Famous French celebrity photographer Philippe Echaroux already knows a thing or two about taking an amazing photo, but to demonstrate how you don’t always need expensive camera gear to take a great photograph he recently took on a rather bizarre challenge; the Big Mac Portrait Challenge.
Pushing himself out of his comfort zone and the equipment he’s familiar with using Philippe set about taking some portrait photos whilst armed with a torch, an iPhone and a Big Mac box. After a little DIY he turned the Big Mac box into a soft-light to illuminate his portrait photos and the result is actually pretty amazing.
Using a flashlight, a drinking straw and a Big Mac box French photographer Philippe Echaroux created his own portrait photo setup
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This is how it looked once it was all assembled
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He then started photographing people with his new setup…
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And these are the results… amazing!
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Below you can watch the making of the “Big Mac Portrait Challenge”