MASTER SERIES: Gregory Heisler whiteboards his Derek Jeter Sports Illustrated magazine cover

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Gregory discusses his lighting setup for the Derek Jeter Sports Illustrated Magazine cover.
Gregory Heisler is a New York-based photographer who is renowned for his technical mastery and thoughtful responsiveness. His enthusiasm, curiosity, and drive are manifested in his hands-on approach to all aspects of the image making process.
His iconic portraits and innovative essays have often graced the covers and pages of many magazines, including Life, Esquire, Gentlemens Quarterly, Geo, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and The New York Times Magazine, yet he is perhaps best known for his more than seventy Time cover portraits.

[@dombower]

very nice video. thanks for your post behind the scenes insight.

[@oaklandtobangkok]

I like this shot.
Let's remember the end use- Greg is on assignment for a SI magazine cover for Sportsman of the year. I'm pretty sure any photographer would have loved to have Derek Jeter around following the shoot for some more casual and natural light stuff.

[@UnionDelayed]

This would have been a lot simpler if he'd just stepped back and taken a shot of the whole scene.

[@BigRigVideos]

a photo of the setup would have been more impressive... sorry

[@TheDustinash]

maybe its just because I am a photographer but anytime a subject is hit with flash it looks like it is hit with flash.. all I see is flash with -FEC ...

[@LarsDanielTerkelsen]

Great light. Not so great at telling what went where.
+1 for birdseye.

[@thatconvergenceguy]

A great photographer isn't necessarily a great teacher as this video (and the other whiteboard videos from Heisler), rather embarrassingly, goes to prove. The scratchings on the white board really only add to the confusion of reasonably straight forward lighting techniques.