Technique
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... »
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... »
Baby Dylan Debut Album
The debut album from Baby Dylan – Leopard-Skin Floppy Hat. Note that any association through awful pun with Bob Dylan’s “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat” is purely coincidental This was taken for the final assignment in the Strobist Boot Camp series. Strobist setup – on camera SB-800 bounced off white wall to left. SB-800 triggered using... »
View with a Room
This is the fifth Strobist bootcamp assignment: “To: Phil Phlashen Assignment: Need interior of someplace in your town to illustrate a story on local area. Can be public or private. Completely your choice. Can be vertical or horizontal. Please shoot in color. Photo could run full-page or double truck, so make sure it’ll hold... »
WWII Pillbox
Day 4 of the Entropy challenge – a crumbling World War II pillbox I found at the side of the road. Setup – SB-600 TTL to left of pillbox, CTO gel, -1.0EV; SB-800 TTL to right of camera, CTO gel. Triggered by SU-800. I won’t describe the assortment of unsavoury stuff I discovered when... »
Water – The $10,000 Advert
I’ve had a relatively clear day today, so worked ahead on Strobist bootcamp assignment 4 whilst I had the chance. The Strobist brief was as follows (supposedly a phone call from someone who saw my last assignment) – I’m setting the client to be Strath Lomond: “Hello. This message is for Phil Phlashen. This... »
Look Smart
Strobist Bootcamp assignment 3 – this setup aims to show a “spark” in the eyes and face to convey that hidden genius, set against a backdrop of years of research… “Shoot Tracy Watts, whose solar panel design will revolutionize the future of energy. Photo will run large on the inside. Deadline is August 4th,... »
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