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.
Tags are keywords, which I use to group together items relating to the same or similar subjects. By navigating using tags, you can find references to information much more accurately than by simply browsing categories.
Out of the blue
Friends and Family / Geek stuff / Portraiture / Technique
Tuesday, 31st August, 2010 • 2 comments
Jo posed for me in the stairwell to an underground car park during last Sunday’s Swiss Strobist practical day, whilst I fiddled with the camera white balance to create an unusual effect.
Strobism isn’t everything
Geek stuff / Photography / Technique
Monday, 7th June, 2010 • No comments
I’ve learned a lot about artificial lighting over the past few years and invested a great deal of time to hone my skill. However, I feel that it’s time to put the equipment to one side for a while and focus on using more natural light.
Swiss Strobist Studio Day
Portraiture
Sunday, 16th May, 2010 • 2 comments
Photos from my day in the studio with the Swiss Strobist group.
Studio fun
Friends and Family / Portraiture
Friday, 7th May, 2010 • No comments
I return to the studio this weekend, to use full studio lighting for the first time in many years and share experience and ideas with a number of colleagues from the Swiss Strobist group.
Come Play With Us, Danny
Portraiture
Thursday, 22nd April, 2010 • 2 comments
Second image from a shoot in Bern, inspired by 1980 classic horror film “The Shining”.
Looking for location suggestions
Photography / Portraiture
Thursday, 11th March, 2010 • 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
Geek stuff / Technique
Saturday, 27th February, 2010 • 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
Geek stuff / Photography
Saturday, 20th February, 2010 • 3 comments
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
Friends and Family / Portraiture
Saturday, 20th February, 2010 • 3 comments
Sometimes, an image stands alone, with no need for description.
Open air studio
Friends and Family / Individual photographs / Photography / Portraiture
Wednesday, 17th February, 2010 • 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
Friends and Family / Photography
Tuesday, 16th February, 2010 • 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
Books and Publications / Friends and Family / Portraiture
Friday, 12th February, 2010 • 1 comment
One Frame Movie series continues
Friends and Family / Individual photographs
Tuesday, 26th January, 2010 • 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
Friends and Family / Individual photographs / Technique
Wednesday, 11th November, 2009 • 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*
Friends and Family / Individual photographs / Technique
Friday, 6th November, 2009 • 3 comments
The next in my series of theatrical photographs, featuring fellow photographer Tilman Jentzsch.
