Nate Pabst
Week 6- Copycat
As I mentioned last week, my friend Joe hooked me up with some Cactus V4's for my birthday, and after a loooooong week of work I finally got the chance to play with them a little bit! And I thought that for my first photo with them I should honor Joe by flat out copying his Week 1 photo. ( www.flickr.com/photos/32600254@N05/4294818002/in/set-7215... ) Haha okay, so really, a lot of my intention in reproducing Joe's photograph was to see if I could figure out how to use the V4's and get proper lighting and use the right techniques and so on. I knew that if I could get it close to Joe's, then maybe I was on the right track. It was hard at first because I don't have all the equipment that Joe has, and I had nice cold beer staring me in the face, but after a little bit ingenuity, and will power not to drink during the middle of the day, I was able to get a decent setup. Albeit fairly ghetto, it worked. I am definitely stoked to have the V4's now though, so thanks Joe, this one's for you.
Strobist info: SB-600 at 1/4 power thru a piece of Kleenex. Camera high right. DIY aluminum foil reflector to left of and under subject. Triggered by Cactus v4's.
Week 6- Copycat
As I mentioned last week, my friend Joe hooked me up with some Cactus V4's for my birthday, and after a loooooong week of work I finally got the chance to play with them a little bit! And I thought that for my first photo with them I should honor Joe by flat out copying his Week 1 photo. ( www.flickr.com/photos/32600254@N05/4294818002/in/set-7215... ) Haha okay, so really, a lot of my intention in reproducing Joe's photograph was to see if I could figure out how to use the V4's and get proper lighting and use the right techniques and so on. I knew that if I could get it close to Joe's, then maybe I was on the right track. It was hard at first because I don't have all the equipment that Joe has, and I had nice cold beer staring me in the face, but after a little bit ingenuity, and will power not to drink during the middle of the day, I was able to get a decent setup. Albeit fairly ghetto, it worked. I am definitely stoked to have the V4's now though, so thanks Joe, this one's for you.
Strobist info: SB-600 at 1/4 power thru a piece of Kleenex. Camera high right. DIY aluminum foil reflector to left of and under subject. Triggered by Cactus v4's.