30/10/2026
Group shot in the company offices stairwell in Shortland Street Auckland.
Just one light in the end for this. I did have lights for the background setup shooting through the perforated metal background of the stairwell, but during testing the client and I preferred the attention the image had when the background lights were turned off and just the natural light coming from some windows lit behind the stairwell. It allowed the subjects to pop out of the image more and bring the focus onto them. Sometimes you can over light shots and keeping it simple ends up being the best approach. I gave the client a mix of both in the end so they had a variety to choose from.