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[Now that our visit of the ruined priory church of Colchester is over, and before I resume uploading photos from our Christmas 2024 and New Year’s 2025 trip to England, let us take a break and come briefly back to France to document the successful completion of an impressive restoration work I was happy to be part of, photographically speaking.]
The Gates of Paradise, so dubbed by Michelangelo himself, are monumental bronze doors that give access into the Saint John baptistry, which stands in front of the Santa Maria del Fiore “duomo” cathedral in Florence, Italy. Those massive doors, 5.10 meters tall by 3.20 meters wide, are a masterpiece of Renaissance art sculpted mostly by Lorenzo Ghiberti around 1442. Further to the devastating flood of River Arno in 1966, the orignal doors were taken away and stored in the safety of a nearby museum, to be replaced on-site by copies.
A Wikipedia notice in French can be found here: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porte_du_Paradis (doesn’t seem to exist in English).
In 1841, the City of Lyon, at the behest of a then-well known Lyonnais painter, Jean-Claude Bonnefond (1796–1860), ordered a casting of the portal to be made by the Museum of Fine Arts of Paris. The cast was installed in the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon, in the Palais Saint-Pierre (Saint Peter’s Palace), thus named because the building in which it is is what remains of the former abbey of Saint-Pierre-les-Nonnains, founded in the 9th century for Benedictine nuns.
In 1936, the cast was taken down, disassembled and subsequently broken down into more than one hundred pieces as its fragile self was not-so-carefully moved from one temporary storage place to another. Acquired by the Musée des Moulages (Museum of Casts) of Lyon, the fragments were stored there for several decades. When it was decided to restore and reassemble them, the Fondation du Patrimoine, one of the non-profit heritage organizations I work for as a pro bono photographer, was called upon to provide the 50,000-euro financing, and I was asked to take photos, first of the pre-restoration fragments in their storage area in 2023, then of the Gates re-assembled, restored and put back up in the museum hall, in the only location where the ceiling is high enough to accommodate them, in March 2025.
To document this project, I will upload some “before” photos, as well as, of course, some “after” ones. You will note that, around 1910, a patina was applied onto the cast as it was meant to reproduce as faithfully as possible, not the shiny, golden aspect of the brand new bronze, but the faded one the Gates exhibited at the beginning of the 20th century. It is of course this faded aspect that the restoration sought to retrieve —quite successfully so, I must say.
Strobist and technical info: I provide this information solely for the purpose of so–called “strobist” groups on Flickr (i.e., groups practicing off-camera flash lighting), where it is mandatory. Please feel free to ignore it if you are not interested or a member of such groups.
One Godox AD600 Pro II monolight on a Profoto light stand in lateral position to camera right, 2 meters from subject and 2.5 meters above ground (about midway through height of subject), firing at 1/2 ¼ power through a Phottix Pro 150–cm Raja octabox with double diffuser; and another AD600 Pro II studio strobe on a Profoto light stand in lateral position to camera left, 2 meters from subject and 2.5 meters above ground (about midway through height of subject), firing at 1/1 power through a Godox 120–cm S120W softbox with double diffuser.
Strobes set and triggered via Godox X Pro II radio controller on the camera’s hot shoe, manual mode. Sekonic L–858D light meter used to balance light sources. Manfrotto 161 MK2B geared tripod with Benro GD3–WH geared head.
Nikon Z7 II camera body. Lenses: Nikkor 45mm, ƒ/2.8 D PC tilt-shift macro lens with FTZ II adapter, manual focus, for the photo of the entire Gates; Nikkor Z 100–400mm, ƒ/4.5–5.6 S lens for the closeups. Camera triggered remotely via Pixel Oppilas RW–221 radio transmitter and receiver.
This panel depicts the story of Abraham.
here is another shot i enjoyed. i added some tints of blues into this shot. I really enjoy the sky of this shot as well, the blown out sky on the left side of the shot adds to the image i believe.
the setup was 3 bees.
b800 thru beauty dish / right of cam.
b800 thru octabox / left of cam boomed over
b800 bare back left of the subject
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Session type: Self-Portrait
Body: Canon T2i
Lens: 50mm f/1.8
Lighting: AB1600 through large octabox camera right
Post-Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
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5d mark 3
85L v1
1000w/s strobe camera right + 48" octabox
yn568 rear left
yn568 rear right
580exII on ground pointed at garage door
F2
So yesterday, I mentioned that I bought something.. (or at least I think I mentioned it). Here it is! I love LOVE Coach fragrances. It's not too strong, very light, but noticeable. Also, look at that depth of field! If you're considering on getting the 85mm f/1.8, GET IT. Totally worth it.
^^^ click it!
Went to my best friend's house for the weekend before headin back to school. This is one of his custom shop Caparison Angelus guitars formally used by Sweden's famous metal band Soilwork.
This guitar was Ola Frenning's.
ab800 into 47" octabox camera left
fired with pocketwizards
vagabond II
Project 365
-[ Day 66]-
Manny and Marykate engagement photosession
June 13th, 2011
Time 3:20 am
Martin Solveig & Dragonette-[ Hello (Club Mix version)]=- ♪♫
2 CANON SPEEDLITE 580 EX II
& AMBIENT LIGHT
Set up info
45 degrees canon speedlite 580 ex II using ETTL with lumodi
Front Light: Canon Speedlite 580 EX II with Creative light Octabox with Grid!
AV F 2.8
TV 500
ISO 100
Please respect my work and don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without my explicit permission. Copyright © 2010. All rights reserved.
Lighting Info:
AB1600 in 47" Octabox Behind Subject
AB1600 in 22" Beauty Dish Above Subject
This is Chris AKA Trick65 ....I met Chris on Saturday at our little mini workshop/meet here at my studio. Chris is a cool cat and hails from the NYC, get him talking quick and he jumps right into that cool NYC accent! Chris is also an AMAZING graphic designer, he showed me some things and is allowing me to pick his brain anytime! He has designed some major campaigns for Disney animated movies such as "Wall-E", "Up", "Flushed Away", etc. He has designed things as well for movies such as "V for Vendetta", "Batman Begins", etc. He is a cool guy and has a love for animals, he has a great personality and I think I captured it very well in this portrait of him.
Enjoy,
Hector
Strobist Information:
One Paul C. Buff Einstein 640 monolight at about 1:64 high and to camera right, modified in large Octabox
Powered by Vagabond II
Fired by Pocket Wizards
shot during Melissa Kester's video project a few nights ago
elinchrom bx-ri 500 through 74" octabox directly behind camera. ~ 1/4 power, I think (I have no idea what the numbers on the back of the elinchrom strobes mean)
lowell tota video light cam right for hair & rim
Two light set-up -
1.) Elinchrom 600 Rx in large octabox directly behind subject and aimed slightly upward to decrease flair. This is a simple fix for those with no white seamless or two extra lights to light your white seamless...* see Scott Kelby's blog on how to do this.
2.) Elinchrom 600 Rx into beauty dish - boomed overhead and on camera axis.
3.) Reflector below subject for fill.
Fired with Skyports
I did this shot to practive shooting white clothing on a white background while still holding detail in the clothing and not blowing anything out. It was a good learning experience.
Strobe info: 400ws mono light in a 120cm Octabox left from camera as main metered to F/5.6. 580EXII with a light thru umbrella right from camera from low down for fill metered to F/4. Right and left from camera behind Cindy 430exII both in a 60x90 softbox metered to f/4. 300WS with gridded snoot and blue gel on full power for back drop right from camera behind model. Triggert with Pocket Wizard miniTT1, flexTT5, AC3 ZonController and Phottix Atlas combo.
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Photo of a local band Lightspeed Rescue, shot in Georgetown/DC
Triggerd with Paul C. Buff cyber syncs
ab1600 boomed above camera, shot through 47" octabox
Setup Strobist:
Canon 7D, 17-40 2.8, 24mm 2.8, Octabox 120 godox, flash godox 1/1, process in photoshop.
Another shot from my Tuesday night shoot with my shooting partner, Les. (www.flickr.com/photos/zoomie2008/)
I am getting tired of shooting against a white backdrop and letting the light fall just short of it - resulting in a grey background, so I did some experimenting and blended Nicole onto a textured background. We used a blow dryer (set on warm) to blow the ribbons in her hair.
Thanks again, Nicole, for being so patient!
Strobist info:
48" Octabox camera left @ 1/2 power
gridded strip light behind model @ full power
reflector used to fill in shadows
f/16, 1/160 sec, 200 ISO
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100cm octabox up left and behind (providing the specular on the RCA output)
white card in front and opposite sat just out of frame camera right
via PocketWizard PlusII
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A quick portrait session with my daughter before my models arrived for the main shoot gave me a chance to play with lighting styles and modifiers.
This shot is super simple. A single 300ws strobe with a 48" octabox inner baffle only at 90 degrees to camera left and approximately 45 degrees down angle.
I made a trip up to Clemson, SC on June 18th for a day packed with modeling sessions. This is one shot from one of those sessions! I'll be shooting a similar day of modeling sessions here in Conyers, GA on July 14th! I'm pretty stoked about it.
Session type: Modeling
Model: Marielis Trujillo
Body: Canon T2i
Lens: 50mm f/1.8Lighting: AB1600 through large octabox, camera left. Cactus V4s. Vagabond Mini.
Post-Processing: Adobe Lightroom 3
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Poor Enrico
Strobist: See that reflection?
Profoto 7 head thru 5 foot gridded octabox camera left triggered by PW.
Because of a location mix up we didn't have nearly as much time with Guy, Heidi and the kids as we would have liked...but wow, what great images we all made together once we got a rollin'! Great family, great fun...
Nikon D7000
Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8
AB800 in Octabox camera left
AB1600 into umbrella camera right
2 - AB800's at white seamless
Fired with Pocket Wizards
camera info:
canon 550D iso200 f10 | 1/160 (RAW)
strobist info:
from left above mikrosat studio light with 180cm octabox
from right mikrosat studio light with 110cm stripbox
to background canon 580exII with grid
Trigger: king ttl system
edited: adobe lightroom3 and photoshop cs5.1
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tried a new form of editing on this one i like the tones
comments very very welcome
after this shoot i am deciding to buy the following....
1=pelican 1610 case or 1510 with dividers for my alienbees
1=47inch octabox
a few other things i dont remeber right now
strobist=ab800 boomed on beauty dish left w/ diffuser and ab800 back right of group,and one whitelightning ultra600 bare left of group for fill
This is part of a cinematic series I have been shooting as a personal project. It is a fashion editorial with a spy theme.
These were shot with a ad360 in a gridded octabox camera right in HSS.
Maher and I decided to set up a test shoot right smack-dab in the middle of Broad Steet. Yes, we were litterally in the middle of the road. We had to move out of the way everytime a car came down the street. It was slightly dangerous, but creatively rewarding. ;-)
For this shot I decided to try something I rarely do--move the camera while taking a picture with a (relatively) long shutter speed. So, while this picture was being snapped, I was rotating the camera counter-clockwise. We tried about five shots, and I really liked how this one turned out.
strobist: 1 White Lightning Ultrazap 1600, camera right, full CTS gelled, diffused by a Paul C. Buff Large Foldable Octabox. 1 White Lightning x2400, camera left (fill light), full CTS gelled, diffused by a 48"x70" softbox. Strobes triggered via Cybersyncs and Cybercommander; strobes powered by Vagabond II and Innovatronix Explorer XT.
Result of a portrait session with Ellen S. in my 'living studio'. (unedited)
Light: Main: Lastolite Hotrod Octa 70. Positioned 30o right from camera-model axis above her eye level. Powered with a 580EXII
Rim: Lastolite Hotrop Stripbox 120 with 580EX.
Triggered by PocketWizard TT5's
Octabox facing camera, beauty dish above right. Triggered via PW's, second curtain sync (to get the graduated fade at the bottom).
My friend Dan built a custom bike and wanted some photos to submit to a few magazines. Here's a quick preview with Sarah modeling! Second shoot with the Alien Bees outside.
Custom Bike: Dan Goff
Model: Sarah Harnedy
Strobist:
AB800- camera left; through Large Octabox
AB800- camera right; bare
Vagabond Mini
Trigger with Cybersync
Can 5d mk2, Alien Bee stripbox to model's left, Alien Bee large octabox above and to the model's right
^^^ click it!
Went to my best friend's house for the weekend before headin back to school. These are two of his custom shop Caparison Angelus guitars formally used by Sweden's famous metal band Soilwork.
The left guitar was Ola Frenning's and the right guitar was Peter Wicher's.
ab800 into 47" octabox camera left
fired with pocketwizards
vagabond II
Picked up a new lighting modifier yesterday, but couldn't coax a descent expression out of either child!
1 Alienbees with 35" Octabox Camera right 2ft from subject. 1 Alienbees with Large Stripbox behind subject camera left 2ft away triggered with Pocket Wizards. Both kids shot separately and composites together.
Strobist info:
AB1600 + 47 inch octabox boomed high right @ 1/8
AB1600 + 22 inch beautydish back left @ 1/16
Triggered with Elinchrom Skyports.
Canon 5D Mark II + 70-200mm F2.8 IS
1/125 F13 ISO 100
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