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.
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| 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.
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| The authentic bishops (l-r) Luis Zarama, Wilton Gregory and David Talley. |
Michael
Alexander, Staff Photographer
