“Described by the British Film Institute as one of the most versatile English actors of his generation, David Morrissey is noted for the meticulous preparation and research he undertakes for his roles – you may have seen him in the hit BBC drama series, Sherwood,” Rory explains. “I captured David’s portrait for a new project entitled Selah, such as Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Titian and Ribera. I have attempted to masterfully .
“I like to call this position the hero shot, positioning the subject side on, looking across their shoulder. I am positioned slightly lower, thus making David look tall and prominent.” Studio lighting can seem daunting if you have never tried it before, but as Rory explains, “It’s not nearly as scary as most people think.
To my mind, it’s all about . Most of my portrait sittings are like this one, using just one or two lights. Here, I used two heads, with two Small Octa Softboxes.
“One was behind at 220 degrees right, and the other was in front of David, again to the right at 140 degrees. I also used a Manfrotto 1×1 Skylight Rapid to the left to tone down the shadows.” David was captured at 1/100 sec, f/7.
1, ISO 100. “I never deviate from either f/5.6 or 7.
1 in my portraits, using the medium format Hasselblad X1D II 50C camera,” adds Rory. “These apertures deliver great depth and detail.” This shot of Luke Clark was taken in Greenwich, London, on a sunny day that had intermittent, crazy downpours.
We ended up in a pub for sh.
