Posts marked with the tag “strobist”
“Strobist” is the word made popular by the founder of the Strobist website, David Hobby, which refers to the photographic technique of using flash guns off-camera to create special lighting effects, both in and out of the studio. The articles on my website which are tagged “strobist” all relate to photos, techniques, locations or equipment along this theme.
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Looking for location suggestions
Thursday, 11th March 2010 • Photography, Portraiture • No comments
I am continually on the lookout for interesting and characterful places to use in my photography and I am compiling a list of possible locations, to which I can return in the future and use in my photography.
Diffused directional light
Saturday, 27th February 2010 • Geek stuff, Technique • No comments
A technical explanation of how do make the light from a softbox more focused, whilst retaining the soft light through the use of a secondary light on very low power to fill in any unwanted shadows.
Helios 5 in 1
Saturday, 20th February 2010 • Geek stuff, Photography • 1 comment
A technical review and explanation of the Helios 5 in 1 reflector/diffuser combination, which I added to my collection of equipment this week.
Sven
Saturday, 20th February 2010 • Friends and Family, Portraiture • 3 comments
Sometimes, an image stands alone, with no need for description.
Open air studio
Wednesday, 17th February 2010 • Friends and Family, Individual photographs, Photography, Portraiture • No comments
After trying out the lighting technique I mentioned yesterday, of a large diffused light source right above the subject, I wanted to apply the technique to an outdoor location. When we set up the shots under cover in Interlaken (but outside), the first problem was that there were no suitably white walls to hand. If you ever find yourself in this situation, there’s an easy solution: simply expose your shot for the person you’re photographing and then over-expose the background of the shot by at least three stops.
The eye of the beholder
Tuesday, 16th February 2010 • Friends and Family, Photography • 3 comments
I learned an important lesson in portrait photography last weekend: that of how ready the subject is to see themselves in an honest and detailed image, when they may be seeing themselves this way for the first time.
Portraits, Volume One
Friday, 12th February 2010 • Books and Publications, Friends and Family, Portraiture • 1 comment
I’ve been meaning to get around to producing a regular magazine-type publication of my photography for some time now. Future issues are likely to contain a periodic review of an [...]
One Frame Movie series continues
Tuesday, 26th January 2010 • Friends and Family, Individual photographs • No comments
Now that I’m well into 2010, I’d like to re-start the search for volunteers for the One Frame Movie series. Find out more in this article.
Niels and the Showgirl
Wednesday, 11th November 2009 • Friends and Family, Individual photographs, Technique • No comments
An unplanned shot, taken of volunteer Niels for the One Frame Movie set of photographs I was working on a few weeks back.
Au Voleur*
Friday, 6th November 2009 • Friends and Family, Individual photographs, Technique • 3 comments
The next in my series of theatrical photographs, featuring fellow photographer Tilman Jentzsch.
Iron Mauro
Thursday, 15th October 2009 • Individual photographs, Photography • 4 comments
The next in the series of One Frame Movie shots which I’m cramming into this and next week is of a colleague from work: Mauro (also known on Twitter as @ironmauro).
Strobist day in Lausanne
Wednesday, 30th September 2009 • Portraiture • No comments
A gallery of photographs from the Strobist portrait day at the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland.
It’s the idea that counts
Wednesday, 23rd September 2009 • Friends and Family, Individual photographs, Photography, Technique • No comments
The most inspirational photographs are often those where the lighting plan doesn’t play a major role; those where the idea and aim of the picture takes the lead.
Steam train Strobist
Friday, 18th September 2009 • Event galleries • 2 comments
Werner Rolli organized a special steam train event near Solothurn last weekend, and I was able to help out by publicizing the event through the usual Swiss Strobist channels, as well as attend the event and get some photos myself.
Crossmedia Team at Burson-Marsteller
Saturday, 12th September 2009 • Portraiture, Work • 1 comment
A gallery of portrait images I’ve taken of team colleagues at work, for use on the team website.
