KillRamsey
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Hood River, OR
- Name
- Kyle
(Used the 35 f1.4 and the 56 1.2)
A very dear friend started a business, and I offered to help with shots. Lo and behold, he texted 2 days ago and asked if I could shoot headshots last night at 4. He needed 3 people and 1 group shot. Given that it was solid rain, and the sun sets around 5, there was no shooting outdoors. So I had to light. But I don't have stands or modifiers, just 2 remote speedlights.
So .... I texted a pro friend to ask if I could borrow a stand and shoot-through umbrella. "Come over!" But his stuff wouldn't hold my lights AND modifiers, because his lights actually hold the shafts of the umbrellas / octaboxes, etc. I had to use all of his stuff, which was an Elinchrom battery pack hard-wired cable deal. Remote triggers, all sorts of stuff. All new to me. He showed me how to set up, link, and adjust power. Then he gave me a quick pep talk, because he's awesome as hell.
I got there at 4, and the first thing I did was ask how long I had total. "30 - 45 minutes? 60 max." Wellllll, $hit. That's not much. Then a quick discussion about vision, "what do you picture when you imagine this? Also time-wise, we're only going to get 1 setup and rotate you all through it."
Knocked it all together, and the FIRST test fire, the flash popped off perfectly, no issues, thank jebus. ISO200, 1/180, f8, test model in place, stand close range at 45 & 45, and then minor tweaks to output power and aperture and I was making usable shots inside 20 mins in the door. Kept the mood light, made jokes, enlisted my friend to make better jokes, shot RAW+Fine in Acros+R, later converted some to Classic Chrome. I tweaked last night in Polarr, but honestly very little. I could've done better, and I have a lot to learn. But I feel like, for 60 minutes in and out the door, I did better than I hoped.
A toss-away shot I liked.
KBRY3256P by gordopuggy, on Flickr
She was so easy to shoot.
KBRY3276P by gordopuggy, on Flickr
KBRY3293P by gordopuggy, on Flickr
KBRY3317P by gordopuggy, on Flickr
KBRY3345P by gordopuggy, on Flickr
KBRY3374P by gordopuggy, on Flickr
And one in color...
KBRY3419PC by gordopuggy, on Flickr
A very dear friend started a business, and I offered to help with shots. Lo and behold, he texted 2 days ago and asked if I could shoot headshots last night at 4. He needed 3 people and 1 group shot. Given that it was solid rain, and the sun sets around 5, there was no shooting outdoors. So I had to light. But I don't have stands or modifiers, just 2 remote speedlights.
So .... I texted a pro friend to ask if I could borrow a stand and shoot-through umbrella. "Come over!" But his stuff wouldn't hold my lights AND modifiers, because his lights actually hold the shafts of the umbrellas / octaboxes, etc. I had to use all of his stuff, which was an Elinchrom battery pack hard-wired cable deal. Remote triggers, all sorts of stuff. All new to me. He showed me how to set up, link, and adjust power. Then he gave me a quick pep talk, because he's awesome as hell.
I got there at 4, and the first thing I did was ask how long I had total. "30 - 45 minutes? 60 max." Wellllll, $hit. That's not much. Then a quick discussion about vision, "what do you picture when you imagine this? Also time-wise, we're only going to get 1 setup and rotate you all through it."
Knocked it all together, and the FIRST test fire, the flash popped off perfectly, no issues, thank jebus. ISO200, 1/180, f8, test model in place, stand close range at 45 & 45, and then minor tweaks to output power and aperture and I was making usable shots inside 20 mins in the door. Kept the mood light, made jokes, enlisted my friend to make better jokes, shot RAW+Fine in Acros+R, later converted some to Classic Chrome. I tweaked last night in Polarr, but honestly very little. I could've done better, and I have a lot to learn. But I feel like, for 60 minutes in and out the door, I did better than I hoped.
A toss-away shot I liked.
She was so easy to shoot.
And one in color...
