I was hired by CUPE Local 41 to shoot photos of their members for their
calendar. These were the heart and soul of the hospitals that they work at.
They travel through the basements, service elevators, locked away filing
rooms, and up and down every other part of the hospital. And they were just
amazing and full of laughs. If you're ever at a cold and sterile hospital
and just need someone to talk to you should just talk to one of them.
 
I found the most difficult part of shooting this assignment was the horrible
hospital lights. We actually showed up to shoot this (over two days) with a
full studio kit including a giant octagon soft box - the back of my Honda
Element was packed.
 
Of course once we got there, the secondary client (not my original contact)
informed me that we would be photographing about 60 people in several
locations. Well, time for plan Z. So we grabbed two Nikon SB-900 speedlights
and a while shoot through umbrella. The umbrella light was used as a key
light and the other shot bare was used as fill. (on the second day we used
the studio kit because we shot only at one location).