Adding An Angry Mob Makes Any Portrait Interesting

These days, creating a portrait that grabs the average pedestrian’s attention isn’t an easy task. So what did local New York City comedian Colin Kane do to spice it up a little? He added a raging mob of crazy people behind him in this awesome portrait by photographer Monte Isom. It looks like Monte used a large 7′ Octabank to light the crowd and then a beauty dish with a little fill from a smaller softbox to give Colin a harsh key light look without losing the shadows. I love the overall idea and I’ve personally always wanted to work with a big group of people like in this video. If you are in NYC, check out Colin’s stand up act and definitely head over to Monte’s site to see some mind blowing advertising images as well as the largest group photo ever!