Comments on: People i’ve shot

By: Natalija Brunovs

Natalija Brunovs — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:48:08 +0000

I was just wandering through my own blog trying to find my photo of a double-rainbow. And saw your comment on the entry, came here, and am most impressed with your work… will put you on my roll.
back to rainbows… x natalija

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:13:09 +0000

The Siimon Reynolds one was the first time i experimented using my Canon 580ex in a softbox. I used my ebay trigger, so i could fire the flash wirelessly. The softbox is meant for a studio light, so it needs to be handheld with the 580ex.
I had our Deputy Editor holding the flash into a softbox – kind of like a human light stand – just off to the right of the camera.
The Minnie Cooper shot was lit just with a reflector, no flash. I had the journo holding the reflector just over my head, bouncing the sunlight back onto Minnie. It had the silver cover on.
I’m by no means an expert on this stuff – i’m just learning and experimenting when i can.

By: Pete Ottery

Pete Ottery — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:52:23 +0000

ditto here Dan,
your flash work is awesome. makes me want to get some new gear.
the Siimon Reynolds shot in particular looks great. if you could give some more details around yr setup for that one and/or the Minnie Cooper one that’d be hot
Pete

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:14:21 +0000

Every photo is different. In these shots there’s a mix of natural light, on camera flash, off camera flash and using a reflector.
I don’t use umbrellas, but i’ve just started to experiment with a softbox on my 580ex. You can see that in the Siimon Reynolds shot.
If there’s a particular shot you’re curious about let me know and i’ll explain the set up.

By: ww

ww — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:12:41 +0000

hey dan, great stuff as always! i just wanted to know what’s your lighting set-up on location? i surmise some on-camera bounce and off-camera direct. do you use softboxes or umbrellas?
ww