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Monday, November 28, 2011



After nearly two weeks we are done moving. This move was very time consuming and just generally draining. But that is all behind us now.

Now it is just a matter of letting the dust settle and getting back into the regular routine.

Over the next couple of weeks I will be posting many reviews along with tips and tricks. Lot's of fun stuff planned for the near future. So stayed tuned.



Wednesday, November 9, 2011

DIY Westcott Apollo Offset Bracket (28" & 50")



I wanted to share this video from You Tube user snappuppy with a great option for your Westcott Apollo soft boxes. If you want to get some extra tilt from your Apollo then give this a try.

Take some time and also check out his You Tube channel here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/snappuppy





Monday, November 7, 2011

Setting Up the Shot - Dominic




Camera - Nikon D300
Lens - Nikon 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5
Exposure - 1/320 @ f/14.2
Focal Length - 35mm

Lighting - Nikon SB900 and Nikon SB600.
Light Modifier(s) - 60" Westcott shoot through umbrella and a Sto-fen Omni-bounce.
Trigger - Nikon SU800


This shot was taken from a bunch of family shots that i took with my youngest daughters play group.

I set up a background in our dinning room, and then the parents and kids came in for photo's.

With this shot I used a Nikon sb900 and shot through a Westcott 60" shoot through umbrella as my key light. I then used a Nikon sb600 with an omni-bounce to blow out the background and to also give a bit of rim lighting to the side of his face. I need to try a few locations for the background light in order to get the right amount of rim lighting and background light.

This was the first time that I had met Dominic and his mother Aimee, and I think that he was not too sure what to make of me here.



Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Print of the week - Horns Across the Hawthorne



The selected print of the week is available for purchase in many different mediums over at www.redbubble.com. Click on the photo and check out your ordering options.