It’s not every day you get to have this much fun. Photographer Brad Mahler booked a suite at the Hard Rock Hotel, lined up some great models, and invited me to join him for a day of shooting. How could I say no? Check out this video for a behind-the-scenes look at the whole process. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Flash Photography’
Speedlite Headshots: Stephany
I just shot a headshot session with a lovely San Diego jewelry designer named Stephany. These were done in my own living room with a combination of window light and Canon speedlite flash (off-camera, of course). If you’d like to see larger versions, plus some additional shots from this session, click any photo. These were [...]
Flash Photography with the Canon OC-E3 Off Camera Shoe Cord: Burning Man Film Festival
In a previous post I wrote about shooting an indoor event in a dark warehouse with the Lumiquest 80/20 with on-camera flash. Today we’re going to look at another option for event photography: using the Canon OC-E3 Off Camera Shoe Cord (or a generic equivalent) to get the flash off the camera. If you want [...]
Be Your Own Flash Test Dummy
It’s about freakin’ time. For years I’ve pestered family members, friends, and occasionally even strangers to stand in while I’m testing a lighting setup or indluging some photographic whim that requires a human subject in front of the lens. Thus I’ve gradually trained all the people nearest me to duck out the back door if [...]
New Year’s Eve Party Challenge: How to Shoot an Event in a Dark Warehouse
If you’d like to view the photos before reading about it, see New Year’s Eve Party. It’s the worst possible conditions for photography: a vast, crowded warehouse, minimal light, and no ceiling to bounce a flash from. But somehow we’ve gotta light this scene! We know that on-camera flash sucks and will make everything look [...]
