Matt Adcock, on Shooting Mayan Warriors
Being comfy with off-camera lighting techniques means being able to react to a fluid situation and still make photos that pop. This is a mantra that wedding shooter Matt Adcock, over at Flash Flavor, preaches to his colleagues pretty much nonstop.Matt has his look (and the techniques that make it happen) down to a science. And it's working for him pretty well. He shot no fewer than 14 weddings in November.
At Flash Flavor, Matt talks about lighting on the run as he reacts to a group of Mayan warriors performing at a wedding. Not knowing what they were gonna do, he had to have a lighting game plan and be comfy enough with the technical stuff to go with the flow.
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One in December, Too
The link to the Mayan post follows below. But before you go see how Matt throws down when a wedding goes Apacalypto, consider leaving a comment after the post wishing Matt and Sol a happy future. They are getting married today.
Who wants to bet they have a transmitter for a PW'd remote camera in their pocket during the ceremony? Congratulations, guys!
:: Matt's Mayan Warrior Post ::
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(Warrior photo by Matt; Engagement photos by Susan Stripling)
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12 Comments:
Congratulations Matt and Sol!
A G9 with wide angle attachment with PWs, triggering 580 EX IIs from the upper alcoves, pointing to the couple, with another one firing through the minister's white robes should do the trick.
I consider Matteo a good friend, and I know that him and Sol will make many mini-matts that will hold all the flashes.
What...thats what were training Max for!
Congratulations, you crazy kids!
I love that you're getting married on a Thursday, clearly a sign of being kind to your fellow wedding photographer friends.
I bet your IS on your Camera didn't work about an hour before the start of the wedding. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAMERA!
Best of luck and I read your blog cause of the Strobist
P.S. Don't trash the dress as the client can't pay for it!
Best wishes to you!
Congratulations Matt and Sol! I'm sure there will be an email in Sol's inbox from Maryea.
Congrats Matt and Sol! Check Sol's email for a message from Maryea.
Can you imagine the pressure of shooting that wedding? I wonder if Matt and Sol will be thinking "I probably would've shot it like this.....".
MUCH LOVE TO YOU DAVID AND STROBIST FOLLOWERS :)
Sol sent me to our the house for one last errand, i'm off to do the "getting ready" part of MY wedding day, how insane is that!!!!!!!!
I can't believe that I'm actually typing on the internet right now,
I'm on cloud 9 right now,
sol says besos!
cheers,
mateo
Thanks to Strobist I have been enjoying your creative works of art for the last few months. Thank you and congratulations on getting hitched.
Best wishes Matt and Sol!
Congratulations Matt and Sol from the other side of the Atlantic ocean.
Best wishes for you both!
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