Matthew Coughlin :: Portrait Photographer » Postal Worker http://www.matthewcoughlin.com/blog Creative Portrait Photography Sat, 25 May 2013 21:57:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mike the Mailman http://www.matthewcoughlin.com/blog/2012/05/09/mike-the-mailman/ http://www.matthewcoughlin.com/blog/2012/05/09/mike-the-mailman/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 21:17:13 +0000 matthewcoughlin http://www.matthewcoughlin.com/blog/?p=1026 Mike is the man. Well, he is the mailman. For years now, I have seen Mike hard at work and I have always greeted him with a just a wave. Mike the mailman is hard to miss. His captivating look is unique with his hair, boots & shorts. It wasn’t until recently that I finally took the time to talk to him and ask him if I could take his portrait. Mike agreed and come to find out he is a photographer himself. He scuba dives and does under water photography. We coordinated a time and place to meet and thanks to the weather gods, we had a short window before a storm just crashed down on us. I think one of these will make my portfolio so let me know which image you prefer.

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Mike the Mailman - Wide

Some of you have asked about lighting in the comments. Sorry I forgot to include earlier. I used 1 Paul Buff Einstein in a 22″ White Beauty Dish with a diffusion sock. Image 1 and 3, the light was on the left and image 2 it was on the right.
Canon 7D, Sigma 17-70mm @28mm, ƒ/8.0, 1/125s, ISO 100, Pocket Wizards.

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