I was lucky enough recently to do a shoot in Shanghai at the Peninsula Hotel that was part of a global campaign for NEC. There are different elements I speak about in separate posts, but firstly I was not sure what I would be faced with when I was shooting there and I wanted to take minimal gear into the country. I was working around a video crew with a very fluid and intense schedule, often having only a few minutes to get my shot. I had hired the equipment (listed below) which filled the huge walk in closet/dressing room/makeup room in my suite, and for all the shots, I ended up using mostly my own speedlights. Fast and simple. But like the boy scouts say……be prepared!
——– What I hired ——– Verso A2 Kit inc power dock, Pulso-G, P-70 Pulso G inc P-70 reflector 1Mobil Kit inc 1 mobil lite, spare battery Adapter ring for mobilite 4 x Master stands 004 or similar 2 x C-stands inc grip arm softbox 80×140 Softbox 30×110 Grid set for P-70 Blacks 3x3m Clips, misc grip, sandbags Manfrotto 058B ——– What I ended up using was ——– 3 x SB900s (mine) 1 x Interfit Softbox (mine) Manfrotto 058B (hired) 3 x Master stands 004 (hired) Here are some of the shots
Housekeeping lit with SB900 in softbox and 2 SB900s lighting the background
NEC phone lit by SB900 in Softbox and SB900 in background
Bellboy lit by SB900 in Softbox and 2xSB900s in background
Hero shot, testimonial portrait of Peninsula Hotels IT Manager, with space for ad copy and design
