Tag: tripod

2009-02-04

Knowing When to Say No to a Photo Shoot

For those of you who have ever asked me to do a shoot for you, you will know I am not the man to be writing an article about how or when to say no. So, maybe my title is a complete farse. On the other side of that coin, though, something about doing any and all shoots really struck me.

If I only needed to save my time, I would say no to everything. Sometimes, I consciously think this will be a stretch on my time, but subconsciously, I want to say no because I might not live up to the job. That sounds like an opportunity to grow to me.

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2009-01-29

Flash Took a Dive Underwater

I have had too few chances to use my umbrella flash set up. Most of my shooting is still natural light (everyday life and such), but this past week, I have had two chances to take photos for a friend of mine who is graduating with his Master’s degree, and I figured that was the perfect opportunity to put my set up to the test in the field. And out comes the umbrella!

The first day, about a week ago, things went ok…not great, but lessons learned. I also wanted to field test a pair of Cactus triggers. “What are those,” you might ask? With those, I can remote trigger my flash via radio (i.e. no cords). Those ended up incredibly frustrating, to be honest. They did not fire very consistently. When you read through discussions about these on Flickr, some folks love them and some hate them. They are consistent for some folks and inconsistent for others. For me, when they are needed, the break. When I am goofing around, they work flawlessly.

Wait, this was about the flash. I will get back to the story.

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