Shooting with my Friend Ryan Hicks...

awesome Ryan... really cool to see the guys behind the POTN usernames.... you guys rock.

Pham and Ryan

Thanks a ton. One of the best threads we have had on POTN. If you guys dont right click this your nuts. I see you take the plm out a lot. are you guys using a vagabond for portable power. If so, how many pops are you getting with it ?? guess im gonna have to invest in one. Nice work and great tutorial for everyone here. 2 heads are always better than one, but with you guys its like a 4:1 ratio with ryans graphic design andphotoshop skills.......great team. I would find a way to stay together and do commercial work if possible. Thanks for the tutorial, invaluable info here

Awesome work as expected CT & Ryan...

umphotography wrote in post #10893578
Pham and Ryan

Thanks a ton. One of the best threads we have had on POTN. If you guys dont right click this your nuts. I see you take the plm out a lot. are you guys using a vagabond for portable power. If so, how many pops are you getting with it ?? guess im gonna have to invest in one. Nice work and great tutorial for everyone here. 2 heads are always better than one, but with you guys its like a 4:1 ratio with ryans graphic design andphotoshop skills.......great team. I would find a way to stay together and do commercial work if possible. Thanks for the tutorial, invaluable info here

Thanks everyone.

We do shoot with vagabonds and together combined I think we have 4 total. 3 of C.T.'s and 1 of mine. So we can power football field lights almost

But really, thanks for all the kind comments yall.

Since we're on the track of asking you guys questions, I hope you don't mind me asking you a somewhat newb question.

In the shot below, what determines whether you'd want your lighting to be reflected or straight through? I'm starting to learn off camera flash and would greatly appreciate any advice you can give me. Is one intended to be the main fill light while the other is set to light up a certain part of the person?

rohicks wrote in post #10885852
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XxDJCyberLoverxX wrote in post #10916962
Since we're on the track of asking you guys questions, I hope you don't mind me asking you a somewhat newb question.

In the shot below, what determines whether you'd want your lighting to be reflected or straight through? I'm starting to learn off camera flash and would greatly appreciate any advice you can give me. Is one intended to be the main fill light while the other is set to light up a certain part of the person?

Shooting through will spill light everywhere in the scene. At your subject and behind your umbrella. Of course stronger to where ever the head of your flash/strobe is.

Reflecting light will help restrict most of it to where you point the reflective side of the modifier.

umphotography wrote in post #10893578
Pham and Ryan

Thanks a ton. One of the best threads we have had on POTN. If you guys dont right click this your nuts. I see you take the plm out a lot. are you guys using a vagabond for portable power. If so, how many pops are you getting with it ?? guess im gonna have to invest in one. Nice work and great tutorial for everyone here. 2 heads are always better than one, but with you guys its like a 4:1 ratio with ryans graphic design andphotoshop skills.......great team. I would find a way to stay together and do commercial work if possible. Thanks for the tutorial, invaluable info here

the full power pops from a Vagabond with AB1600's are about 300-500 depending on the quality of your charge..

http://www.alienbees.c​om/VIIspecs.html


they work nice.. but i am on my second one, my first one has died..and i sent it back for repair or replacement.. but all is good now


here is the full video of Ryan's shoot with Molly..

http://www.facebook.co​m …/video.php?v=39​4941338356

cracks me up every time..

and the omg crazy blond bikers shoot. video by ryan..

http://www.facebook.co​m …/video.php?v=98​6756205628
photo from that shoot below:

http://www.flickr.com/​photos/-phamster-/4610555770/

one of my favorite photo to date..

rohicks wrote in post #10917010
Shooting through will spill light everywhere in the scene. At your subject and behind your umbrella. Of course stronger to where ever the head of your flash/strobe is.

Reflecting light will help restrict most of it to where you point the reflective side of the modifier.

Thanks Ryan! So why did you choose to set up 3 shoot throughs in that picture if it spills light everywhere?

XxDJCyberLoverxX wrote in post #10917413
Thanks Ryan! So why did you choose to set up 3 shoot throughs in that picture if it spills light everywhere?

There are two shoot throughs, one PLM (silver with diffused sock), and a softbox to illuminate the background wall. Shooting through also provides softer light then reflecting an umbrella. Also shooting through allows you to move the light source closer to your subject while keeping it soft.