Professor Christopher Mackay poses for a photo at the University of Alberta
in Edmonton, Alberta on Friday, July 31, 2009. Professor Christopher Mackay
is the author of a new english translation of the "malleus maleficarum," the
definitive medieval guide to identifying witches and witchcraft. PHOTOS BY
JIMMY JEONG FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

If you need a dose of eccentric and interesting people, your local campus is where you will find them. I really wish I had a chance to go for a cognac with Professor Mackay. Seriously, who still wears a watch and chain. I wish I could pull that off.

The Technical Stuff: So to shoot this photo, I used one speedlight with a Honl Speed Grid (1/8 Grid) and then used the ambient light in both of these photos. The Speed Grid is great because it really focuses the light with no spill. I probably underexposed about 2 stops to make the ambient seem darker and then lit just parts of his face with a my off camera Nikon SB900 hooked up to a Pocket Wizard remote trigger just to the left and slighly above his face. Because there were really no props to be had (he didn't have any hidden witches lying around) I wanted to create a sense of tension and mystery just with light.