{"id":47262,"date":"2019-01-16T12:45:02","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T16:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?p=47262"},"modified":"2021-01-25T13:18:50","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T17:18:50","slug":"video-creative-studio-portrait-session-two-perspectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/video-creative-studio-portrait-session-two-perspectives\/","title":{"rendered":"video: Creative studio portrait session &#8211; two perspectives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/311521167?byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h1>video: Creative studio portrait session &#8211; two perspectives<\/h1>\n<p>Continuing with the loose theme of &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/category\/two-perspectives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Two Perspectives<\/a>&#8216;, I invited my friend\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dblockphoto.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Block<\/a>\u00a0into the studio during one of his visits to New York from Seattle. The concept behind the initial <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/category\/two-perspectives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Two Perspectives<\/a><\/strong> video was that I get to meet upwith a fellow photographer, and that something might be revealed in the contrasting styles and ideas during some kind of photo shoot &#8211; hopefully informative and of wider interest. The 1st video was the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/intimate-male-portraiture-two-perspectives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">intimate male portraiture<\/a>\u00a0shoot-out with my friend Cate Scaglione. The 2nd video was with Tracy Bosworth Page, and we had a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/video-on-location-headshots-two-perspectives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on-location headshots<\/a>. This time we were in the middle of winter, and we kept all toasty warm in the studio.<\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned in the video, and in other articles here, the biggest challenge for me when working in the studio, is in figuring out ways to make that rectangular &#8220;box&#8221; interesting, using only lighting. And that&#8217;s where you have to become creative with studio portrait sessions.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My studio<\/a> has a wide range of light shaping tools, all based around a Profoto system. However, the studio doesn&#8217;t have much in terms of props. For the most part you really have to work it with light and lighting! In all the photos shown here, the background was a plain grey wall. The simplicity of that means all attention will be on your subject, and how you light and direct them.<\/p>\n<p>For our starting setups, both Dave and I went for fairly straight-forward setups, with only a hint of the dramatic in the final look. For our second round, we both went for a dramatic look, but with completely divergent approaches.\u00a0The specific lighting gear used for each of the four sequences of photos, are listed below.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and to keep everything fresh, I contacted a model I hadn&#8217;t ever worked with before &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thesarahosman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sarah Osman<\/a>. She was delightful to work with. I kept a lot of footage to show how we worked with her and instructed her. With workshops, I have found that many newer photographers are completely unsure about themselves when they have to direct a model. Hopefully, this video will give a little bit of insight into that &#8211; just talk to your model. Somehow it comes down to that basic advice.<\/p>\n<p>As always, comments and questions are very welcome.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/photo-session\/2-perspectives-studio-portraits\/D5A_0883.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1125\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Camera settings &amp; photo gear (or alternatives) used in this session<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/125 @ f\/5.6 @ 200 ISO<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Nikon D5\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"36266\">Nikon D5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Nikon 24-70mm f\/2.8E VR\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-24-70mm-f2-8e-vr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"32120\">Nikon 24-70mm f\/2.8E\u00a0VR<\/a>\u00a0 \/equivalent\u00a0<a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Canon 24-70mm f\/2.8L II\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/canon-24-70mm-f2-8-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"21908\">Canon 24-70mm f\/2.8L II<\/a><strong><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG (for Canon)\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/sigma-50mm-f1-4-dg-canon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"22471\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Profoto D1 Air 500 W\/s studio light\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-d1-air-500-ws-studio-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"21963\">Profoto D1 Air 500Ws studio\u00a0light<\/a><\/li>\n<li>gridded\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-rfi-3ft-octa-softbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profoto 3-ft RFI Octa Softbox<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-rfi-3ft-octa-softbox-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>B&amp;H<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\/<em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-rfi-3ft-octa-softbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a><\/em>) for the main light<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>(2x) <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-b1-500-ws-airttl-flash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profoto B1 flash<\/a>\u00a0(<em><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-b1-500-ws-airttl-flash-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B&amp;H<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-b1-500-ws-airttl-flash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a><\/em>) \u00a0w\/ gels \u00a0for the colored rim lighting<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-ocf-color-gel-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profoto OCF gel kit<\/a>\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-ocf-color-gel-kit-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>B&amp;H<\/em><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-ocf-color-gel-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>(2x) small Profoto umbrellas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Profoto D1 Air 500 W\/s studio light\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-d1-air-500-ws-studio-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"21963\">Profoto D1 500Ws studio\u00a0light<\/a>\u00a0 w\/gel, for the background light<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/photo-session\/2-perspectives-studio-portraits\/DSB3847-Edit.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"1350\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Camera settings &amp; photo gear used in this session<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/125 @ f\/5.6 @ 200 ISO<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Nikon D5\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"36266\">Nikon D5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Nikon 24-70mm f\/2.8E VR\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-24-70mm-f2-8e-vr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"32120\">Nikon 24-70mm f\/2.8E\u00a0VR<\/a>\u00a0<strong><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG (for Canon)\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/sigma-50mm-f1-4-dg-canon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"22471\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>(4x)\u00a0<a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Profoto D1 Air 500 W\/s studio light\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-d1-air-500-ws-studio-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"21963\">Profoto D1 500Ws studio\u00a0light<\/a><\/li>\n<li>gridded <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Profoto beauty dish\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-beauty-dish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"36418\">Profoto beauty dish<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(<em><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Profoto beauty dish (B&amp;amp;H)\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-beauty-dish-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"21968\">B&amp;H<\/a><\/em>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Profoto RFi 5.0 Octa Softbox\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-rfi-5ft-octa-softbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"21978\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a>) \u00a0as the main light<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>(2x) gridded\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-rfi-1x3-softbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profoto RFi 1\u2019\u00d73<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-rfi-1x6-softbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2019<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-rfi-1x3-softbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0softbox<\/a>\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-rfi-1x3-softbox-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>B&amp;H<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-rfi-1x3-softbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a>), for a bit of rim-lighting<\/li>\n<li>gridded\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-rfi-3ft-octa-softbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profoto 3-ft RFI Octa Softbox<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-rfi-3ft-octa-softbox-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>B&amp;H<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\/<em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-rfi-3ft-octa-softbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a><\/em>) for the background<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/photo-session\/2-perspectives-studio-portraits\/D5A_0967.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Camera settings &amp; photo gear used in this session<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/10 @ f\/4 @ 400 ISO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Nikon D5\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"36266\">Nikon D5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Nikon 24-70mm f\/2.8E VR\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-24-70mm-f2-8e-vr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"32120\">Nikon 24-70mm f\/2.8E\u00a0VR<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<strong><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG (for Canon)\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/sigma-50mm-f1-4-dg-canon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"22471\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-b1-500-ws-airttl-flash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profoto B1 flash<\/a>\u00a0(<em><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-b1-500-ws-airttl-flash-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B&amp;H<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-b1-500-ws-airttl-flash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a><\/em>) \u00a0w\/ CTO gel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-ocf-color-gel-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profoto OCF gel kit<\/a>\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-ocf-color-gel-kit-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>B&amp;H<\/em><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-ocf-color-gel-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-deep-small-umbrella\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profoto Deep Small Umbrella<\/a> (white) \u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-deep-small-umbrella-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>B&amp;H<\/em><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-deep-small-umbrella\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Profoto D1 Air 500 W\/s studio light\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-d1-air-500-ws-studio-light\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"21963\">Profoto D1 500Ws studio\u00a0lights<\/a><\/li>\n<li>gridded <a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Profoto beauty dish\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-beauty-dish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"36418\">Profoto beauty dish<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0(<em><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Profoto beauty dish (B&amp;amp;H)\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-beauty-dish-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"21968\">B&amp;H<\/a><\/em>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Profoto RFi 5.0 Octa Softbox\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-rfi-5ft-octa-softbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"21978\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Manfrotto 025BS boom w\/ 008BU stand &amp;amp; casters\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/manfrotto-025bs-boom-008bu-stand-casters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"22060\">Manfrotto 025BS boom w\/ stand &amp; casters<\/a>\u00a0 for the light with the beauty dish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/photo-session\/2-perspectives-studio-portraits\/DSB3904-Edit.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Camera settings &amp; photo gear used in this session<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/160 @ f\/5.6 @ 200 ISO<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"thirstylink\" title=\"Nikon D5\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-d5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-linkid=\"36266\">Nikon D5<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-70-200mm-f28e-vr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikon 70-200mm f\/2.8E VR lens<\/a> \u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-70-200mm-f28e-vr-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>B&amp;H<\/em><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-70-200mm-f28e-vr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>(2x) <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-b1-500-ws-airttl-flash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profoto B1 flash<\/a>\u00a0(<em><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-b1-500-ws-airttl-flash-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B&amp;H<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-b1-500-ws-airttl-flash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a><\/em>) \u00a0w\/ gels<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-ocf-color-gel-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profoto OCF gel kit<\/a>\u00a0 (<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-ocf-color-gel-kit-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>B&amp;H<\/em><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-ocf-color-gel-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-7-grid-reflector\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Profoto 7&#8243; reflector<\/a> \u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-7-grid-reflector-bh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>B&amp;H<\/em><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/profoto-7-grid-reflector\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Amazon<\/em><\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h2>Related articles<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Other videos in the <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/category\/two-perspectives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Two Perspectives<\/a> series<\/li>\n<li>For more videos, follow me on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/neilvn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vimeo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NeilvanNiekerk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/neilvn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">neilvn<\/a> \u00a0| \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dblockphoto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Block<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NJ Photography Studio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/NeilvanNiekerk\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/banners\/youtube.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>video: Creative studio portrait session &#8211; two perspectives Continuing with the loose theme of &#8216;Two Perspectives&#8216;, I invited my friend\u00a0Dave Block\u00a0into the studio during one of his visits to New York from Seattle. 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