Our workshop meeting featured Mike Blazek’s demonstration of how to take close up portraits.

Mike’s presentation started with a very entertaining video showing amazing portraits going back to Rembrandt up to modern day, which included some iconic portraits of Einstein, Churchill and O’Keefe.

Assisted by Frank Vadovic, Vince Gagnier, Dave Noordhoff and Sonya Blazek, Mike showed the club where to position a key light and reflectors to achieve dramatic lighting effects, how to position a model and where to place hands in a head and shoulders shot.

Les McCracken reviewed the many fine prints on display and reminded everyone to include their name on the front of the photo for easier identification.