Every few months I like to arrange an informal shoot and invite other photographers, this is a great way of trying new techniques and "polishing up" our skills.
The main subject we covered was using Studio style lighting outdoors. This technique can give a studio like lighting quality to outdoor shots ranging from subtle to "Wow" effects.
The first 5 shots below were taken in the woods near the studio using just daylight. The images were finished off in photoshop.
Little Red Riding Hood
These next shots were taken deeper in the woods using a mixture of daylight and Flash. We used the Elinchrom Ranger pack which is an extremely powerful battery powered studio flash that can be taken outdoors and way fitted with an umbrella to create a soft lightsource. The flash was set to be a little more powerful than the daylight to make the images "pop". A smalller flash was used to the left of the image to create more depth.
This next shot was taken at an old barn we came across, using just a Canon Speedlite fitted to an umbrella the light was just enough to give a lovely snap to the image but leaving the effects of the sunlight.
Under cover in the barn 2 Canon speedlites were used to create this dramatic black and white image. The main light is to the right of Jess and a second speedlite was used to the left and behind Jess to very slightly light her hair and provide some seperation.
The Ranger pack was used on this shot with a small reflector flooding the scene and creating depth and snap to the image.
Once again the Ranger pack came into its own. At this point it was very sunny so the flash was turned up to full power , and fitted with a honeycomb grid to direct the light and overpower the sun.
For these last shots we fitted a large wafer softbox to the flash head giving a studio lit quality to the light, combined with a blue gel from another flash directed at the background it finished off the image a treat.
Mark Betts Photography Northampton Location Model Shoots
