And Now, Your Moment (It Clicks) of Zen
Photo © 2008 Carlton SooHooEver wonder what it's like to go to a Joe McNally seminar? This is what it's like.
But honestly, a small still photo doesn't really replicate the full Joe McNally geargasm experience. No, sir. For that you need to see the 360-VR stitched panorama.
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Thanks to Carlton SooHoo for the pic, and to Joe McNally for the constant inspiration.
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29 Comments:
Just when you think the photo by itself is impressive...
Amazing 360 stitch!
that is very cool i am floating
Awesome, totally awesome. More setup shots like this please :-)
Thanks
Nas
What in the world is he shooting?
Nice 360 view of Joe at work.
P.S.
David, what i really miss on your blog is a "previous posts" navigation button, is it possible for you to enable them? Thanks.
Love the light bounced off the reflective stuff on the floor. The dude's a genius. Also got vertigo from playing around with the pano.
US Code Title 4, Chapter 1, Paragraph 8 (d) The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery.
Tell that gal she's in violation of a Federal law and tell her to take that flag off. Let's see some real patriotism.
Very cool. He travels light, doesn't he? ;-) Looks like there's a light outside the door judging by the extension cord. The gold reflector on the floor is interesting too, and look at that lens!
Put a sock in it, Bob. There's a difference between patriotism and nationalism.
Once again, Joe McNally impresses me. Now, if I can just learn to shoot like him....
Bob Walters -
I'd rather not get into a flag use debate on a photography blog, but how do you know the flag she is draping is an actual American flag? Did you count all the stars and stripes to verify? And isn't that flag the private property of the person who purchased it?
The US Flag code is not law. It is a formal declaration of custom and proper use for civilians. There are no provisions for enforcement or penalties for non-compliance.
Read and be educated.
I would love to see Joe McNally live, the guy is my hero.
I just took Martin Prihoda's "Big Lights Far Away" seminar, very cool. I would recommend taking a workshop by any of these big deal photogs. Very worth while.
If you're at all interested in my workshop experience check out my blog post.
http://lucaragogna.ca/frame36/2008/10/big-lights-far-away/
Thanks.
FWIW, I mostly took Bob's post as wanting to see less garment on the model...
But in any case, it is not the first time the flag has been draped around someone. I heard of a suggestion once that all flags should be made of asbestos.
That way the protesters could not burn it, and any politician who wrapped him or herself in it would have to suffer the consequences...
In any case, the flag point has been made, whether in seriousness or tongue-in-cheek, so fair notice for dead horse beaters...
:)
-DH
Guys, Bob just wants to see her rack, it's not really a comment about the flag.
What is that gold material on the floor? Is it coming off of a roll?
Anybody know how he is mounting his laptop? Looks like it's clamped somehow to his tripod. I need the same thing.
Thanks David. It's nice to know there are some folks left who:
a. Can read and understand.
b. Have a sense of humor.
c. Aren't spring loaded to the HATE position.
WHAT? Joe using studio lights? This MUST be a PhotoShop fake. I'd expect to see him pop 16 SB-900s using CLS. jk.
Nice job stitching it together.
I love the copyright notice on the floor. Clever and subtle. Reminds me of Heroes. Ha ha.
Joe has a blog post all about how he mounts his laptop.
read it here:
http://www.joemcnally.com/blog/2008/01/28/the-mcnally-tripod-rig/
agreed david. i took the flag comment the same way you did- humorous.
anyway, i noticed that for this 360 view, they've used panospin. i've also seen it done using a few other means- photosynth being one of them. do you know anything about these, and if so, which is the most user friendly and best quality?
i noticed that for this 360 view, they've used panospin. i've also seen it done using a few other means- photosynth being one of them. do you know anything about these, and if so, which is the most user friendly and best quality?
amazing as always. I also love to use external flashes (although still have only one) and strobist was always my reading place.
David,
I would like to second the request for a back and forward buttons in your blog. I'm a newcomer and still enjoying some of the old stuff and it would be much easier to go through the postings if there were a prev and next buttons.
Thank you for the great site, wether you decide to do this or not :-)
I like how when you pan around, everyone goes from fat to skinny to fat again.
Endless entertainment value.
Hey Bill, in this demonstration, Joe showed us how he lit the model with studio lights, but then took them down and re-lit the model with just four SB-800's, with nearly identical results. I was too busy watching to take another pano of that set-up.
Just saw Joe at Adorama tonight do a presentation and lighting demo. I think he came with about the same amount of gear, except no studio lights. He was funny, quick, and great. I thought the extension cord outside was to get more power (Tim the Toolman?). jk but he loves to fly light through windows, doors, hallways, etc. If you get a chance to see him live in a demo, take it. Booked for 2 hours, he did over 3.
Thanks Joe and David for explaining to us light challenged folks how to make others look good, and avoid a career as mug shot artists.
After looking at that panorama, I don't know who Joe's cleaner is, but he should fire them!
@misty mcelroy:
"Panospin" is not really a technique, but rather Carlton SooHoo's photography business. The techniques involved in excellently shooting such a panorama are unfortunately not "user friendly," since great results require a lot of practice and good equipment. But it usually comes down to a good DSLR, a fisheye lens, a panoramic tripod head, some great software like PTGui, and a lot of patience.
I know because my business partner Carel Struycken and I work with similar techniques.
Hey David,
I was just going through some photos I took in NYC last august and decided to throw together one of the panoramas I shot while there. When I got it done I immediately thought of one of the early strobist posts I read about McNally shooting at the top of the Empire State building and what the view might be like from up there. And then remembered this post as well... anyway, I thought you (and maybe others) might be interested in seeing what the view would be like...
you can check out the full screen pano on my site here:
http://www.roomrotator.com/empire.html
While I am not at the top of the light tower like he was, I was at the top of the building, I shot one photo from each of the four sides, making the building disappear right out from under you.
I know this has nothing to do with small off camera lighting, but as an avid strobist reader, and occasional poster (you wrote about my Martin Prihoda small strobe techniques back in april), I thought it might be of some interest. Plus, from up there all lighting is gonna be pretty small...
happy new year....
-andrew
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