some hunting shots.
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A few shots from the iowa hunting trip last week. I tagged out on the second day, and with a couple bags of camera gear at my disposal combined with a few days of nothing to do i thought i would try to learn some stuff about off camera flash.
All were shot with 5d m2, and 2 580’s, 1 on camera and one off camera, triggered optically by the 580 on camera. I am really excited about the results and it gives me a ton of ideas for other stuff.
Oh ya.. they were all shot in the middle of that blizzard that blew thru the midwest last week, so please excuse the occasional water spot on the lens!
I know there are a couple guys out there that know alot more about flash than I do, so let me know what you think.
Eric,
Were you using the 580’s with straight TTL2, or in manual configurations? Just curious. I really like these shots!
The first three shots really grab me, and I like the perspective on the fourth shot, but for what it’s worth, IMHO, I like the first three better because the hunter is not looking directly at the camera as in the fourth shot. By looking slightly away from directly at the camera, your hunter really gives the feel of expectation/pursuit and stalking game. They make me feel like I am a hunting buddy right there with the hunter, or that I am the hunter. I really like the compostion and pose of the hunter, the gun muzzle, and the rattling antlers in the snow on the fourth shot though.
I like how you have varied the lighting, some soft and more natural, and some more hard. You are ahead of me in off camera lighting, so I can’t offer much with that. The one thing I would say is I think the fourth image would be better if there was just a little more light hitting the hunter’s face, and probably directed from above and camera right.
Hey John. I’m glad u like them. They were shot with the580’s in ettl. The off camera light was always the stronger one, but I did vary the ratio’s. It was suprisingly easy to use. I feel the same about the 4th shot. It was one of the first and I didn’t have the exposure dialed in yet. It would look better I think with the stronger light.
Good stuff Eric.. Off camera flash is a ton of fun! Personally, I like the fourth shot the best. Nice framing and perspective.
Eric, I like the fourth one the best also. Good stuff. All I can recommend is perhaps softening your strobe a little and adding a rim light off your left shoulder.
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For the rim light, is that basically just another flash placed behind the subject pointed at the camera? Anything special about aiming it or setting the exposure on it?
Yes but usually high, behind, and pointing at the subject. Adds a little separation between you and the background. Power up or down, then gel to taste. Hope this helps.
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