Roméo
Balancourt
You can hardly tell by simply looking at it but Roméo’s portrait of French actress Élizabeth Bourgine was actually shot in a Parisian hotel room.
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 Roméo Balancourt - actress Élizabetha Bourgine [Click to enlarge]
©Franck Michotey
I need to bring the studio with me. My customers don’t have much time, and it’s a lot easier for me to go to them than for them to come to me. I can bring my equipment to their office or hotel, set the lights and call them when I’m ready. Then we’ll do the shoot in a couple of minutes. Also, my clients tend to feel more comfortable in their own environment. It makes for better results.



For this shoot, Roméo brought five D1 units and a couple of Light Shaping Tools. The key light is a D1 with a rectangular softbox, mounted on a boom. There are two more D1 units with silver umbrellas below, for fill light. Finally, there are another two D1 units with strip softboxes and grids behind the actress. These are aimed at her back, detaching her from the dark background.
Profoto offers a tool for every situation, by using them, I can easily adjust the light according to my shoot, rather than the other way around. That’s important. My clients expect fast results. I have to be in control and work efficiently. There’s no time for trial and error. It doesn’t look professional, and in the worst case, my client may leave.

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BIOGRAPHY :

About Roméo Balancourt
Roméo Balancourt is a self-taught photographer, who has worked closely with the prestigious Studio Harcourt in Paris for more than ten years. Roméo brought freshness and a distinct movie style to Studio Harcourt, and his images soon became celebrated in the French media.

Today, Roméo runs his own studio, specialized in stylish black-and-white portraits, reminiscent of the classic movie era. He is frequently hired by the most famous French artists, actors, athletes, chefs and politicians, who all want to be immortalized in one of Roméo’s characteristic portraits.

 The outdoor shoot

Roméo Balancourt - Paris, actress Élizabeth Bourgine

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