Goodrich Maritime Pvt. Ltd. was founded by T. Venkataraman and R. Gopal in 1997. The company provides shipping and logistics services.
Ed Andrews, publisher of the UK-based Tank Container Magazine & Directory, commissioned a cover photo shoot of R. Gopal, one of Goodrich Maritime's founder directors.
The two-hour outdoor shoot took place at a container yard in Taloja, Maharashtra. We photographed Mr. Gopal with branded containers in the background, leaving space for the magazine's title and cover text.
The assignment combined director portrait photography↗ for the magazine cover with additional corporate photography↗ for the company's image bank.
Our image editor removed unwanted container markings, including traces of old stickers. The photographer checked every edited image before delivery to the client, who forwarded the photographs to the magazine.
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The Goodrich Maritime assignment was a two-hour outdoor photo shoot in a container yard. We photographed the founder with branded containers in the background and delivered the edited photographs within 48 hours.
The main challenge was the sun's position relative to the subject. We worked without strobe lights and selected positions around the yard where direct sunlight did not fall on him, keeping harsh shadows to a minimum.
We kept the container branding prominent in the background while leaving enough space in the composition for the magazine's title and cover text.
We used classic corporate portrait poses, including a crossed-arms stance, to create the commanding appearance intended for the cover photograph.
The containers had unwanted markings, including traces of removed stickers. Our image editor removed these distractions during post-production.
Every edited photograph was personally checked by the photographer before delivery. The finished images were shared with the client within 48 hours, and the client forwarded them to the UK-based magazine.