Here is the first lesson I have learned: $200 will not get you very far when prepping a garage to be a convertible studio. But it's possible, in a very no-frills way… Read more »
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Light Remodeling, Pt. 2
Here is the first lesson I have learned: $200 will not get you very far when prepping a garage to be a convertible studio. But it's possible, in a very no-frills way… Read more »
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Found: $30 LED Modeling Light for Your AlienBees
When the Elinchrom Ranger Quadras came out a couple of years ago, one of their groundbreaking features was the inclusion of a low-drain, LED modeling lamp. Pure genius. Especially since traditional modeling lights usually drain your batts faster than the flash itself does.
And if you are an AlienBees/Vagabond user, now you can get this same cool tech on the cheap. Read more »
Flash Bus Update and Schwag Bag Extravaganza
First, the bad news. If you live in Seattle, Portland, Chicago, NYC, DC, Boston, San Francisco or Buffalo -- those Flash Bus cities are now sold out. In fact, the whole tour is over 3/4 sold out. So if you are looking to grab a seat at a remaining city, don't wait too long. There are several more cities on the bubble.
Second, the good news. You may have noticed we pulled in … some sponsors. And you're gonna like this part. Read more »
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Light Remodeling, Pt. 1
When we moved into our house nearly two years ago, it came with something I had never had before -- a garage.
In theory, two cars are supposed to go in there. In practice, ours has remained an
Such was the crazed schedule of DVD post production a few weeks ago that a weekend spent reclaiming the garage was actually starting to look good.
Besides, I wasn't just in it for the marital brownie points. I had an ulterior motive in mind. I wanted to be able to use it as a studio. Read more »
Please Pardon the Craziness
If things look a little different around the blog lately, that's only because they are. The last few months have been probably the busiest I have even been -- it's just that not all of those efforts have been pointed directly at Strobist.
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Between the production of Lighting in Layers and the concurrent prep for The Flash Bus, the past few months have been a continuous blur of long days.
There is light at the end of the tunnel. It's either sunlight, or the oncoming headlight of an as-yet unidentified train. But either way, things should sort themselves out over the next couple weeks.
The DVDs are (thankfully) out the door and at the presses. And for the moment I have to place my main efforts on making The Flash Bus content the best it can be. I do not expect to be teaching after this for a long time, so I'd like to go out on a high note. Suffice to say this will continue to affect things here for a bit.
As for the tour itself, there is something cool in the hopper planned for Strobist during my absence. And we'll be blogging from the road, of course, both here and at TFB.
Upon return, I'll be back to shooting -- locally, as much as possible -- and blogging more consistently. Until then, thanks much for your patience.
DH
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
A Master Class in Multi-Faceted Project Design
Too good not to repost:
A 45-minute talk by Andrew Zuckerman, perhaps the best conjurer of photographic projects in the business today. A few BTS lighting tidbits to be gleaned, but that is not the point. I just love getting a peek into this guy's mind.
Thanks much to Creative Mornings for sharing this. I'm gonna go watch it again now.
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(Via Swissmiss via WTJ?)
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Sunday, February 6, 2011
Must Be Some Kinda…
Turns out I had a photo from a Wednesday night shoot pop up in Flickr Explore. And who was right next to me (at the time I checked, at least) but Strobist reader Matthew Coughlin, with this trippy homage to one of my favorite recent sophomoric movies, Hot Tub Time Machine.
It is part of a 365 project, and comes complete with a BTS. Hit the jump for a setup shot -- and a question. Read more »
