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Book Post 4 -ExpoImaging
Chapter 7 - Speedlight Techniques buy the book on Amazon here In my new book "Lighting Design for Commercial Portrait Photography" check out some of the fun ways to use ExpoImaging Products and light like a pro using Speedlight flashes.
I love ExpoImaging products. A Ring Light on your speedlight.
Ring lights can be unwieldily. But the Ray Flash by Expoimaging is light and easy to use. If fits right on your speedlight flash. In my book I use the Ray Flash by ExpoImaging, along with a fantastic backdrop from Backdrop Outlet for a fashion look. The Ray flash is an adaptor, it is not a light itself, which is great. You just attach it to your flash and go. This is the only light used in these photos which is my flash, right on my camera, using the RayFlash. To avoid shadows on the backdrop I pushed the model right against the backdrop. Learn more in Chapter 3 of my book in the section on beauty and catchlights.
Book Post 3 -ExpoImaging
Chapter 7 - Speedlight Techniques buy the book on Amazon here In my new book "Lighting Design for Commercial Portrait Photography" check out some of the fun ways to use ExpoImaging Products and light like a pro using Speedlight flashes.
I love ExpoImaging products. They are great when you are shooting on the go, and want to design your lighting using SB/TTL flashes.
What about Grids. What, you don't own big strobes and you don't know how to use a grid? In my book I use the Rogue Grid as a backlight that creates a circular light. Here, there is a speedlight lighting the front and the ExpoImaging Rogue Grid with a 45º honeycomb grid set on a flash on the floor pointing up at the model. Learn more in Chapter 7 of my book.
Book Post 2 -Light Blaster
Chapter 6 - Body Contouring and Gobos and the Light Blaster buy the book on Amazon here In my new book "Lighting Design for Commercial Portrait Photography", I cover a little about using Gobos and the amazing Light Blaster "strobe-based projector" system. This is another fantastic item that you can use with your speedlights. They also have a new adaptor to use with strobes. I can't wait to try it out!
Here is the set-up for the nudes I decided to try with the Light Blaster. The only other source of light I had was a strip-light to help fill in the face of the model.
They have some fantastic patterns to play with and I love the fact that you can use slides or even make your own. The Light Blaster is basically a projector, but instead of having to plug something in to an electrical outlet, it is fully portable and takes no power. It is very light weight, maybe 8oz. As you can see below, depending on how you position the model and the Light Blaster, the pattern can take on a very different feel. I used a 28-105 lens and zoomed to a place where the pattern of stars fit on the model's body like a canvas. Then focused the lens to it's sharpest point so the pattern was sharp. It's basically painting with still flashes of light. AMAZING!
Below I used one of the backdrop gobo slides from the Creative Backdrop Kit. These can be use as portable backdrops behind a subject too. I again choose to use it on the body of my model like a painting. This was an orange and yellow scene of planets in space, (Image artwork by Phyllis Wirick) There are endless gobo patterns to use. Below is one that mimics a very Film Noir look of light coming through blinds. And one like tree branches. Both just beautiful. Both from the Pro Kit. You can learn more about how to light with Gobos in my book in Chapter 6.
ExpoImaging and my Book
Chapter 7 - Speedlight Techniques buy the book on Amazon here In my new book "Lighting Design for Commercial Portrait Photography" check out some of the fun ways to use ExpoImaging Products and light like a pro using Speedlight flashes.
I love ExpoImaging products. They are great when you are shooting on the go, and want to design your lighting using SB/TTL flashes.
Think you need big strobes and expensive lighting modifiers to get a cool snoot lighting look? Think again. In my book I show how to use the Rogue FlashBender by ExpoImaging to make a snoot effect by bending it around the flash head. It's small, light weight, and molds the light just right. it can also be used to bounce light or like a "gobo" More on Gobo's in Chapter 6. |
