Posts Tagged ‘Tysons Corner Center’

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 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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2019 Lunar New Year

Tysons Corner Center

Last week I photographed the 2019 Lunar New Year celebration at Tysons Corner Center. Given that they had such a large crowd in Fashion Court last year, they held the event in the same space. While there was plenty of room to see the action on two different floors of the mall, there was still a crowd of people wanting to get a view.

Crowd watching the Year of the Pig celebration at Tysons Corner Center
Crowd watching the Year of the Pig celebration at Tysons Corner Center
Dancer at the 2018 Lunar New Year celebration at Tysons Corner Center
2019 Lunar New Year celebration dancer performs at Tysons Corner Center

At this time there were some talented dancers that performed some challenging cultural dancers for the crowd. From a photography standpoint, the streaking cloths, and the dancing dragons were the most dynamic for me. However, there was also a demonstration of martial arts during the show. Certainly they also have some dynamic movements, but I am not as familiar with them. Having an idea of what movement is coming up is important for getting the best images. With this in mind, I definitely need more practicing watching them if I want to improve!

Dancer at the 2018 Lunar New Year celebration at Tysons Corner Center
Dancer at the 2018 Lunar New Year celebration at Tysons Corner Center
Dragon dance performed at Tysons Corner Center's Lunar New Year celebration
Dragon dance performed at Tysons Corner Center’s Lunar New Year celebration
Group from Jow Ga Shaolin Institute perform at Tysons Corner Center
Group from Jow Ga Shaolin Institute perform at Tysons Corner Center

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