Mélissa, with whom I've already worked on occasion when she was communications manager for an SME, has taken up a new position with Ecurie de la Seconde Chance. Located between Rennes and Angers, this stable specializes in the reconversion of horses retired from horseracing.
Mélissa called me at the beginning of January because they wanted to take portraits of the "small" team (compared with her former company, which had almost 10 times as many employees), but for me there was no second chance: the team wouldn't be complete until the following Monday!
And there's no question of having them travel to a studio in Rennes or Angers, work and budget be damned!
They wanted to stand out from the other stables with elegant portraits, on a plain background, for their external communication and for the social networks of each of their employees.
We're not on the same budget as with our previous company, but I enjoy working with Mélissa, I like the project, and it's a nice change from the photo and drone site follow-ups that punctuate my winter season but lack a bit of human presence!
A quick visit to my friends at Studio Shapers, who lend me their black background, I load the lighting and camera gear into the van (yes, 2m75 means you need a bit of room to transport the black background!) and off we go to Ombrée d'Anjou!
Arriving a few minutes early, I'm greeted by a very friendly, young (for the most part ? ) and dynamic team, gathered around a delicious galette des rois.
I have to adapt as space is limited, but after a few minutes the studio is in place.
We start with the bigger ones, gradually lowering the lighting, then finish with the team photos, indoors, then a few outdoors to vary the pleasures!
Although I didn't win, I had a great time, as did the team, and above all I lived up to Mélissa's expectations!
(and I even ended up giving Sylvain, the manager, 2-3 tips on how to use his new drone).
A quick visit to my friends at Studio Shapers, who lend me their black background, I load the lighting and camera gear into the van (yes, 2m75 means you need a bit of room to transport the black background!) and off we go to Ombrée d'Anjou!
Arriving a few minutes early, I'm greeted by a very friendly, young (for the most part ? ) and dynamic team, gathered around a delicious galette des rois.
I have to adapt as space is limited, but after a few minutes the studio is in place.
We start with the bigger ones, gradually lowering the lighting, then finish with the team photos, indoors, then a few outdoors to vary the pleasures!
Although I didn't win, I had a great time, as did the team, and above all I lived up to Mélissa's expectations! (and I even ended up giving Sylvain, the manager, 2-3 tips on how to use his new drone).