Lord of the Ring Flash
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Okay, so maybe that's a stretch. This guy doesn't even use ring flash. But I had Headline Writer's Block and it was the only thing I could come up with. Best me in the comments.]
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"I immediately knew I wanted to look into the dark barn and not work against the huge, open bay door. The light outside that door was, like, ƒ/32,000, and the light inside was a weak ƒ/1.4 at best.
I’m not gonna fight city hall here. Where I am looking is dark, but dark I can light.
Dark I can control. I like the dark. Yessss, my precious..."
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Quoth Joe McNally, in a nice, long OA-style piece in Digital Photo Pro. It is Nikon CLS-centric, but still worth a read to anyone interested in lighting in general.
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"I immediately knew I wanted to look into the dark barn and not work against the huge, open bay door. The light outside that door was, like, ƒ/32,000, and the light inside was a weak ƒ/1.4 at best. I’m not gonna fight city hall here. Where I am looking is dark, but dark I can light.
Dark I can control. I like the dark. Yessss, my precious..."
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Quoth Joe McNally, in a nice, long OA-style piece in Digital Photo Pro. It is Nikon CLS-centric, but still worth a read to anyone interested in lighting in general.
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15 Comments:
Being the Light in Dark Places
When did you do the portrait of McNally? It's a good one.
Hey, that's also published in his book Hot Shoe Diaries - which I happen to have been reading as I was browsing the web - it's open here on my lap :D
Great book by the way - yes I agree, it's very Nikon CLS focus, but still, helpful to everyone (and especially Canon wireless users).
I guess the extra long fingers are for the extra sb900s!!!
The resemblance is truly remarkable.
excellent article. thanks for posting!
Nice. Interesting. WHERE'S ASSIGNMENT FOUR?! Come on, you are forcing me to actually think of things to blog about!
Oh, and Mr.McNally does use ring flash.
David.
Picture.
Do not EVER do that again.
I have Joe's book, so as soon as I saw 1/32,000th I knew what was going to follow.
I have the book even if I'm a Canon user. It's Nikon CLS-centric, but that shouldn't stop us from learning how to light.
Besides, the Canon 7D will be out with CLS functions too!
... just waiting for a Hobbit to come by on a trike and whack him in the nads....
It was a dark and stormy night...
Hi David, I'm a big fan of Strobist.com, learned a heck of a lot from here. I'm writing this in the comment area after reading the FAQ.
I've just completed an eBook on lighting, a big section of it is dedicated to the use of the flash/strobe.
People can get an idea about the eBook and purchase it through my blog - http://mitchellktravelphoto.wordpress.com
I feel it could be very relevant to your readers and was wandering if it would be possible to have it mentioned on Strobist.com. Not only would it be an honor for me to be featured on your blog, but it would help me tremendously, as far as exposure and getting the word out, and of course I feel that your readers could benefit from it.
Thanks very much in advance for any help,
All the best,
Mitchell
Ha HA!
Numbnuts never looked better!
David, I noticed on one of Joe's tweets that he is aware of this image and is considering using it as his new headshot :)
I would check under your car for the next couple of weeks ;)
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