Case Study - Andrews Rodeo Company

Last Saturday I did a magazine shoot of the Andrew Rodeo Company at Addielou, Texas. While it was rainy and nasty, that didn't set me back too bad. In fact, the overcast day made for some great saturated colors.

The tough part was taking the portrait of the Andrews. Since Bodacious was an integral part of the Andrews Rodeo Company's identity, I felt like it was important to feature a small shrine they had to the bull in their back room.

While space was tight, that wasn't the biggest problem as I kept getting a "hot spot" on the cut out of the bull. To mitigate the spot, I used a dual flash set up. the main light was at camera right and shot through an umbrella and the second light was bounced off a silver reflector to add soft, even lighting - thus eliminating the "hot spot."