Portraits: Toryn Green

On tour with Apocalyptica, I caught up with singer Toryn Green for a quick shoot just before he took the stage with the Finish metal group. Lighting setup after the jump.

Photographer’s Notes:

This image was shot at 24mm and f/4 with the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 at the D3‘s base ISO 200 and 1/100.

Lighting:

This shot was lit by two Nikon SB-600 speedlights fired into two 45″ reflective umbrellas, positioned on either side of Green for a nice soft cross-lighting effect.

Cross-lighting is a simple and effective way to light, and it can create dynamic effects on the subject.

About the author: Todd Owyoung is an internationally published music photographer specializing in concert photography and band portraits. He also grills a mean steak.

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This entry was posted on Monday, June 28th, 2010 at 9:46 pm and is filed under Music Photography and tagged with apocalyptica, images, metal, photos, portrait, singer, toryn green. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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7 Responses to “Portraits: Toryn Green”

1. Creative Photography says:

   June 29, 2010 at 3:46 am

   Portraits: Toryn Green http://bit.ly/aixC5A

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2. Jason Stoff says:

   June 29, 2010 at 8:15 am

   Nice shot – love the deep blacks and the fade-off of the light on the ground. Really dynamic.

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3. Todd Owyoung says:

   June 29, 2010 at 2:07 pm

   A simple two-light setup & cross-lighting with singer Singer Toryn Green w/ Apocalyptica http://bit.ly/dBqPTR

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4. Agung H. Wirawan says:

   June 29, 2010 at 2:11 pm

   RT: @toddowyoung: A simple two-light setup & cross-lighting with singer Singer Toryn Green w/ Apocalyptica http://bit.ly/dBqPTR

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5. roby akbar says:

   June 29, 2010 at 2:28 pm

   RT @toddowyoung: A simple two-light setup & cross-lighting with singer Singer Toryn Green w/ Apocalyptica http://bit.ly/dBqPTR

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6. Roxanne says:

   June 29, 2010 at 3:40 pm

   i was wondering, what time of the day did u shoot this? I asked because of the light at the ceiling. Was this also caused by ur speedlight? Sorry, i had to ask coz it is my fave part of the photo. Nice work, todd…as always =)

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   • Todd says:

     June 30, 2010 at 5:41 pm

     Hey Roxanne,

     This was shot in the late afternoon with an overcast sky, if I recall, so that’s natural daylight you see in the ceiling.

     Thanks for the question.

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