
Clarence with a white suit from his newest fashion collection ©TimeLine Media

When he put on the white suit, I thought this would have been troublesome against a white background. He wanted to keep the same background as the dark suits, so we gave it a try. Overall, I think these work especially with his dark skin. He does not get lost in the background with some flags used in the studio to keep the lights from flaring back into the camera. I know this sounds very camera-geeky, but I was very happy with the results!

Modeling men's fashion on a seamless white background ©TimeLine Media
Modeling men’s fashion on a seamless white background ©TimeLine Media
Striped suit modeling on a seamless white background ©TimeLine Media
Striped suit modeling on a seamless white background ©TimeLine Media
Clarence Clottey - Studio session in Fairfax, Virginia ©TimeLine Media
Clarence Clottey – Studio session in Fairfax, Virginia ©TimeLine Media

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Virid – Office Shoot

Working at the Virid offices in Reston, Virginia ©TimeLine Media
Working at the Virid offices in Reston, Virginia ©TimeLine Media

Reston, Virginia

Last year, I did a Virid Office Shoot in Reston, Virginia. The Fairfax County Economic Development Authority wanted some updated images of real office spaces. In this case, their top floor office space was an open and contemporary setting for the modern workplace.

Shoot at the Virid office location in Reston, VA ©TimeLine Media
Virid office shoot location in Reston, VA ©TimeLine Media
CEO and Virid Founder Steve Deller in his Reston, VA office ©TimeLine Media
CEO and Virid Founder Steve Deller in his Reston, VA office ©TimeLine Media

Whereas their office entrance is a clean, cement-floored minimalist space, their work area is much more warm. Although it is an open area with no walls between workstations, everyone customized their area with personal decorations. From a photography standpoint, this a nice contrast with their entrance areas. At this time, I used some off camera flashes to bring the faces out from the background. Using this technique also allowed the balance of the monitor light to equal the window light so nothing was overexposed.

Finally, I want to thank the employees from Virid that volunteered for the shoot. Having a photographer around for part of the day had to be distracting, but they had some fun with the shoot. Also, thanks to the FCEDA for assisting in the coordination for the shoot and guiding the setups. I look forward to the next one!

Team photo of Virid staff in the kitchen area of their Reston, VA office ©TimeLine Media
Team photo of Virid staff in the kitchen area of their Reston, VA office ©TimeLine Media

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2018 Emmes Headshots

2018 Emmes Headshots

Rockville, Maryland

Last year, I updated some portraits at a 2018 Emmes Headshots session at their Rockville, Maryland office. At this time, they were looking to have some new portraits of some high-performing employees for an upcoming meeting. Although I had a full mobile lighting setup with me, I also brought a hair and makeup artist with me. For the most part, everyone was camera-ready when we met, but a stylist can really make the post processing much faster by smoothing skin with some touch ups.

2018 Emmes Headshots

For headshots, the first thing to remember to keep the face the focus of the image. With this in mind, I needed to work with the client request to have their offices as the background. Luckily, they had a lot of nice candidates for backgrounds when I scouted areas in their building. In the first place, I wanted to find a spot with a clean seamless background. One hallway ended in a nice wall painted a dark blue gray. Overall, it worked nicely for a clean background without any distractions.

The other place I set up the light was in front of a frosted glass conference room wall. Not only was this set specifically in their office, but balancing it with a flash still put the focus on the face. I hope Emmes found these useful, and I thank my wife for the referral!

2018 Emmes Headshots
2018 Emmes Headshots session at their Rockville, Maryland office ©TimeLine Media

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