Last
Wednesday, March 6, was the first time all three of the Archdiocese of Atlanta’s
bishops came together for a joint photo session. The two existing bishops,
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Auxiliary Bishop Luis Zarama, and Bishop-designate David Talley gathered in
Hall C of the Archdiocese’s Chancery, where I took individual portraits and a
group shot.
The
archdiocese’s creative director, J. David Pace, graciously assumed the role of
bishop stand-in for the individual tests shots, so I could get the proper
exposure and set the lights on the appropriate marks. I knew the group photo
would be more challenging, so I called in three more bishop stand-ins. Georgia
Bulletin reporter Stephen O’Kane was Bishop-designate David Talley, Ashley
Morris, assistant director for the Office of Black Catholics, was Archbishop
Gregory, and Tom Campbell, associate superintendent, Office of Catholic
Schools, was Auxiliary
Bishop Luis Zarama.
The bishop stand-ins included (l-r) Stephen O'Kane, Ashley Morris and Tom Campbell. |
With two
bishops wearing eyeglasses on both sides of Archbishop Gregory, I had to take
some additional test shots to ensure the lights were properly placed in order
to avoid little or no glare in their glasses. I also wanted to do as much as I
could ahead of the two o’clock photo session so I was not wasting the bishops’
time. Once I was satisfied with the test shots, I placed masking tape on the
carpet by the lights. I marked the tape for individual portraits and the group shot.
That way all I had to do was move the lights to their mark. I still had to
tweak the lights some when it came time to photograph the real bishops for
their photograph, but it would have taken a lot more of their time had there
been no advance preparation. Thanks to the stand-ins.
The authentic bishops (l-r) Luis Zarama, Wilton Gregory and David Talley. |
Michael
Alexander, Staff Photographer
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