Behind the Scenes

A while back I shot with Grammy award winning artist, Michael W. Smith for his upcoming release “The Spirit of Christmas”. The record not only feautures some phenomnenal string arrangements recorded in London, but also some legendary artists. On the record you’ll find everyone from Vince Gill, Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, and Bono. Read more about the release on Rolling Stone.

Here is a technical summary of the shoot:

Camera: Nikon D800 + Nikon D4 Tethered USB3.0 & USB 2.0

Glass: Nikon 35mm f1.4, Nikon 24–70mm f2.8

Lighting: Two Profoto Acute 2400 Packs, 3 Profoto Acute Heads, 5' Profoto Parabolic Umbrella, 5' Profoto Octobox, 3 Profoto Zoom Reflectors, Various Gels/Filters, 4 Pocketwizard Plus Tranceivers, Sekonic L-758DR Meter

Software: Capture: Capture One Pro/Tethered, Retouch in Photoshop CS6.

Computer/Data: Primary, iMac 27" i7 with Secondary Screen, 23" Apple CineDisplay, Two LaCie 256GB SSD Tunderbolt Drive