In a previous post, I talked about playing with a directional light set ups using my camera flash units, Nikon SB-800’s. The image above is using the Lastolite 15″ softbox + SB-800 on the subject and another SB-800 bouncing off an umbrella to light the Wells Fargo stage coach in the background. ISO set at...
Category Archives: Techie Talk
Techie Talk – Softbox vs. Umbrella for Flash
For those who have been following my “Techie Talk” posts, I’ve been playing a lot with Nikon’s CLS (Creative Lighting System), i.e. using my D200 built-in flash in “commander mode” to talk wirelessly to SB-800 off camera flashes.
Over the holidays while searching for a good photography book for a friend, I stumbled upon “The Hot...
Practice Your Vision
I saw a piece on the National news about an ice festival in China and it inspired me to try to set up something different to showcase Françoise Weeks latest sculptures for bridal bouquets. Françoise’s vision requires a lot of technical “behind the scenes” research in terms of structure, architecture and materials to create such...
Love the Curls!
I love this image for so many reasons.
From the technical aspect, the “halo” effect comes from the subject being “back lit.” This means the strongest source of light (in this case the sun) is behind the subject.
In this “back lit” situation if you let your programmable camera select the settings for your exposure, most likely...
“In wine one beholds the heart of another” – Anonymous
This quote holds true for both wine and food. Winemakers and chefs meet to create an extraordinary culinary experience that truly comes from their hearts to benefit the Classic Wine Auction (CWA) in raising funds and awareness for pre-selected non-profits that benefit Oregon-based children and families.
This slide show is from the November 11 dinners:
- Bergstrӧm Wines...
Techie Talk: Need fill?
I was asked to photograph a terrific volunteer team from Webtrends packing up back packs to be delivered to Peninsula Elementary School. Webtrends is sponsoring Peninsula through Schoolhouse Supplies Tools for School Program.
A large part of “on location” shooting is problem solving. So what do you do when you have a back lit situation as...
Techie Talk – Available Light
A fun part for me in photographing an event is the food! This tray of sliders was just about to go out to the guests. Light was bouncing off the cement patio and creating this great vignette on the back wall – seriously this is not a Photoshop vignette. My Nikon 50 mm lens is...