Volex Group annual report "The Group Shoot"

Assignment for create new images for Volex Group annual report. Images include a few portrait of the directors, group shoot of the board of directors, key people working inside their facility.

Since we don't have a location scouting(pre production) before the assignment, so we need to bring more then enough lighting equipments by my experience.

The group shoot

According to the client's request they want the group shoot in more traditional way instead of some creative one, we try to find the spot look formal and relate to the corporate.

After a quick search we find one spot inside the facility that can work as the backdrop for this image, its because the wall of this spot already have Volex logo and some poster frames with their corporate color(as the client request),  although it's a good spot but there is still a problem ... the right side of this spot is a big grass window and grass door, it's the main entrance of the facility. So the lighting in the right side is out of control (sun light), and the left side of the room is petty dark.

We start setup ... while the directors in the board meeting.

We need find the way to light the super dark right conner below the logo and with minimal refection from the poster frames.

Then I use my assistant as the target, and stand in the different position of the directors suppose to be, balance the lighting and ensure every face to be well lighted.

Lighting Setup

• 2 x 600w mono head
  
• 1 x 300w mono head for background

Final Image

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