I've been wanting to shoot my company's Server Room for awhile. We just re-modeled it and now have more space for cooling and additional equipment. A server room is the central nervous system for most organizations. The room is climate controlled, runs on dedicated power, secure access, and contains computers, switches, routers, appliances, etc...that you don't find at BestBuy or CompUSA.
The gents featured in this shot handle the day-to-day operations and support of our entire computer network (300+ users), including the desktops, laptops, tablets, printers, faxes, telephones, and somewhat "off-the-shelf" software.
This photo plays on one of the common misconceptions of an I.T. group.
This is my fourth "strobist" shoot using Nikon's Creative Lighting System (a.k.a. CLS). The shoot was a 3 light set-up with my D700 acting as the Commander. It took 15 minutes to set-up the lights and 5 minutes to shoot 8 pictures with different lighting positions and light output. So, the total session time was 20 minutes.
Strobist Info:
SB-900 (Group B: +1.0 E/V) Camera Left, Zoom at Zoom-75mm and Even distr. pointed at Server Rack
SB-600 (Group B: +1.0 E/V) Camera Right, Zoom at Zoom-75mm (I think) even dist, pointed at Server Rack
SB-600 (Group A: -1 E/V) Bounced off Monitor at Zoom - 50mm
ISO 200
f5.6
Shutter 1/60
Focal 40mm
What did I learn?
Do this on a weekend when you have more time to plan the shoot, but as you have read, I like to work under pressure.
Have the guys do more comical poses.
Purchase some gels. I would like to re-shoot using blue gels on the background flashes to give the room a cooler feel.
Please feel free to comment.
That's a wrap!!!
The gents featured in this shot handle the day-to-day operations and support of our entire computer network (300+ users), including the desktops, laptops, tablets, printers, faxes, telephones, and somewhat "off-the-shelf" software.
This photo plays on one of the common misconceptions of an I.T. group.
This is my fourth "strobist" shoot using Nikon's Creative Lighting System (a.k.a. CLS). The shoot was a 3 light set-up with my D700 acting as the Commander. It took 15 minutes to set-up the lights and 5 minutes to shoot 8 pictures with different lighting positions and light output. So, the total session time was 20 minutes.
Strobist Info:
SB-900 (Group B: +1.0 E/V) Camera Left, Zoom at Zoom-75mm and Even distr. pointed at Server Rack
SB-600 (Group B: +1.0 E/V) Camera Right, Zoom at Zoom-75mm (I think) even dist, pointed at Server Rack
SB-600 (Group A: -1 E/V) Bounced off Monitor at Zoom - 50mm
ISO 200
f5.6
Shutter 1/60
Focal 40mm
What did I learn?
Do this on a weekend when you have more time to plan the shoot, but as you have read, I like to work under pressure.
Have the guys do more comical poses.
Purchase some gels. I would like to re-shoot using blue gels on the background flashes to give the room a cooler feel.
Please feel free to comment.
That's a wrap!!!
Oh wow thats so neat! Thank you so much for the compliments, I love modeling with a passion. Its my art and I strive to be the best every time. ^_^
ReplyDeleteI love your photos! What do you like to shoot the most? And what inspires you?
P.S. I voted for your photo to win!