The more I use them, the more I am coming to appreciate the versatility and speed that working with small flashes can give. Take my recent shoot with Alana for example. Continue reading Speed lighting on location »
Category: Photoshoot
SpeedGrid – A little spot of light
I wrote a few posts a little while ago, On the grid… and On the grid… Part 2 about the SpeedGrid grid spots, what they are and what they do. I’ve used them from time to time on my shoots, and the more I do, the more I am starting to relish in the incredible qualities of ths pencil thin beam of light from a speedlight.
They’re brilliant at adding drama and edginess to a shot as in the one at the top of this post or Continue reading SpeedGrid – A little spot of light »
First outing with the 28″ Apollo
Last Saturday I was really fortunate to have a test shoot with the amazing Sophia (pictured) and thought this would be a good opportunity to try out the new softbox.
Low key…
I’ve wanted to try my hand at making this shot for a while now but have been unable to make it happen until my recent shoot with Tumi.
It was actually far more straightforward than I had imagined too.
Tumi was actually sitting on a bench in the street for this shot. If as night though which helped a lot. She was lit by a single 580exII with a grid (1/8″ Honl SpeedGrid) and I’d feathered the light to just kiss the side of her face. She had to sit really still for this shot. The light from the speedgrid is pencil thin and the slightest movement could ruin the shot. Nevertheless, she carried it off very well.
The speedgrid is definitely a must have for any strobist. They’re versatile, quick and very simple to use.
Greenwich…
A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough to receive an email from Tumi, a student at the London College of Fashion asking if we could work together on a photoshoot. I’m very glad she did too.
We threw a few ideas around and settled on an autumnal theme, with the aim of catching the golden light around dusk.
On the evening of the shoot we were very lucky with the weather, thhe sky offering up those sunset. To get the shot I placed Tumi on the beach, underemployed the sky by a stop out two and lit her with a 580exII firing into my shoot through brolly. I really struggled with the PocketWizards that evening. The Mini simply wouldn’t trigger the flash so I had to rely on the a second Flex instead. Even that wasn’t perfect but it was much more reliable than the Mini. I have to say though that this was the one and only time I’d had a problem of this nature. My only guess being interference from the boats on the Thames.
