{"id":1214,"date":"2014-06-18T05:54:19","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T05:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cliftonliphoto.com\/blog\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2014-06-18T05:54:19","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T05:54:19","slug":"ian-ball-for-ryerson-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cliftonliphotography.com\/cliftonliblog\/2014\/06\/18\/ian-ball-for-ryerson-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian Ball for Ryerson Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

They say opportunities present themselves when you least expect it. But what I believe is that through ambition and hard work you can take charge of creating your own opportunities.<\/p>\n

\"Cover
Cover of Ryerson Magazine Summer 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was given the fantastic opportunity to photograph Ian Ball, who was the preseident of McEwen Mining at the time of the photoshoot, for Ryerson Magazine<\/a>. Ball admits he was never the perfect student in high school but decided that that needed to change during his time at Ryerson University. I was only given 30 minutes of face time with the \u201cgolden boy of mining\u201d and I was anxious to say the least. The shortness of time was a first for me but I was prepared and already had a vision in mind.<\/p>\n

I wanted to create an image that reflected Ian as an individual and that would also illustrate his new position within the metal industry. I decided on an aesthetic that was slightly darker, that had a medium contrast, and was dramatic, and that it would be reminiscent of not just the metal industry but also mines themselves.<\/p>\n

\"Ryerson<\/a>
Ryerson Magazine Summer 2014 P.28<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u00a92014 Clifton Li Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I used a beauty dish as my main light, giving my subject a beautiful, even glow, while the Photoflex medium strip box<\/a> was used as a backlight, offering a nice edge light. Keeping the grid<\/a> on the Photoflex prevented light from spilling onto the background, maintaining the moody atmosphere. Although the time allotted only allowed for one lighting setup, the shoot was surprisingly completed with 5 minutes to spare!<\/p>\n

\"Behind
Behind the Scene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The photoshoot was a great success and Ian was more than pleased. Each person on the team received a McEwen silver coin as a memento to keep (or to auction off to the highest bidder). I especially thank Wendy and Colleen for the wonderful opportunity and art direction.<\/p>\n

\"McEWEN
McEWEN Silver Coin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They say opportunities present themselves when you least expect it. But what I believe is that through ambition and hard work you can take charge of creating your own opportunities. I was given the fantastic opportunity to photograph Ian Ball, who was the preseident of McEwen Mining at the time of the photoshoot, for Ryerson […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-behind","category-meet"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cliftonliphotography.com\/cliftonliblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cliftonliphotography.com\/cliftonliblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cliftonliphotography.com\/cliftonliblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cliftonliphotography.com\/cliftonliblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cliftonliphotography.com\/cliftonliblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cliftonliphotography.com\/cliftonliblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1214\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cliftonliphotography.com\/cliftonliblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cliftonliphotography.com\/cliftonliblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cliftonliphotography.com\/cliftonliblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}