by Damien | Aug 31, 2009 | Flash, Location, Wedding
When the weather is bad, or it’s dark outside don’t let your creativity evaporate. Rise to the challenge and embrace a whole new set of opportunities. There really is no escape from the fact that if you are going to shoot weddings you need to have total command of...
by Damien | Aug 17, 2009 | Flash, Location
Jonathan Phillips, one of my Evolve group 2 members had a bridal fashion shoot near Oxford today and I was on hand as a sort of technical director. I loaned Jonathan my Canon 5DMK2 for some exterior shots so we could make use of, and further try out the high speed...
by Damien | Aug 17, 2009 | Flash, Location
Having control of the contrast and punchyness of flashlighting at the shooting stage is one of the key elements I teach on my location lighting workshops. It’s really not that hard once you have been shown how to do it. These pictures were shot by me on a 1:4...
by Damien | Aug 15, 2009 | Flash, Location
Here are a few more pictures and techniques from last Monday’s creative shoot. I could have shot this frame with the ST-E2 as a trigger but why when I’ve got Pocket Wizards? The PWs are easier to set up because they don’t need the Speedlights in...
by Damien | Aug 15, 2009 | Flash, Location
Again, this is another of those equipment test posts that you can ignore if you are not in the market for Canon Flash equipment or Pocket Wizard TTL remote triggers. Test 1 – 5DMK11 flash ratio exposure control with an ST-E2 on the MiniTT1. On the left of the...
by Damien | Aug 15, 2009 | Flash, Location
Don’t get too excited unless you are contemplating buying the new Pocket Wizard TTL system, because there is nothing more dull than studio based equipment testing. Having said that my results may well be significant if you are in the market for Speedlites or...
