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Thoughts and whatnot from FML PhotographyWednesday, July 19, 2006
B & W Selene
Ok, I'm trying something new out here, I'm gonna detail the process of each shoot I do with the aim of not boring the living crap out of you (myself, actually - no one really reads this thing). I'm using my Flickr portfolio to help drive traffic over here in hopes that I can become even more desperately attention hungry.
Ahem.
If you haven't met Selene yet, you're missing out. She's this loud, fun girl that can make you laugh - gorgeous red hair (although, I think I secretly wish all my female models are redheads - I only have one who truly is and she's too busy to shoot because she's becoming a more successful photographer than I am. Ah, the luck), light eyes, an infectous laugh and not shy in the slightest. She came to the Goddess shoot ready to do whatever because it sounded like a hoot to her. Did I mention that I really like working with her?
She'd been out of town for awhile and she came back. I said I wanted to shoot her, she said yes - complete no brainer.
Unfortunately, my Wein Soft Sync Hot Shoe to Hot Shoe adapter bit the dust. When I get stressed, as the death of a $60 three month old piece of equipment can stress you out, I obsess. I spent the first hour messing with the flash, trying to get it to work. Selene, Bhudda bless her, stood there nude, waiting for me to figure something out. Eventually, I was forced to bring out the hot lights (something like 400 degrees when lit).
This is something that is completely last resort. The lights are too hot to diffuse cheaply ($60 lightbox and a $80 speedring) so, I have to bounce the lights and shoot on a tripod at a slow shutter speed or risk annoying hotspots in the lights. After some trial and error, I decided that I'd rather have the picture be intentionally dark than try to push it to do something only my flashkit can do.
I'm proud.
Ok, I'm trying something new out here, I'm gonna detail the process of each shoot I do with the aim of not boring the living crap out of you (myself, actually - no one really reads this thing). I'm using my Flickr portfolio to help drive traffic over here in hopes that I can become even more desperately attention hungry.
Ahem.
If you haven't met Selene yet, you're missing out. She's this loud, fun girl that can make you laugh - gorgeous red hair (although, I think I secretly wish all my female models are redheads - I only have one who truly is and she's too busy to shoot because she's becoming a more successful photographer than I am. Ah, the luck), light eyes, an infectous laugh and not shy in the slightest. She came to the Goddess shoot ready to do whatever because it sounded like a hoot to her. Did I mention that I really like working with her?
She'd been out of town for awhile and she came back. I said I wanted to shoot her, she said yes - complete no brainer.
Unfortunately, my Wein Soft Sync Hot Shoe to Hot Shoe adapter bit the dust. When I get stressed, as the death of a $60 three month old piece of equipment can stress you out, I obsess. I spent the first hour messing with the flash, trying to get it to work. Selene, Bhudda bless her, stood there nude, waiting for me to figure something out. Eventually, I was forced to bring out the hot lights (something like 400 degrees when lit).
This is something that is completely last resort. The lights are too hot to diffuse cheaply ($60 lightbox and a $80 speedring) so, I have to bounce the lights and shoot on a tripod at a slow shutter speed or risk annoying hotspots in the lights. After some trial and error, I decided that I'd rather have the picture be intentionally dark than try to push it to do something only my flashkit can do.
I'm proud.
posted by FML # 6:29 PM 
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