All kinds of stuff

I have all kinds of stuff to talk about today, so I’ll try make the blog concise and not to ramble too much. It will be an up hill battle.

Last week I shot some photos of a young model named Natasha. We only shot for a short time, but here is one of the images.

The primary light was gridded strip box to the left of the camera. Fill was provided by a gridded beauty dish. The background was lit by a gelled light with a standard 7inch reflector.

Sunday I worked on creating panels to be used as flags/reflectors. I got 4 4×8 panels of rigid insulation. it is about 1/2 inch thick and is silver on one side and blue on the other. I painted the blue side matte black. The black side will be used to block light, whereas the silver side will be used as a reflector. I think they are going to be really handy.

This morning I tried to work on some paperwork from home. Bad plan. There were 3 squirrels playing in the backyard and eatting from one of the bird feeders. This drove Kate crazy (she’s a Lab/Greyhound mix). She kept bugging me about every 5 minutes, wanting me to let her out. When I do the squirrels take off up the trees. Kate then wants to come in. Once she goes in, the squirrels come down from the trees. Kate goes crazy again, repeat. So, it was easier to go into the studio and work.

Also, I am surprised by how many photographers work without a light meter. I can understand when you are shooting in available light and are using the built in meter. But when you are working in a studio or even more importantly when you are shooting on location using strobes, I don’t understand why someone would not use a tool that provides for more consistant results. Oh well, that’s just me.