Selected Images A & B -RAW version-
Final Image (A + B) -Retouched version-So, as we had planned it from the beginning, we worked with this dark environment machine. The idea was to create a natural lighting kind of thing coming from the inside of the machine and lighting the subject with this light, as if the model was working or operating the machine. We put a portable flash inside of the machine and bouncing the light against the inside metal walls. As the background was a little bit too dark, we needed to add a second light to separate a little bit the subject from the pitch black background, and also to create a kicker light coming from the back of the subject and hitting his head and neck. So, we used a second portable flash with a snoot to concentrate the light effect.
Finally, as the ambient light was really low, we turned on some of the fluorescent lights on the ceiling, and we turned on the modeling light of a Prophoto strobe -aiming the controls panel- to have a little bit more of ambient light falling into the machine, allowing us to see more details on the machine and on the subject's body.
We did one exposure (f 5.6, shutter speed 1/80, ISO 800) for the light on the subject, and a second one (f 5.6, shutter speed 1/30, ISO 800) for the machine details. We used also a polarizing filter to control the reflection on the door window of the machine.
Finally, as the ambient light was really low, we turned on some of the fluorescent lights on the ceiling, and we turned on the modeling light of a Prophoto strobe -aiming the controls panel- to have a little bit more of ambient light falling into the machine, allowing us to see more details on the machine and on the subject's body.
We did one exposure (f 5.6, shutter speed 1/80, ISO 800) for the light on the subject, and a second one (f 5.6, shutter speed 1/30, ISO 800) for the machine details. We used also a polarizing filter to control the reflection on the door window of the machine.
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