Mike Smith Photography
Butterfly stroke
Swimmer was cross-lit with a 550EX on 1/2 power and Lumopro LP160 on full-power with snoots on both. The background light is a 285HV with a blue gel on full-power aimed back at the wall at 45 degrees and zoomed to the wide angle position.
I also used a fourth light as a rim light for added separation between the swimmer and the background but I'm not sure how effective it was. It was a 285HV with Honl snoot and positioned about 12 feet or so from the flash on the left and aimed at the spot I had prefocused on. All flashes were fired with Pocket Wizards.
I had to use 1/2 power on the camera left snooted main light because of an unexpected dive team practice following the swim team's practice. I had originally set up the shot for the middle lane of the pool but had to shift gears a bit and move over a lane.
Butterfly stroke
Swimmer was cross-lit with a 550EX on 1/2 power and Lumopro LP160 on full-power with snoots on both. The background light is a 285HV with a blue gel on full-power aimed back at the wall at 45 degrees and zoomed to the wide angle position.
I also used a fourth light as a rim light for added separation between the swimmer and the background but I'm not sure how effective it was. It was a 285HV with Honl snoot and positioned about 12 feet or so from the flash on the left and aimed at the spot I had prefocused on. All flashes were fired with Pocket Wizards.
I had to use 1/2 power on the camera left snooted main light because of an unexpected dive team practice following the swim team's practice. I had originally set up the shot for the middle lane of the pool but had to shift gears a bit and move over a lane.