Dilemma: How would you solve this?

Your client is lying flat on the ground … surrounded by bicycle parts. A musician, they want a creative indoor photo that will require you to have your camera placed at least 11 feet directly above them. You have no balcony, scaffolding, or Shaquille O’Neil standing by … and a ladder isn’t going to work (because the ladder will show up in the shot). What do you do?

I had the great opportunity to photograph singer/songwriter, Janet Blair, for her second album. I photographed Janet in her home and the area to be photographed was about 9 feet in diameter. As a result of this width and needing to photograph directly above the scene, I had to place the camera high enough so that everything would be included and there would be no distortion (which would happen with a wide-angle lens up close).

There was no loft or scaffolding (and Shaquille was busy that day). If using a ladder, it would have shown up in the photo because I would have to be right in the middle of the shot - not good. With some creative problem solving, I used a C-stand, raised it up high, and attached my camera to its extending arm. This extension allowed the camera to be directly over Janet while the stand itself remained out of view.

(Stay tuned … next week for the final image and special technology used to capture it)

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