my session with Laine - 'dark hair splendor' - with new pocket wizards

This is the first time i worked with Laine.

The new pocket wizards makes this off camera flash method almost too easy now..

it is like i don't have to think what my setting should be and just fire away.. crazy..

i am so used to working things in manual, chimp shots are now hopefully a thing of the past.. (before i always take like 5 chimp shots to get my setting right)

my goal is to make my photos have the unique lighting that urban photography style has taken on..

1.

Oh I was just reading about those - can't wait to get my hands on some too!! So they make it pretty easy huh?

#4 and #5 are my favs - she is just stunning. I wasn't sure I liked #5 with her pose, but the more I looked at it, it just really stands out to me!! I don't like the orange cast on #1 and #6 though.

Nicole Faith wrote in post #7793353
! I don't like the orange cast on #1 and #6 though.

yea..i couldn't get rid of it.. the combo of the sunset , she was facing the sun.. and the light from my softbox and the red shirt.. nightmare..

phamster

Hey Pham nice job. I especially like #6. What were your exposures?

StanNJ1 wrote in post #7793414
Hey Pham nice job. I especially like #6. What were your exposures?

thanks stan

that is funny.. because the other poster said she didn't like 6.. ha ha..it is all subjective i know..

focal length 155.. almost racked out..
f 3.5
1/1600
i think iso was 200?-400?

phamster

I think pocket wizards are in my future

I like #6 and #8 the best. Nice series.

phamster, aren't you afraid of going down one of those alleys when it is getting dark?

Phamster love your work, especially 1 & 6 being my fav.

phamster wrote in post #7793374
yea..i couldn't get rid of it.. the combo of the sunset , she was facing the sun.. and the light from my softbox and the red shirt.. nightmare..

phamster

I actually really like the 'orange cast' as it adds the warmth of a setting sun.

Again Very Nice Pham!!

Did you run into any issues with HSS that you saw with the PWs. What was the highest you achieved in any of the shots?
Were you shooting eTTL or Manual?

Very nice stuff!

What kind of lighting attachments were you using?

I love the soft spot light type effects on the alley shots!

#2 is my fave...all look great

tonyr0584 wrote in post #7795303
Again Very Nice Pham!!

Did you run into any issues with HSS that you saw with the PWs. What was the highest you achieved in any of the shots?
Were you shooting eTTL or Manual?

HSS is not issue, but power is less as shutter goes up.. and softbox modifier.

i was able to get shutters speeds up high but since i started around 7:50 pm or so.. shutters speeds didn't need to be that high..

ok... my camera was in manual.. i feel more comfortable this way.. don't know why.. but i like to control all aspects of my shooting..

but the flash system was in ETTL mode.. works good..

i do have a couple issues with the pocket wizards flex..

when flex unit is on camera.. and the thumb dial is fully turned and seated.. the flex still wobbles in my 5D MK II hot shoe.. very dissapointed in that.. and for being the industry standard device.. the male part that goes into the metal hot shoe of the camera is made out of ABS plastic.. WT? <<< crazy dissapointed..

next issue is the radio noise issue.. My Canon 580EXII is apparently very noisey.. this has been discussed in the pocket wizard thread.. PW states it is canon's fault for making units with out tighter specs on shielding.

there are 2 solutions to this..

1. move the flex way from the noisy flash with a bracket flash cord.. most of us have them.

2. shield the flash away from the flex unit.. which i think i am going to mod or fab one out.. being i am in manufacturing.. ha ha.. easy fix.

it works like as if is corded. range i havent' tested out yet..

and my shutter speed @ 1/400 and 1/500 is not working - black bands down low second curtain is showing.. but the 1/640 on up to 1/8000 is sweet.. i tested that out already..

phamster

here is the data for this shot..

Are these the new FlexTT5 ones?