Shoot For The Troops – Gallery Posted @ Biscuit8

Following up on last weekends post, I wanted to let you all know that the Valentine’s Day Shoot For The Troops gallery was just posted at the Biscuit8 website. The gallery has 32 amazing images of military families with loved ones at war overseas.

Biscuit8 Gallery for Valentines Day Shoot For The Troops

It was really touching to hear a few of the stories from these families. We even had the garrison General and Colonel show up for pics and to share with us about their gratitude for serving these families in such a unique way. The Colonel gave us all a Military coin “Presented For Excellence” for our service… more than I ever expected in return and a great honor to receive.

Image ©Chad Jackson - Front of Coin presented by the Leavenworth Garrison Command Colonel for Excellence

Image ©Chad Jackson - Back of Coin presented by the Leavenworth Garrison Command Colonel for Excellence

Both days I assisted for Peter Chin out of New York. Peter was fun to work with and it was great to see his unique approach to lighting portraits. Peter comes out of the fashion world, and therefore, his lighting style is very glamorous. I always love watching other pros at work to see how they approach the lighting, the backdrops, the setup, and the interaction with the subject. Peter works slower than I tend to… which is good to remind me that I dont have to always be doing something. Sometimes just standing there and observing how the light is hitting your subject is what it takes to discover that little something extra to make your image stand out. If your blazing through a set, you wont notice those little intricacies and details. Good word Peter.

Image ©Biscuit8. Used by permission - This was one of my favorite shots from the whole weekend. This family was so cute and Mom really looked like a superhero with the flag as her cape. We shut down the background lights and went only with a key light and front fill to create the dramatic gray backdrop that really makes these colors pop!

Image ©Biscuit8. Used by permission - Here's another image that was a nice keeper from Friday's set. We set a fan off camera right to blow some life into the image. This gave the hair and flag some motion.

Be sure to check out the Biscuit8 website for more fabulous images and keep up to date by visiting their blog at www.biscuit8blog.com

Cheers!
Chad

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