BH Photo and Shooting on the High Line

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BH Photo, BH Photo Event Space, Expoimaging, High Line, NYC, NYC workshops, Off Camera Fash, Rogue Flashbenders, SB800, SB910

Hi and welcome back.

Last Wednesday I ran an off camera flash shooting event with BH Photo on the High Line in NYC.  The High Line is an old elevated rail that serviced the Meat Packing district that has been abandoned and turned into a walking park.  It is a great Manhattan sight seeing stop.

My event was sponsored by Expoimaging, and we shot small flashes with Large Rogue Flashbenders with diffusion panels attached.

Here’s a gallery of images from me and a few other photographers from our day.  We got fantastic results with simple equipment.  Be sure to check out all the BTS shots of the group using Rogue products.

That’s it for now.  Today I’m at EP Levine in Waltham, MA running a closed event for them.

I’ll be at Adorama on May 3, check out the link here and join me for some OCF fun:

Adorama Workshops

Till next time, happy shooting!

EP Levine on April 26

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Boston, EP Levine, expodisc, Expoimaging, Off camera flash workshop, Photography education, Photography Workshop, Ray Flash, Rogue Flashbender, Workshop

Hi and welcome back.

I’m really looking forward to this event next Thursday.

If you are in the Boston area, join me for a great afternoon of learning and shooting off camera flash in the EP Levine Pixel Institute, which is a huge studio with a 30×30 white cyclorama.

After a presentation, this turns into a shooting event with two models: Don’t forget your camera!!

Sponsored by Expoimaging.

Register now!

From Saturday’s NYC OCF Workshop

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NYC off camera flash, NYC workshops, off camera flash, portrait, Workhshop

Hi and welcome back.

Here are a few quick raw to jpeg conversions from Saturday’s OCF workshop in NYC.  It was a blast and we got some great images.

Shoot through umbrella with reflector.

Reflective umbrella with reflector

Shooting outside with my SB900 and omnibounce only

That’s it for now.

Look for more NYC workshops soon!

 

One Speedlight 6 Ways Workshop at Simple Studios, NYC

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NYC, NYC workshops, off camera flash, Off camera flash workshop, Speedlighting, strobist, Workshop

Hi and welcome back.

This Saturday I’m running a 3 hour workshop at Simple Studios in NYC.

This is a shooting workshop, so bring your cameras and let’s use 6 simple lighting setups to get great results 6 different ways!

Details:

Simple Studios, 134 West 29th Street, second floor

Cost: $100.00

One speedlight 6 ways: reflective umbrella, shoot through umbrella, over and under beauty, bounce flash, one light into two, on light high key

We go from 2-5 in the studio and have a blast!

This is a shooting event, so bring your camera and lens kit.

Professional model supplied

All OCF equipment supplied

Professional styling supplied

You can register by using the Paypal link above.

Here are a few samples of what you’ll learn:

Come join me as spots are limited!

 

Happy Easter and Passover and the Natural Light Portrait

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diffused window light, Natural Iight, Nikon, Nikon D3, white sheet, window light

Hi and welcome back.

I’d like to wish everyone a Happy Easter and Passover season.  It is a beautiful time of year to spend with family and friends.

Now the natural light portrait.

Even though I’m deeply involved in Off Camera Flash and regular studio lighting, I do use natural light.  But you need to learn how to use and modify it for your need.

The following images are direct raw to jpeg conversions without any processing.  I want to show the direct, raw difference between modified light sources.

For a short series of portraits, I used natural window light in my studio.  Here’s my setup:

Here’s the resultant shot from this setup:

The light is hard and contrasty.  While this can be a desired result, more often than not it isn’t.  So I added a white sheet over the window to diffuse the light a bit more:

Now, here’s the resultant shot from adding that bit of diffusion:

By simply adding the sheet, I added diffusion and a softbox-type glow to the image.  This is a more desirable result that I did simply and easily.

So add a white sheet to your kit and you’ll be pleasantly surprised at the difference in your natural light photography.

That’s it for now.  Till next time, happy shooting.

Rock the Shot Off Camera Flash Video Self-Study Program

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OCF Video Training, OCF Videos, off camera flash, Rock the Shot, Videos

Hi and welcome back.

I’ve been busy, busy, but in between I produced a video training series for Rock the Shot.

And now it’s available to the public.  This is a fabulous 4 week self-study that is being offered for a great price and for only a limited time.

Want to see and learn Off Camera Flash with an E-Book and 4 video series?  Now’s your chance with this offering from Rock the Shot:

OCF Take Home Series