During the month of September, the Cache Valley PAC focused on Off-Camera Flash. At our first meet up of the month, I put together a short presentation about common light set-ups and styles or lighting patterns.

(Download slides here) We briefly studied some examples courtesy of google images and had an open discussion about when and how to use these lighting techniques. After the presentation, we broke into groups and practiced these lighting set ups on each other.

Shot at:  70mm ISO 100 f/6.3 1/160th  Photo by Mike Johnson of Endless Photography

 Lighting Setup: 1 Alien Bee AB1600 @ 1/34th Power high and directly above camera shooting through a 42in umbrella // 1 4ftx6ft soft white reflector below the camera wrapped around the subject // 1 Youngnuo Speedlight @ 1/4 power on the floor bouncing up onto the back wall // Younguo Speedlight @ 1/8th power behind the subject high and camera left providing hair light

Clamshell Lighting Example by Cody Paige.

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Two weeks later, we put all our new knowledge to use in a real-life setting. A local studio (Cache Valley Photographers Connection) donated three hours of studio time to Cache Valley PAC. With around 25 photographers and 5 models, we split up in the studio and outside of the studio to make some amazing off-camera flash images.

My favorite part about shooting with these people is we all had the same models, same backdrops and even same equipment and light set ups, but we all added our own style and twist.

Here is a slightly cut off out of focus group picture of all the photographers still around at the end of the shoot taken by one of our models. We had a blast!!

Settings: Nikon D600 at 50 mm   ISO 100  f/1.4  1/160 seconds   &   ISO 100  f/2.2  1/160 seconds

What I likes about it: LEFT I love the split lighting, making the photo slightly moody. RIGHT I love the vibrant colors and textures.

Website: http://kyleeann.com

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Settings: 1/125 sec at f/2.8 and ISO 400. 70-200mm f/2.8 Tamron lens shooting at 180mm.

What he loves about it: I love the expression, soft hands and shallow depth of field.

Website: http://fotosbymendi.blogspot.com

Facebook www.facebook.com/fotosbymendi

Website: http://simplethingsphoto.blogspot.com/

 Facebook: Simple Things Photography.

Settings: Canon 5D Mark iii Canon 24-70 f/2.8 ISO 100 1/40th f/5.0 62mm

Light Set-Up: One Alien Bee AB1600 @ 1/32nd power in a 24inx24in softbox, high and camera right and one Youngnuo 560 Speedlight bouncing off the bricks behind him at 1/4th power.

Website: endlessphotography-mj.com

 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/EndlessPhotography.MJ

 

Website: http://www.dancingwolfphoto.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DancingwolfPhotography

Settings: 1/60 F4.5 48mm iso 200

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TonioTalcottPhotography

Settings: Nikon D7000 Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D Nikon SB600 1/30 f/4 ISO 100

 Website: http://r-wanner-photo.blogspot.com/

Settings: 1/125 s f 2 iso 400

Website: http://www.codypaige.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CodyPaigePhotography

Photo by John Hart

Settings: Nikon 7000 nikor 17-135 set on 50 mm for this photo F5.9, 1/125, Iso 100. Using Nikon ttl function with off camera flash.  Photo by John Fuqua

Settings: 24mm, 1/125 @ f/4, ISO 200 onCanon 60D with 24-105 f/4 L

Website: http://www.worldphotocreations.com/

“I had so much fun trying out all the different locations and how to use my lighting in each situation.”

Website: www.mysunshinephoto.blogspot.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/mysunshinephoto

Settings: f5 / iso 100 / 125

Facebook: www.facebook.com/photographybystaceymoss

Website: www.photobystaceymoss.wix.com/home

Thank you Rebecca from My Sunshine Photography for a group model shot.

By Kylee Maughan

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