11/30/2016
11/30/2016
A free preview to the Tim Tadder Tutorial, which includes 50 videos & 20+ hours of videos, available here: https://goo.gl/7R7aa6
Swimming With Natural Light by Tim Tadder
If you don´t know Tim yet, watch our post BTS of Tecate Zodiac Calendar by Tim Tadder
11/30/2016
What is wrong with Select and Mask? Why doesn’t it seem to work like we all wish it would? Are you not using it right, or is it just a broken tool? The answer is that it’s probably a little of both. The tool is deeply flawed in a number of ways and can be incredibly frustrating to work with, but there are some tips and tricks to be able to work with Select and Mask a little more effectively.
Written Photoshop tutorial: http://bit.ly/2ghIvLk
More interesting tutorials by Nathaniel:
I’m Nathaniel Dodson and I’ve been running Tutvid.com since September of 2006. I am a young web designer and celebrity-style portrait photographer. Let's Get Connected: tutvid.com
Text, images and video via tutvid
Photoshop: Select and Mask vs. Refine Edge
In this video I’ll compare four different photos head-to-head cutting out the subject with Select and Mask and then cutting out the subject with Refine Edge. I really want to love Select and Mask, but it breaks my heart over and over again. It’s just not quite where it needs to be for a professional application. It shows great promise, but I really wish Adobe had left the Refine Edge command in place. At least we could pick or choose what works best for us in that case. All things considered, my hope is that this tool will get better and better as new versions of Photoshop arrive.
Written Photoshop tutorial: http://bit.ly/2ghIvLk
More interesting tutorials by Nathaniel:
- How To Retouch Eyes, Lips, Eyebrows Professionally with Photoshop
- Skin Retouching (Healing & Frequency Separation) With Photoshop
About Author:
I’m Nathaniel Dodson and I’ve been running Tutvid.com since September of 2006. I am a young web designer and celebrity-style portrait photographer. Let's Get Connected: tutvid.com Text, images and video via tutvid
11/30/2016
Zerotech's Dobby is a $399 pocket drone that has features like tracking, orbit, return home, 1080p video and it is surprisingly fun!
Dobby: Smart Pocket Drone In-Depth Review
11/29/2016
All cameras and lenses used are in video. All music listed in end credits
Philip Bloom is a world-renowned filmmaker who, for the past 10 years of his 27-year career has specialized in creating incredible cinematic images no matter what the camera. Some of his most iconic work was created with Canon DSLRs. As one of the biggest evangelists for their use in productions his website became the place to go to for budding filmmakers as well as experienced ones keen to embrace the new technology. His site now regularly has over 1,000,000 visitors a month. Let's Get Connected: philipbloom.net
Text, image and video via Philip Bloom
The rambling video autofocus mega-test
This is the part 1 of the rambling video autofocus mega-test by filmmaker Philip Bloom:
Autofocus is starting to actually really work for shooting video and this is a huge step forward for filmmakers like myself especially when shooting with larger sensors, but just how good are they? Can you trust them? In which situation do they work? My series of videos takes a dozen or so cameras and puts them through some ridiculous and some not so ridiculous real word tests.
I have been working on this since August and it has taken up a huge amount of time, a large proportion in editing as it is incredibly fiddly! My original plan was to make it one big video but it was too long. What was needed was to break it down into 3 or 4 chunks, so that is what I have done. Starting today and with a new part every week I present to you my epic autofocus in video test series!
All cameras and lenses used are in video. All music listed in end credits
About Philip Bloom:
Philip Bloom is a world-renowned filmmaker who, for the past 10 years of his 27-year career has specialized in creating incredible cinematic images no matter what the camera. Some of his most iconic work was created with Canon DSLRs. As one of the biggest evangelists for their use in productions his website became the place to go to for budding filmmakers as well as experienced ones keen to embrace the new technology. His site now regularly has over 1,000,000 visitors a month. Let's Get Connected: philipbloom.net
Text, image and video via Philip Bloom
11/29/2016
How much gear do you need to shoot jewelry?
In this short video, Alex is showing you how to photographer jewelry almost without anything except the camera and the lens.This video for does of you who may not have enough gear don't start shooting professionally but want to learn basics of jewelry photography.
Online Studio Photography Lessons, Tips and Tutorials. How to Shoot Products, Water, Jewelry and People in a studio. Photo Forum. Lighting setups. Camera and lenses reviews and much more! Let's Get Connected: www.PHOTIGY.com
Text, image and video via PHOTIGY
Jewelry photography tutorial: an easy and simple way to shoot jewelry on a table
In this short video, Alex is showing you how to photographer jewelry almost without anything except the camera and the lens.This video for does of you who may not have enough gear don't start shooting professionally but want to learn basics of jewelry photography.
About Photigy:
Online Studio Photography Lessons, Tips and Tutorials. How to Shoot Products, Water, Jewelry and People in a studio. Photo Forum. Lighting setups. Camera and lenses reviews and much more! Let's Get Connected: www.PHOTIGY.com
11/28/2016
We don't know their names, nor the photographer who immortalized them, but these men lunching 800 feet up show the daredevil spirit behind Manhattan's vertical expansion.
Text, image and video via TIME
Lunch Atop A Skyscraper: The Story Behind The 1932 Photo
11/28/2016
Canon EOS M5 Hands-on Review
Canon's latest mirrorless camera promises to be an 80D in a smaller package. With 1080p and a reasonable 24-megapixels, is it another flop or does the Dual Pixel Autofocus save the day?
11/27/2016
All travel videographers and photographers have an obsession, to found the perfect balance between what I could need and which could be the perfect bag for a trip. Casually I was preparing my "perfect video/photo compact bag" (that I will share in a future) when I received an email from our good friend Sean Tucker.
What's in your 'travel light' camera bag?
Thanks Sean. Enjoy, and share it on if you found it helpful.
London based Professional Photographer and Filmmaker . Unsurprisingly, I mostly post nerdy photography stuff.
Let's Get Connected: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
A trip to Rome: Learning to Travel Light by Sean Tucker
In this video he thinks over the same problem and shares his personal solution: You must learn to travel light.
If you're like me, you struggle to pack when travelling.
I can often be found just a before a trip sitting on the lounge floor, surrounded by gear, trying to talk myself out of taking everything with me, breaking both my back and bank account in luggage fees.
So recently I've challenged myself to travel with as little as possible, and see how much I can do with it, but I'll shut up now and let you watch. Enjoy ( said Sean on his blog seantucker.photography/blog )
What's in your 'travel light' camera bag?
We would like you share with us your perfect bag for travelling to write a little post with the best or more interesting. You can share it on Instagram @iso1200magazine with our tag #iso1200 or #iso1200magazine.
About Sean Tucker:
London based Professional Photographer and Filmmaker . Unsurprisingly, I mostly post nerdy photography stuff.
Let's Get Connected: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
11/26/2016
I have posted about topics similar to this before, but for this post I wanted to talk specifically about collaborating with other artists. I think at the heart of this topic is something very simple that I believe in with my whole heart, the idea is this: PEOPLE WANT TO CREATE AND BE A PART OF BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
I always arrive on set early. I mean, I am a punctual person, but that's not why I do it. I actually love being on set, there is something about it...something unlike anything most people will ever experience. Especially in the beginning of my career I loved being around and on set, it didn't matter how much, or even if I was getting paid, I just wanted to be there.
Most of the creatives that I have met feel the same way, especially if they love what they do, we just want to be around it. I bring this up because I think a lot of creatives seem to act as if they are the only ones who feel this way, like they can't ask other people just to create for the pure joy of it if money isn't involved. Granted, I like money, and I think most of the people I work with would like to make money, but at the core of what we do is not money. It's passion and creativity.
With this post I want to encourage you to do something big and scary, and to ask other people to come alongside you to make it a reality. I think you'll be surprised how many people are not only willing, but WANT to help you with your vision. Think big, think dream locations, think beautiful Models, think incredible Make Up Artists, think talented Videographers, think amazing Assistants, you get the idea...THINK BIG! Below are two of the most recent collaborations we have worked on...working with crews of up to 7 people, just to make something beautiful.
Aaron Anderson Photography started back in 2009 with a camera and a speedlight. My goal was to create images that people wanted to stare at, even if they weren't sure why. I specialize in composite photography and hi-end retouching, which means that everything you see is done by me from start to finish. Let's Get Connected: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Video by Gabriel Jacobson of Storyteller Creative storytellercc.com
Behind the Scenes with Madison Flowers: Creating Beauty Together
Today we have the pleasure to feature photographer Aaron Anderson with his latest project "Madison Flowers" . We hope you enjoy with this behind the scene .
I have posted about topics similar to this before, but for this post I wanted to talk specifically about collaborating with other artists. I think at the heart of this topic is something very simple that I believe in with my whole heart, the idea is this: PEOPLE WANT TO CREATE AND BE A PART OF BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
I always arrive on set early. I mean, I am a punctual person, but that's not why I do it. I actually love being on set, there is something about it...something unlike anything most people will ever experience. Especially in the beginning of my career I loved being around and on set, it didn't matter how much, or even if I was getting paid, I just wanted to be there.
Most of the creatives that I have met feel the same way, especially if they love what they do, we just want to be around it. I bring this up because I think a lot of creatives seem to act as if they are the only ones who feel this way, like they can't ask other people just to create for the pure joy of it if money isn't involved. Granted, I like money, and I think most of the people I work with would like to make money, but at the core of what we do is not money. It's passion and creativity.
With this post I want to encourage you to do something big and scary, and to ask other people to come alongside you to make it a reality. I think you'll be surprised how many people are not only willing, but WANT to help you with your vision. Think big, think dream locations, think beautiful Models, think incredible Make Up Artists, think talented Videographers, think amazing Assistants, you get the idea...THINK BIG! Below are two of the most recent collaborations we have worked on...working with crews of up to 7 people, just to make something beautiful.
This article and all the images were originally published on aaronandersonphoto.com and shared with his permission
About Aaron Anderson:
Aaron Anderson Photography started back in 2009 with a camera and a speedlight. My goal was to create images that people wanted to stare at, even if they weren't sure why. I specialize in composite photography and hi-end retouching, which means that everything you see is done by me from start to finish. Let's Get Connected: Website | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramVideo by Gabriel Jacobson of Storyteller Creative storytellercc.com
11/26/2016
In this Photoshop tutorial, PTC are going to use an Image Stack to remove people walking through a scene. This is a great technique that does require some planning and the use of multiple photos, but the results are amazing!
The Image Stack Mode technique is perfect for removing people from crowded places or unwanted objects that are moving through a scene. The Image Stack Mode will take a statistical average of the content found in all the photos. It will keep identical areas and remove everything that changes between the different shots.
It is very likely that cars and people will move and change locations, thus they will be removed when the algorithm is applied, leaving only the background.
What you will learn:
01:39 Load Layers Into Stack
03:20 Auto Align Layers
04:30 Put The Aligned Images into Smart Object
05:02 Apply The Median Stack Mode To The Smart Object
06:00 Statistics Script
07:40 Fixing Image Stack Errors
09:32 Camera Raw Tonal Adjustments
11:00 Automatic Upright
11:50 Crop The Image
If you have any questions visit their tutorial's page on ➜ ptcvids.com/remove-tourists
Text, image and video via Photoshop Training Channel
Remove Tourists From Photos In Photoshop - Stack Mode Tutorial
The Image Stack Mode technique is perfect for removing people from crowded places or unwanted objects that are moving through a scene. The Image Stack Mode will take a statistical average of the content found in all the photos. It will keep identical areas and remove everything that changes between the different shots.
It is very likely that cars and people will move and change locations, thus they will be removed when the algorithm is applied, leaving only the background.
What you will learn:
01:39 Load Layers Into Stack
03:20 Auto Align Layers
04:30 Put The Aligned Images into Smart Object
05:02 Apply The Median Stack Mode To The Smart Object
06:00 Statistics Script
07:40 Fixing Image Stack Errors
09:32 Camera Raw Tonal Adjustments
11:00 Automatic Upright
11:50 Crop The Image
If you have any questions visit their tutorial's page on ➜ ptcvids.com/remove-tourists
Text, image and video via Photoshop Training Channel
11/25/2016
Scott shows a quick trick for creating a shallow depth of field effect that really works (it's so easy and quick). Plus, there's a little added tip (ok maybe two) on using the Graduated Filter and how to remove wide angle distortion for portraits.
Scott is the President of KelbyOne, an online educational community for Photographers, Photoshop and Lightroom users. He's editor and publisher of Photoshop User Magazine, Conference Technical Chair for the Photoshop World Conference & Expo, and the author of a string of bestselling Photoshop, Lightroom, and photography books.
Text, image and video via KelbyOne | Website
Getting a Shallow Depth of Field Effect in Lightroom
Scott shows a quick trick for creating a shallow depth of field effect that really works (it's so easy and quick). Plus, there's a little added tip (ok maybe two) on using the Graduated Filter and how to remove wide angle distortion for portraits.
About Scott Kelby:
Scott is the President of KelbyOne, an online educational community for Photographers, Photoshop and Lightroom users. He's editor and publisher of Photoshop User Magazine, Conference Technical Chair for the Photoshop World Conference & Expo, and the author of a string of bestselling Photoshop, Lightroom, and photography books.Text, image and video via KelbyOne | Website
11/25/2016
Photoshop tutorial showing how to Quickly and Easily Reduce/Remove Skin Reddening using a simple Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer.
How to Remove Skin Reddening with Photoshop
11/25/2016
After 7 years of working on DigitalRev TV, Kai leaves the team behind some of the best and more crazy reviews about photography on YouTube.
End Of An Era: Kai leaves DigitalRev
This is not the end, it is only the beginning of new experiences and projects. He wants to recover old times and create fun things like seven years ago.
We wish you the best for your new project.
11/24/2016
We have waiting this moment for a long time. Master of light Alexis Cuarezma is back with a new and instructive behind the scenes with the Profoto D2: Boxing Portraits of Raquel Miller.
For full write up and blog post of this shoot, visit:/blog.alexiscuarezma.com
Gear Used:
Behind The Scenes: Boxing Portraits of Raquel Miller with Profoto D2 Strobes
Meanwhile all photographers want to shoot early in the morning or at sunset, Alexis loves shooting around 1-4pm when the sun is high in the sky.
The reason is, because when I have strobes on location, I can get an extremely blue sky and turn the sun into a nice starburst. That requires a lot of power which is why I was excited to put these 1,000w/s D2’s to use. - said Alexis-
For full write up and blog post of this shoot, visit:/blog.alexiscuarezma.com
Gear Used:
Profoto D2 units x2 (1,000 w/s version) Zoom Reflectors Grids 5, 20, 30, 40 Softbox Octa 5ft Softbox 3×4 2×4 Silver Foam Board Insulation (x2) as reflectors from
hardware store Canon 5d Mk2 Canon Elan 7e + Kodak TriX400 pushed to 6400 Canon 16-35mm F2.8L II Canon 24-70mm F2.8L Canon 135mm F2L Hasselbald 503cw + Kodak Portra 160 exposed at 100 Hasselbald 50mm CF Hasselbald 80mm CF
Alexis Cuarezma is a portrait photographer based in SF also work regularly in LA. Let's Get Connected: Twitter | Facebook | Google Plus
Video and images via blog.alexiscuarezma.com
hardware store Canon 5d Mk2 Canon Elan 7e + Kodak TriX400 pushed to 6400 Canon 16-35mm F2.8L II Canon 24-70mm F2.8L Canon 135mm F2L Hasselbald 503cw + Kodak Portra 160 exposed at 100 Hasselbald 50mm CF Hasselbald 80mm CF
About Alexis Cuarezma:
Alexis Cuarezma is a portrait photographer based in SF also work regularly in LA. Let's Get Connected: Twitter | Facebook | Google Plus
Video and images via blog.alexiscuarezma.com
11/24/2016
Our friend Mathieu Stern explains his experience about how he creates his own 3D printed lens:
I always dreamed to create my own lens. Collecting old and weird lenses is a passion of course, but sometimes I want to experiment with my own creations, even if I love to modify old lenses, here I wanted to look into the future.
Wouldn' it be great if you could create a lens from scratches ? Wouldn't it be fun to experiment for really cheap ?
Well, as I never really learned how to make 3D models on a computer, I started by making a cardboard first prototype with a found lens from 1890 I had in a box. It was ugly and not easy to use but I was able to focus and take the measurements I needed to create a 2D design.
After getting a lot of " NO" from many french 3D printers (I must say I had no money to pay anyone so it was quite complicated to motivate someone), I saw some hope.
I met Arnault Coulet, CEO of a French 3D printing agency called FABULOUS. His team and he designed the 3D prototype and printed the lens. Luckyly for us, he saw all the crazy potential and fun we could create with this project.
I worked with them on designing a lens that could be mounted directly on my camera.
Once I received the 3D printed parts from Arnault, I saw my crazy lens coming to "life" and... it worked !!
I had in my hand a monocle lens (meaning it has just one glass lens in the front) and in my estimation (I did the maths), it is a 135mm 1.8 lens.
I needed to give it a real first test, so I mounted it on my fullframe mirrorless camera
So I went to one of the most incredible place in France : Le Mont St Michel, which is one of the official World's Wonders.
Discover more photos and information about this lens on my blog :
http://tinyurl.com/gsuffdz
and Learn more about the process on the Fabulous site :
http://www.fabulous.com.co/blog/optiq...
- Camera : Canon 6D full spectrum
- Filter : LUV U2 ultraviolet filter, transmission peak 365nm
- Light : omnilux bulb energy saving 105W
Free-lancer, I am shooting viral videos about photography, travel and many other subjects. Help me to do more cool videos reviews by visiting my Patreon page HERE
I 3D PRINTED A CAMERA LENS and the Photos are Amazing
Our friend Mathieu Stern explains his experience about how he creates his own 3D printed lens:
I always dreamed to create my own lens. Collecting old and weird lenses is a passion of course, but sometimes I want to experiment with my own creations, even if I love to modify old lenses, here I wanted to look into the future.
Wouldn' it be great if you could create a lens from scratches ? Wouldn't it be fun to experiment for really cheap ?
Well, as I never really learned how to make 3D models on a computer, I started by making a cardboard first prototype with a found lens from 1890 I had in a box. It was ugly and not easy to use but I was able to focus and take the measurements I needed to create a 2D design.
After getting a lot of " NO" from many french 3D printers (I must say I had no money to pay anyone so it was quite complicated to motivate someone), I saw some hope.
I met Arnault Coulet, CEO of a French 3D printing agency called FABULOUS. His team and he designed the 3D prototype and printed the lens. Luckyly for us, he saw all the crazy potential and fun we could create with this project.
I worked with them on designing a lens that could be mounted directly on my camera.
Once I received the 3D printed parts from Arnault, I saw my crazy lens coming to "life" and... it worked !!
I had in my hand a monocle lens (meaning it has just one glass lens in the front) and in my estimation (I did the maths), it is a 135mm 1.8 lens.
I needed to give it a real first test, so I mounted it on my fullframe mirrorless camera
So I went to one of the most incredible place in France : Le Mont St Michel, which is one of the official World's Wonders.
Discover more photos and information about this lens on my blog :
http://tinyurl.com/gsuffdz
and Learn more about the process on the Fabulous site :
http://www.fabulous.com.co/blog/optiq...
- Camera : Canon 6D full spectrum
- Filter : LUV U2 ultraviolet filter, transmission peak 365nm
- Light : omnilux bulb energy saving 105W
About Mathieu Stern:
Free-lancer, I am shooting viral videos about photography, travel and many other subjects. Help me to do more cool videos reviews by visiting my Patreon page HERE
11/24/2016
A Chuck & Charlie Behind the Scenes clip featuring the creation of a 2016 digital branding campaign for adventurer and television personality, Mehgan Heaney-Grier.
Behind The Scenes Photoshoot For Mehgan Heaney-Grier Of Discovery Channel
11/23/2016
Join Photographers Joe McNally and Daniel Norton as they use beautiful natural light to make some airy portraits, then reacting to the changing light, make intense character studies of their 3 subjects.
Text, image and video via Adorama
Window Light Portraits With Joe McNally
Text, image and video via Adorama
11/23/2016
His luminous 1989 photographs of Marlboro ads, minus the text, made Richard Prince a deeply controversial—and eventually very wealthy—artist of appropriation.
Untitled (Cowboy): Behind Richard Prince's Photographs & Appropriation
11/23/2016
A behind the scenes look when Jason Bell shoots the Poldark cast for British Vogue with the Phase One XF 100MP.
Jason Bell shoots the Poldark cast for British Vogue
A behind the scenes look when Jason Bell shoots the Poldark cast for British Vogue with the Phase One XF 100MP.
11/23/2016
In this lesson Jeff Rojas demonstrates his simple approach to extend your background in Adobe Photoshop.
How to Extend Your Background
In this lesson Jeff Rojas demonstrates his simple approach to extend your background in Adobe Photoshop.
11/22/2016
Renowned photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders discusses working with his portrait subjects in the world of large format photography.
In this second video Timothy Greenfield-Sanders talks about how he got started with large format photography.
See Timothy's work at our current exhibit IDENTITY: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders The List Portraits, open free to the public: thephotospace.org/identity.
Some portraits on Timothy´s Instagram:
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' portraits are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, The New York Public Library, The Whitney Museum and The National Portrait Gallery among others. In 2004, his series of 700 art world portraits was accepted into the permanent collections of The Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Let's Get Connected, visit: www.greenfield-sanders.com
Text, image and video via The Annenberg Space for Photography
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders on His Method for Taking Large Format Portraits
In this second video Timothy Greenfield-Sanders talks about how he got started with large format photography.
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| © Timothy Greenfield-Sanders |
Conceived to illuminate the breakthroughs of marginalized communities, IDENTITY: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders The List Portraits is comprised of 151 uniquely compelling large-format photographs of pioneers in five distinct-but-often-overlapping groups. - explains on annenbergphotospace.org -
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| © Timothy Greenfield-Sanders |
Some portraits on Timothy´s Instagram:
About Photographer:
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' portraits are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, The New York Public Library, The Whitney Museum and The National Portrait Gallery among others. In 2004, his series of 700 art world portraits was accepted into the permanent collections of The Museum of Modern Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Let's Get Connected, visit: www.greenfield-sanders.com Text, image and video via The Annenberg Space for Photography
11/22/2016
(NSFW/18+) Making of with Timelapse, Shooting & Post Production "Skeleton Barbie".
NSFW +18: Skeleton Barbie / Bodypainting Project
11/22/2016
On this weeks episode Aputure cover natural lighting cinematography during different hours of the day.
From early morning to late afternoon and silver vs white reflector boards, learn the basics in lighting your subject using natural light through the day!
Text, image and video via Aputure
Shooting Exteriors Using Only Daylight
From early morning to late afternoon and silver vs white reflector boards, learn the basics in lighting your subject using natural light through the day!
11/21/2016
A few tips from photographer Brett Harkness to help you out on certain situations at weddings.
A few tips for your Wedding Photography
A few tips from photographer Brett Harkness to help you out on certain situations at weddings.
11/21/2016
Today we have the pleasure to feature photographer David Robinson with his latest project 'Drone Flash with the Elinchrom ELB 400'. We hope you enjoy his behind the scene look into drones, lights and photography
What if you were able to place light wherever your mind wanted to? David Robinson followed his vision and attached an ELB 400 to a drone in a visionary MTB photo shoot!
The Start
The story begins about 2.5 years ago, when being given a tour of Red Bull's generously stocked Equipment Pool, amongst the plethora of cameras and endless walls of lenses, I was shown a custom Octocopter. Designed to carry such cameras as RED's Scarlet, at a time when the only cameras flying around at this time were GoPros.
The main thing about this piece is the muscle behind it, and it opened a lot of doors regarding what equipment could be used. I wanted to take the idea as far as I could right away, I knew that a hot shoe flash just wouldn't cut it since one of my favorite things to do is add to the daylight already in the scene.
The light where needed
The existence of this drone got the gears turning in my head. Not being a filmmaker, my idea for exactly how to use it was motivated by allowing me to get light into places it's not typically possible to do so.
Being a biker myself, instantly I thought of slopestyle MTB, since the prominence of the jumps usually limits a photographer to placing any additional lighting behind the jumps and lighting the subject from below.
This isn't ideal since the eyes and brain can recognise, even subconsciously, that something that isn't quite right since light very rarely occurs from beneath in nature.
The ELB 400 form factor
I touched on some of these points in the video, but the ELB 400 itself was a huge catalyst in making this shoot happen.
The form factor, in that it's a separate pack and head system, allowed us to distribute the weight optimally in the center of the drone. With a head weighing in at a mere 250g, it's no problem if this is off axis as the drone self-levels itself.
Not only was this package exactly suited to what we needed, but with the Skyport Plus HS transmitter allowing me to change my settings while it was airborne, made it extremely user-friendly.
Of course, the Hi-Sync functionality to allow me to reign in the ambient light, allowing the rider to pop.
What next?
With my idea down in pixels now, it was quite satisfying but at the same time not quite as outstanding as I'd hoped. The main image worked perfectly but I realise now that it might not be so obvious to the untrained eye.
Technically, everything worked as expected, and in that respect as a proof of concept it was a success. The next step for me is to take it to another sport where it will make more of an impact!
With such packs as the ELB 400, coupled with the trend of the commercial drones getting stronger and more intelligent, I can't help but dream of what exactly might be possible in the future. Take the newest drones and their subject tracking ability. How about a 3-point light setup that leaves your bag and tracks your subject automatically? All in an integrated and dedicated flash drone package?
Sign me up!
Keep your eyes out because this is going to be the next big thing.
Hi! My name is David Robinson, and i'm a freelance photographer based in, and servicing Europe (and beyond!)Extreme sports is what put a camera in my hand, and it continues to be the driving passion behind my photography to this day. I've since expanded to fulfil many roles, and i'm eager for any excuse to hold a camera.See more of David's work on davidrobinsonphoto.com
Drone Flash with the Elinchrom ELB 400 by David Robinson
Today we have the pleasure to feature photographer David Robinson with his latest project 'Drone Flash with the Elinchrom ELB 400'. We hope you enjoy his behind the scene look into drones, lights and photography
What if you were able to place light wherever your mind wanted to? David Robinson followed his vision and attached an ELB 400 to a drone in a visionary MTB photo shoot!
The Start
The story begins about 2.5 years ago, when being given a tour of Red Bull's generously stocked Equipment Pool, amongst the plethora of cameras and endless walls of lenses, I was shown a custom Octocopter. Designed to carry such cameras as RED's Scarlet, at a time when the only cameras flying around at this time were GoPros.
"I wanted to take the idea as far as I could!"
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| © David Robinson | The Octacopter in action with a battery pack and 1x head. |
The main thing about this piece is the muscle behind it, and it opened a lot of doors regarding what equipment could be used. I wanted to take the idea as far as I could right away, I knew that a hot shoe flash just wouldn't cut it since one of my favorite things to do is add to the daylight already in the scene.
The light where needed
The existence of this drone got the gears turning in my head. Not being a filmmaker, my idea for exactly how to use it was motivated by allowing me to get light into places it's not typically possible to do so.
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| © Liam Joyce / Marco Leiter |
Being a biker myself, instantly I thought of slopestyle MTB, since the prominence of the jumps usually limits a photographer to placing any additional lighting behind the jumps and lighting the subject from below.
This isn't ideal since the eyes and brain can recognise, even subconsciously, that something that isn't quite right since light very rarely occurs from beneath in nature.
The ELB 400 form factor
I touched on some of these points in the video, but the ELB 400 itself was a huge catalyst in making this shoot happen.
"Get light into impossible places."
The form factor, in that it's a separate pack and head system, allowed us to distribute the weight optimally in the center of the drone. With a head weighing in at a mere 250g, it's no problem if this is off axis as the drone self-levels itself.
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| © Liam Joyce / Marco Leiter |
Of course, the Hi-Sync functionality to allow me to reign in the ambient light, allowing the rider to pop.
What next?
With my idea down in pixels now, it was quite satisfying but at the same time not quite as outstanding as I'd hoped. The main image worked perfectly but I realise now that it might not be so obvious to the untrained eye.
Technically, everything worked as expected, and in that respect as a proof of concept it was a success. The next step for me is to take it to another sport where it will make more of an impact!
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| © David Robinson |
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Note: The photos were altered in post-production to fit to the Red Bull branding guidelines
This article and all the images were originally published on www.elinchrom.com and shared with their permission
About David Robinson:
Hi! My name is David Robinson, and i'm a freelance photographer based in, and servicing Europe (and beyond!)Extreme sports is what put a camera in my hand, and it continues to be the driving passion behind my photography to this day. I've since expanded to fulfil many roles, and i'm eager for any excuse to hold a camera.See more of David's work on davidrobinsonphoto.com
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