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Best outdoor portraits using speedlights
Let's see your best outdoor Portraits utilizing speedlights and explain your set-up if multiple lights are used. Nov 29 12 08:35 am Link Here's one... speedlight mounted on a tripod about 30 feet away on the right of the subject... filtered sunlight coming in the tunnel from the left... SHODIRE in the Mt. Baldy blast tunnel...   Nov 29 12 09:05 am Link all my outdoor shots are with cheap speedlights (YNs) This is one of my favs. Just one bare speedlight camera left.  Nov 29 12 09:09 am Link Here's a recent one, Yongnuo 560 thru umb cam R:  Nov 29 12 09:10 am Link  Main light is camera right. Rim light is camera left behind the model. Nov 29 12 09:17 am Link I used several speedlights on this one. 2 inside the softbox, camera right, one each, left & right 45 degree behind her to outline her body & to light her hair. And another flash (with CTO) to give those grasses & some trees some warm color ...  Nov 29 12 09:17 am Link "Best" is subjective, but this is one of my favourites from a couple of years ago. SB-900 in a 43" octabox on a boom held above her and to the right a bit by my buddy John standing knee deep in the freezing cold River Lune.   Nov 29 12 09:17 am Link Vivitar 283 bounced into small white umbrella above lens axis.  Nov 29 12 09:25 am Link all of my outdoor stuff is with flashes (but mostly also with a ABR) all bare... Wind is an issue for me no matter how many sandbags I use... this is just a sb800 and a sb900  Nov 29 12 09:26 am Link  SB900 on hypersync no modifiers about 10 feet away aperture fairly wide open. Nov 29 12 09:36 am Link Justin Bonaparte wrote: Well done. I rike it a rot. Nov 29 12 09:43 am Link Gridded BD    40" umbrellabox:    86" PLM   I think all of the above were YN460II flashes... might be a Sunpak 622 tossed in there somewhere. Nov 29 12 10:47 am Link Alien Life and Jay, I always find your work to be particularly interesting and inspirational. A few of my own... SB800 with 1/2 CTO in Orbis ring flash knock-off.  and,  and:  Nov 29 12 12:39 pm Link  On-camera flash bounced up n down Nov 29 12 12:47 pm Link Vivitar 283 to my right just a bit along with ambient lighting as the kicker.  https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/1 … 0014_m.jpg Nov 29 12 01:02 pm Link Canon 580 EX II Camera Right Bare Head Canon 430 EX II Camera Left Bare Head Trigger STE-2  Nov 29 12 01:13 pm Link  Nov 29 12 03:15 pm Link recent capture... Nikon i-TTL balanced fill-flash  Nov 29 12 03:56 pm Link  one speedlight, kleenex modifier Nov 29 12 04:00 pm Link This was shot with a Canon Rebel 300D. I had a Sunpak 383 Super mounted on a Strboframe.  Nov 29 12 05:00 pm Link Nov 29 12 05:06 pm Link Tim Little Photography wrote: truly elegant gown, stunning silhouette, cut and finish... totally love the color harmonies here... Nov 29 12 05:27 pm Link Here is one with a Vivitar 285 on a boom arm, bouncing off a white reflector.  Nov 29 12 05:39 pm Link Canon 430 EX  Nov 29 12 06:38 pm Link Single speed light with shoot through umbrella, camera right, about 8 ft. from model.  Single speed light with shoot through umbrella, camera right with umbrella about 7 feet up pointing downward with stand maybe 3 ft. from model. She was laying on a log about 3 ft. off the ground and I was standing on the log as well.  Single speedlight - no modifier, camera left. Model was on a lower part of slight graded trail which made the light source seem higher. I had to practically sit down to get the shot at this angle.  Nov 29 12 06:40 pm Link 1 SB-800 - assisted by sun that had set for back lighting  1 SB-800  Nov 29 12 07:33 pm Link Location shooting with speedlights is the most exciting photography. It's the most exciting to shoot, and the results are the most exciting also. You cannot bring big lights to a shoot with a llama at the ocean unless Sports Illustrated is footing the bill! Master the speedlight!! Nov 29 12 07:36 pm Link  Canon 580ex II with umbrella to the back of the car. Canon 580ex II with softbox lighting up model on left. Radiopopper triggers. Nov 29 12 07:43 pm Link 18+ https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/30377487 One 580 EXii shooting through a EzyBox 8 feet away in the boat. Setting sun, background light. Cheers Ben Nov 29 12 07:45 pm Link Single speedlight at about 30 degrees right of camera, not sure how far out, maybe about 12 feet. I think this was only the second shoot I did with an off camera speedlight (had an MUA/assistant that day)  Nov 29 12 07:46 pm Link One speedlight.on camera... 91]  [/url]Nov 29 12 07:57 pm Link Sb800 about 5 feet from subject. Ambient light over cast sky with ISO 200 Shutter about 60 sec, f 8 and the flash set on manual kicking out f 4-5.6  Nov 29 12 08:01 pm Link  Not my best but most quickly available I could link to at the moment... Straight speed light on a tripod, nothing altered in post. Nov 29 12 08:04 pm Link SB800 on a boomerang bracket as main, balanced with daylight sun as hair / rim light daylight / environmental character preserved  Nov 29 12 08:09 pm Link Basketball portrait for a fitness magazine editorial. One speedlite on a stand with umbrella, positioned to mimic the sun's angle.  Nov 29 12 08:20 pm Link ArtistryImage wrote: Thank you Thomas! That is very nice of you to say! Nov 29 12 09:35 pm Link   Nov 29 12 11:23 pm Link Off camera speedlight and shoot through umbrella.  Nov 29 12 11:36 pm Link  2 SB-800s on TT5 Pocket Wizards 6x6 white Scrim Jim camera right (left of subject) This shot was done in the rain.  4 speedlights in a medium Chimera (camera left) 4 speedlights in a medium Chimera (as edge light) 4 stop ND on lens  4 speedlights in a medium Chimera, 4 stop ND on lens  4 speedlights in a medium Chimera 4 stop ND on lens  Nikon CLS  4 speedlights in a medium Chimera  4 speedlights (if I recall)  2 speedlights in a medium Chimera for main light 1 speedlight in the back to create shadows towards the lens  2 speedlights in a medium Chimera for main light 4-6 speedlights in the shot to create multiple highlights and hairlight Nov 30 12 12:26 am Link  All shot with 2 speed lights in manual bounced off umbrellas, hand held by assistants. The flare's are speedlights. Nov 30 12 05:43 am Link |
