Wireless Speedlights - Strobist Softbox Technique Tutorial
YouTube - Strobist Softbox Technique Tutorial. http://www.youtube.com/v/w0g63DggyzQ
Ok, so for a while i have wanted to use my speedlights a bit more creatively, so I bought the Nikon SU800 Commander which allows me to control as many speedlights as i like remotely. I invested in a couple of popout softboxes and off i went.... straight round to my kids and got them on the trampoline to see what we could get!
Watch this space....
The Finishing Touch
A quickie here... i recently did some event pics for a great client ~ Mr David Key of Finishing Touch Events at a wonderful venue... Lincolns Inn - the Barrister capital of London and the UK. David runs a great event, and had me on hand to capture the guests enjoying themselves... i just wanted to show you the beautiful old banqueting hall ... what a venue! :-)
This guy was once of the best magicians i have ever seen ...
I had a lot of guests to get into a group shot, so went on a 2 min scout of the surrounding area and found this great clearing with a stone staircase in front of it that i was able to get upto and shoot down. This is also a good way of making sure all faces are brightly lit as they have to look skywards ...
Wireless Speedlights
Well, here are the results of my first play with wireless flash. I hooked up 2 Nikon SB800 Flash units onto some small light stands with my great new fold out softboxes... All was quite straightforward.... only limiting factor is that you have to angle the flash to make sure its 'infrared' sensor window can see the SU800 commander on top of your camera... if it can't - NO flash! I am really pleased with the ease of use, portability and quality of light you can get using this set up ... throw them into Lightroom and job done! :)
The Harvey Juniors are both great guinea pig models and always on hand for a bit of camera fun...! :(
I love this shot of Daisy, she has such a great sense of humour in front of the camera.... her 'casual' expression and mad pose looks brilliant! Go Daisy! ;)
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This is my fave shot! Love Daisy's body language and face in the background! Gabe doesn't seem to be noticing her annoyance at the amount of time he has been on!
Canal side Capers with my new Lumix
Well, its been a while since i posted anything here, simply because i have been too busy! :-)
So excuse the dates all being off from the actual events, but thought it best to get it all done and up, out the way before its the end of the year! wow, this year has flown!!!!!
Anyway, this little update involves my new Panasonic Lumix snapper i wanted to test out!
I'm only 10 mins from the canal side, so took advantage of the weather and got on my bike for a 26 mile ride from Enfield to Hoddesden and took a few snaps on the way with the Lumix. My main reason for wanting this camera was for casual days out like this where i wanted to get some good 'snaps' but them still be crisp and of good quality... The Lumix has a Leica lens so i was interested to see how it compared ... in all honesty i think its only 'ok'. Thats more down to 'noisy' sensor than the lens quality .... its fine in bright weather but anything 800 iso above gets reeeeeeally fuzzy!
Still, its only a snapper, but at £350 i was actually expecting more...
