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The Strobist Dilemma
Today I participated in the World Wide Photo Walk in my area. After a quick meet and greet with the rest of the group we were on our own. Most of my photos are ideas in my head that I want to try out so I can experiment with camera and lighting settings.
For today's walk I already had a few shots in mind all of which involved off camera lighting. I was able to strip down my idea to only 2 lights, 1 8' lightstand and a small gorilla pod stand. To me, I was traveling light.
Cut to the chase I was given a hard time by the security guard on duty. I tried to explain that I was here with a group of other photographers yet that didn't seem to help my situation. In the end I decided to pack it in and call it day.
So this leads me to my question. Are strobist more inclined to get the boot than our non lightened colleagues? There's no real way to blend in with the surroundings when you're putting up a light stand or two, unlike going natural light and blending in with the rest of the tourist wielding SLR crowd.
About the photo:
This was my only photo of the day as I was seeing how the background would look OOF. Not sure why the guy with the backpack was pushing a bin. He may have worked in the area. But I don't blame him for looking a bit cross it was about 110 degrees F today.
Camera setting:
1/160 f/2.8 ISO400
Lens used: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
The Strobist Dilemma
Today I participated in the World Wide Photo Walk in my area. After a quick meet and greet with the rest of the group we were on our own. Most of my photos are ideas in my head that I want to try out so I can experiment with camera and lighting settings.
For today's walk I already had a few shots in mind all of which involved off camera lighting. I was able to strip down my idea to only 2 lights, 1 8' lightstand and a small gorilla pod stand. To me, I was traveling light.
Cut to the chase I was given a hard time by the security guard on duty. I tried to explain that I was here with a group of other photographers yet that didn't seem to help my situation. In the end I decided to pack it in and call it day.
So this leads me to my question. Are strobist more inclined to get the boot than our non lightened colleagues? There's no real way to blend in with the surroundings when you're putting up a light stand or two, unlike going natural light and blending in with the rest of the tourist wielding SLR crowd.
About the photo:
This was my only photo of the day as I was seeing how the background would look OOF. Not sure why the guy with the backpack was pushing a bin. He may have worked in the area. But I don't blame him for looking a bit cross it was about 110 degrees F today.
Camera setting:
1/160 f/2.8 ISO400
Lens used: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM