Sony Shootout at The Portrait Masters LIVE!

Published: September 22, 2020

Today I squared off against my fellow Sony Artisans Scott Robert Lim, Sara France & Chris Orwig in the Sony Shootout at Portrait Masters Live. We each had 30 minutes to photograph the same model with the same gear in the same studio – but the great thing about photographers is that everyone has a different method, which makes it a lot of fun to watch. Some of you asked what the gear I used, so here you go…

Sony Shootout for Portrait Masters Live
Sony a7R IV + Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM • 1/250 • F4.5 • ISO 100
LIGHTING: Profoto B1X + Profoto White Softlight Beauty Dish + Profoto Air Remote TTL-S

Sony Shootout for Portrait Masters Live
Sony a7R IV + Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM • 1/250 • F7.1 • ISO 100
LIGHTING: Profoto B1X + Profoto White Softlight Beauty Dish + Profoto Air Remote TTL-S

Sony Shootout for Portrait Masters Live
Sony a7R IV + Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM • 1/250 • F5.0 • ISO 100
LIGHTING: Profoto B1X + Profoto White Softlight Beauty Dish + Profoto Air Remote TTL-S

After taking part in the shootout, I switched over to color for a demo at the Sony Trade Show Booth
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Sony Tradeshow Potrrait Shoot for Portrait Masters Live
Sony a7R IV + Sony FE 135mm F1.8 GM • 1/250 • F5.6 • ISO 100
LIGHTING: Profoto B1X + Profoto White Softlight Beauty Dish + Honeycomb Grid + Profoto 5′ RFi Octa Softbox + Profoto Air Remote TTL-S

Sony Tradeshow Potrrait Shoot for Portrait Masters Live
Sony a7R IV + Sony FE 135mm F1.8 GM • 1/250 • F5.6 • ISO 100
LIGHTING: Profoto B1X + Profoto White Softlight Beauty Dish + Honeycomb Grid + Profoto 5′ RFi Octa Softbox + Profoto Air Remote TTL-S

MODEL: Tolu Lope
STYLIST: Kenzie Olds
RETOUCHING: Pratik Naik

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