Strobist
London Strobist Shoot – Tooting Bec Common
Went to a shoot with the London Strobist group from Flickr yesterday, meeting in Balham, then walking up to Tooting Bec Common. Unfortunately, there was a total no-show from the models booked, so we had to get creative and pose for each other. Only a few shots from the day, which you can look... »
Strobist Flag Raising on Iwo Jima
A shot inspired by Joe Rosenthal’s classic photograph of the flag raising on Iwo Jima. This time, the Strobist “flag” is being raised by the London Strobist Group on Tooting Bec Common, near Balham in London. The idea was to have a group shot which was a little different to the norm. It’s far... »
Strobist Boot Camp II – Assignment 1
This is my entry for the first assignment on Strobist Boot Camp II. The idea was to produce two shots, one a portrait of the subject, and the other me substituted into the same shot. So, what we have is my recently retired Dad on the left, and me on the right (crikey –... »
Strobist Boot Camp II
David Hobby has just announced that tomorrow will be the launch of Strobist Boot Camp II; a series of assignments over the summer to improve Strobist techniques. Whilst this will apparently go back to basics, these things are usually quite fun, so I’ll be joining in. For posterity, here are links to my assignments... »
Wasing Park Strobist Shoot
Last weekend, I had a great day’s shoot at Wasing Park at Aldermaston in West Berkshire. I normally go into these shoots with a specific idea in mind for my main shot of the day, but this time I had no prior plans. So, a recce of the site highlighted a few interesting spots... »
Louise at night
This shot was an attempt to try out some of the technique described in this post from David Hobby. Shot details: SB-900 through Lumiquest Softbox III to camera left, gelled with a full cut of window green to force more indigo out of the sky (and I used FL white balance in the camera... »
Controlling the Sun
I spent quite some time yesterday working on the shot to the left (click for a larger view) at Northington Grange in Hampshire, and as it seems to have generated a bit of interest, I thought I’d write a few words on how I put the shot together. For quite sometime, I’ve been wanting... »
Cactus V2s Modification
A few people have asked if I would mind showing the modification I made to my Gadget Infinity Cactus V2s, so here are the details of what I did. Please note that I will not be held responsible if you attempt to make this modification, and kill your triggers – anything you do is... »
Family Christmas 2008
Well, most of the Christmas celebrations are now over, so the time is nigh to post photos from over the holiday season… We start on Christmas Eve with a walk down into Lower Morden to look at the lights adorning all the houses down there – the road in question makes a huge community... »
Zanell at Netley Abbey
For this shot, I wanted to go for a grungy, slightly aggresive look, and Zanell was a great model for helping with that. The lighting was a pair of SB-800s triggered from an SU-800, all in manual modes, the one to camera right through a soft box, the one to left providing a touch... »
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