Of course, this will work with any brand, Canon, Nikon, or any system that allows high speed synch.The goal is to use flash outdoors in bright light, and set the aperture as wide as possible. This creates a painterly, beautiful soft background with separation and bokeh. Controlling the light is also a benefit by adding […]
Light is light…
Light is light. I’ll take it any way I can get it. What matters is the end results. Case in point, a recent wedding. I noticed the windows facing west in the reception hall. Looks like a huge softbox. See two images below: My plan, which I executed right after supper, was to grab the […]
Playing with fire…
On the beach in Tamarindo, Costa Rica….I set up a shoot with the fire guys. These dragons can often be seen putting on shows around town at various restaurants. They tell me they also do a lot of weddings and corporate gigs, as well as travel all over the world competing. Serious stuff. Good people […]
Beautiful bokeh…you never know where it’ll show up
Here we are, at The DragonFly restaurant in Tamarindo, Costa Rica…. Not much time to shoot since it’s late afternoon, the staff is running around getting ready to open for the supper crowd. One reflector, one wife, a Sony A7R and Batis 85MM 1.8 lens shot at 1.8: The scene more or less from where […]