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Gillian
Day 31 of an Unknown Number
"Gillian"
My friend recently reached out to me, informing me that this week was the first anniversary of her breast cancer diagnosis. She has fought back, and has an incredibly upbeat attitude about the whole thing. Take it from a guy who does not always have the most positive attitude.......optimism can go a long way......or so I'm told. When I asked Gillian if she minded if I revealed her medical condition, she responded, "Use any words you want; 'single mastectomy', 'one stripper breast', 'cancer', 'lover of dogs.'" Now that's the right attitude to take! Back to our photograph! Directly above Gillian's head is a large diffused umbrella. It lights her hair, shoulders, and our background canvas. Her key light is a medium Octa bank at camera-left, at the classic 45/45 angle. At camera-right is a piece of white foamcore, used to fill in the shadows. In post, I went back-and-forth as to whether or not I would go black and white. In the end, I did, and I'm pretty happy. I think Gillian said it best when seeing the portrait. She told me, "That is a beautiful photo of me....I teared up. That is how I look in my head!" Believe me, I didn't include the quote in order to pat myself on the back. I am simply so happy that I was able to assist in creating a portrait which moved the client. That's my job, right? Damn, her response got me choked up. To be honest, I just set up the lights, and took the photograph. She did the rest. Gillian, you are awesome, and thanks for sharing your story with me. To my other friend who is dealing with the same diagnosis at this very moment....I wish you the best. She is having her procedure today. I will be posting her before and after images in the coming weeks. Thanks for stopping in. By the way, we shot this portrait without telling her husband. This is probably a surprise. Surprise!
#breastcancer #cancer #cancersucks #chemotherapy #portrait #studioportrait #canon5dmarkIII #paulcbuffinc #paulcbuffeinstein #octabox #pocketwizard #blackandwhite #survivor #canceralsoblows #disney
Gillian
Day 31 of an Unknown Number
"Gillian"
My friend recently reached out to me, informing me that this week was the first anniversary of her breast cancer diagnosis. She has fought back, and has an incredibly upbeat attitude about the whole thing. Take it from a guy who does not always have the most positive attitude.......optimism can go a long way......or so I'm told. When I asked Gillian if she minded if I revealed her medical condition, she responded, "Use any words you want; 'single mastectomy', 'one stripper breast', 'cancer', 'lover of dogs.'" Now that's the right attitude to take! Back to our photograph! Directly above Gillian's head is a large diffused umbrella. It lights her hair, shoulders, and our background canvas. Her key light is a medium Octa bank at camera-left, at the classic 45/45 angle. At camera-right is a piece of white foamcore, used to fill in the shadows. In post, I went back-and-forth as to whether or not I would go black and white. In the end, I did, and I'm pretty happy. I think Gillian said it best when seeing the portrait. She told me, "That is a beautiful photo of me....I teared up. That is how I look in my head!" Believe me, I didn't include the quote in order to pat myself on the back. I am simply so happy that I was able to assist in creating a portrait which moved the client. That's my job, right? Damn, her response got me choked up. To be honest, I just set up the lights, and took the photograph. She did the rest. Gillian, you are awesome, and thanks for sharing your story with me. To my other friend who is dealing with the same diagnosis at this very moment....I wish you the best. She is having her procedure today. I will be posting her before and after images in the coming weeks. Thanks for stopping in. By the way, we shot this portrait without telling her husband. This is probably a surprise. Surprise!
#breastcancer #cancer #cancersucks #chemotherapy #portrait #studioportrait #canon5dmarkIII #paulcbuffinc #paulcbuffeinstein #octabox #pocketwizard #blackandwhite #survivor #canceralsoblows #disney