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lights on location
Hey All, I'm just wondering... I see shots that are at cool locations - such as bars, or stairwells etc. for those of you who do them, are you bringing strobes? work lights? or just using what's available? and if you are bringing lights - do you have assistants who are helping you? thanks, Julia Sep 16 05 07:40 am Link Hi Julia, Depending on the requirements of the shoot on location, I will work with either a set of Q-flashes with Turbo batteries, or a number of studio lights. Alien Bees work great with a vagabond battery pack when a/c is not available. At weddings and events the battery pack is also good to use---no power cord going across the floor for people to trip over. Assistant to help out? Depends on the shoot....Simple stuff, no----for larger jobs, I've had as many as five assistants to work on the same job. ken Sep 16 05 09:43 am Link If I'm in a location with power and a controlled environment then I'll bring my own light kit - a Dynalite 1000w/s pack with anywhere from 1 to 4 heads, depending on what I'm expecting to shoot. Basic lighting bag also has a softbox or two, a Photek 60" Softlighter, two or three umbrellas, a Gelly Roll, LiteDiscs, etc. If I'm making my own light I tend to travel a little heavy, just to make sure I can do whatever I want or need to. It's a terrible feeling seeing the shot you want but not having the tools to achieve it. Sep 16 05 10:04 pm Link Julia Gerace wrote: Yes, no, yes. Julia Gerace wrote: Sometimes, usually for the shoots requiring more artificial light. I'll often draft any 'escorts' to help, at the smaller shoots, and they've all been apparently glad to do so, but I make sure I don't bring more than I can handle by myself in that situation, Just In Case. Sep 16 05 10:29 pm Link I've use fast lenses with a burst of white light from a high powered flashlight! Sep 17 05 01:44 am Link |
