Not long ago in a galaxy not so far away, I had the chance to photograph one of the “501 German Garrison” Darth Vaders. That costume was a 100% true remake of the Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Vader costume. The time was the costume was a 100% accurate version of Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. To be honest I was kind of excited as a big Star Wars fan, a new hope was the first film I ever saw at the cinema as a kid. I also wanted to time this shoot for Star Wars celebration this weekend
Rene mostly needed detailed full body photos of the costume for use on line so most of the photos weren’t the usual experimental lighting that I have been doing all year (as part of my Monday project). But the good thing is he was also open to the idea of a few fun photos like Vader drinking a cup of Tea.
Fellow lightGIANT Thorsten joined me for the shoot, and although we couldn’t shoot as long as planed we got some cool results
Or a game of thrones style Vader (and idea I want to explore more of in the future…. but that is a story for another shoot)
Or Lord Vader getting ready for the shoot
I really enjoy photographing people that have a passion for something, it adds flavour to the whole process.
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