Gregory Heisler is the master of light in portrait photography. Always appropriate to the character of the person being portrayed and, above all, always used very subtly. That's why he's been taking cover photos for many years - especially for Time.
It is very unusual when he lost his accreditation to the White House in 1990 at short notice when he did not receive the “Man of the Year” George HW Bush as he had imagined – with a double exposure.
Unfortunately, you have to search for his instructive information. On YouTube, for example, there is information about his picture of Bruce Springsteen, Baseball star Derek Jeter or Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
EDIT: There is now also a book by Greg Heisler. I got it vorgestellt.
A very fine inspiration, although I'm afraid that the first picture would have thrilled me with a slightly different approach even without a person. 😉
[…] Some time ago, I saw that the heroes of my years of internet research were having a meeting nearby. However, I had to reschedule a few dates to finally make it. I had already featured all four speakers in my 2011 Inspiration Series: Joe McNally, David Hobby, Zack Arias, and Gregory Heisler. […]
very nice lighting! Indeed, the photographer is a lighting master!