craig.proulx
20090911-web-5420
I have always been a big fan of images that show subjects in their environment. I love using wide angle lenses when doing this type of thing. I was recently hired to shoot a nighclub. The client, who was an entertainment booking agent for the club wanted photos of the place packed with people. I decided to arrive quite early to take some architectural shots with the place empty and assess the lighting situation. While I was waiting to go over some more ideas with the client, I decided to set up a quick lighting scenario using a single speedlight on a stand with a honeycomb spot grid. I asked the bartender to start to light some candles that were on the table and fired off a few frames. The idea was to create a more dramatic effect using the existing lighting in the room and a controlled light source. I think it happed to fit well with the whole candle lighting thing, making the room seem completely dark except for where the bartender was lighting the candle. When shooting certain things, I often always see another oppurtunity available and I like to jump on it. Even if it turns out like crap, the way I see it is pixels are free! The learning experience is priceless! Speedlight in manual mode fired via canon wireless system.
Lens: EFS10-22mm wide angle
For more on my images please visit my new blog at: www.craigp.wordpress.com
20090911-web-5420
I have always been a big fan of images that show subjects in their environment. I love using wide angle lenses when doing this type of thing. I was recently hired to shoot a nighclub. The client, who was an entertainment booking agent for the club wanted photos of the place packed with people. I decided to arrive quite early to take some architectural shots with the place empty and assess the lighting situation. While I was waiting to go over some more ideas with the client, I decided to set up a quick lighting scenario using a single speedlight on a stand with a honeycomb spot grid. I asked the bartender to start to light some candles that were on the table and fired off a few frames. The idea was to create a more dramatic effect using the existing lighting in the room and a controlled light source. I think it happed to fit well with the whole candle lighting thing, making the room seem completely dark except for where the bartender was lighting the candle. When shooting certain things, I often always see another oppurtunity available and I like to jump on it. Even if it turns out like crap, the way I see it is pixels are free! The learning experience is priceless! Speedlight in manual mode fired via canon wireless system.
Lens: EFS10-22mm wide angle
For more on my images please visit my new blog at: www.craigp.wordpress.com