Joe McNally
Joe McNally is an internationally acclaimed photographer whose career has spanned more than 30 years and included assignments in 60 countries. McNally is often described as a generalist because of his ability to execute a wide range of assignment work. His expansive career has included being an ongoing contributor to the National Geographic – shooting numerous cover stories and highly complex, technical features for the past 25 years; a contract photographer for Sports Illustrated; as well as shooting cover stories for TIME, Newsweek, Fortune, New York, and The New York Times Sunday Magazine.
In this episode, Joe McNally deconstructs the lighting setup for an open, clean studio portrait. Joe explains how to introduce motion while using flash by utilizing V flats and a wall to produce a wave of light that washes over your subject. Then see how he mixes flash and constant light sources—and a fan—to add the element of motion to his portrait photography.
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Photos by Joe McNally
