Another problem I encountered running portable strobe lights compared to real studio lights, is trying to balance the lighting intensity and remaining battery power. I realize I’m starting to hit the limit of my tiny lights on large shoots like this one. My existing setup worked for me in the...
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Boy this one was a challenge. 9 models, 5 cars, 4 locations, over 500 photos and all under 5 hours~ phew~! Key notes to remember from this shoot: 1. Weigh down those umbrella lights! TWICE my lights went crashing down because of the wind, ruining yet another perfectly good umbrella :( 2. Keep...
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Some people asked why I shoot such random pictures. Because it's fun, because we can, and if we don't do it now, then when? Later on when you look back you can laugh at your own silliness because life is too short to be boring. I saw this quote on FB...
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Been a while since we did a random photo session. This time we had an army theme to go along. 3 light setup plus silver reflector up in front with 50mm lens. I'm starting to like the 50mm. It's so light and fun to use. I admit coming from a...
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You know it's only now that I realize, after getting caught up in all the fancy lighting portraits, equipment, location and all, what makes a simple photo great is, just the moment, the composition, lighting, and what you do NOT include in the picture. This (Hideaki Hamada) is one of...
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