Portrait Lighting

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The following is a collection of portraits I worked on as a lighting assistant for John McDonough.

As the only assistant to John McDonough  for this portrait shoot, of Dennis Rodman in Chicago,  I  helped conceive concepts for the posing,  lighting, and props as well as rented the studio space necessary for such a large production.  A commercial television production studio was used and filled with 4 portrait settings for Dennis to choose from.  The shoot was for his book cover so we had to have multiple concepts available.  The white cyclorama wall was perfect for the Harley-Davidson pictures as well as the "stand alone" picture that was used for the back cover.  The portrait on the binder of  Dennis holding the ball above his head was photographed the same day in front of a canvas sky-painted backdrop in the same studio.  The Harley was loaned to us for use by Harley-Davidson of Chicago. 

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The Gold Putter room at the corporate headquarters of Karsten Manufacturing Corporation of Phoenix is a place of reflection for the 84 year old, owner and founder of Ping golf clubs, Karsten Solheim.  As a memento the the pro golfers that won a tournament using his Ping clubs, Solheim would have two duplicate putters cast in gold and engraved.  One went to the golfer and he, obviously, kept one for himself.  This was a challenging location for John and I to work because of the room's size.  We used medium sized soft boxes that barely fit in the room.

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Sacramento Kings general manager Jerry Reynolds shows off his creative side during a portrait shoot for Sports Illustrated that I assisted John McDonough on in 1993.  This picture was lit using a Norman 400B and a soft box on location at a tennis club in Sacramento.  It only took me 10 or 15 times throwing that tennis ball before I hit the strings "in just the place".

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BYU basketball coach Roger Reid and his two son's Randy (22) and Robbie (3) turned into a more challenging portrait subject than John and I expected.  We were able to spend about 20 minutes with them, while the rest of the team waited on the bus ready to leave for a game.  The picture was shot on the basketball floor of the arena on campus and was published in the SI Swim Suit issue that year.  Evidently BYU took exception for the choice of issues when it came out on campus.

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Kent Horner   Salt Lake City, Utah