I don’t really photograph people, well except for strangers in the street and the family – so you’d have thought tonight was the night for me to avoid at Yardley Photographic Society as it was Portrait night (run and studio gear provided by Martin Coffey & Dave Boyce). But I thought i’d go along and have a go.
The old school hall does convert rather well into a temporary studio (at this point I should have took some shots of the setup for the purpose of this blog – I didn’t so use your imagination about what a temporary studio in an old school hall looks like).
The setup was a high-key type (white background) and four Elinchrom flash heads. The front lighting setup used Elinchrom BXRi 500 style units (not too sure about the exact models) and the white backdrop was illuminated using a couple of older Elinchrom D Lite style units.
The flashes are triggered using Elinchrom Skyports (which are little hotshoe based triggers). So how did I get on then?
Actually I enjoyed it, we had a mixture of models to shoot (I will get the names and post them!)……..
Technical data for those that are interested: All shots taken using a Eos 5D MkII, EF24-105 f/4 L, ISO200, F/13, 1/125.
Apologies for those that hate high key and clichés. I enjoyed myself and that’s the important thing.