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1. 1Davis says

   April 8, 2011 at 11:40 pm

   I love how a video light let’s you explore DOF without the limitations of flash or relying on tricks like FP.

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2. 2Anthony says

   April 9, 2011 at 12:11 am

   talk about a tease lol :)

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3. 3Aniversari says

   April 9, 2011 at 4:18 am

   Sensual, without attitude (if I’m not wrong)… And who was the assistant?

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4. 4Neil vN says

   April 9, 2011 at 5:12 am

   my assistant this time around

   Neil vN

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5. 5Stephen says

   April 9, 2011 at 8:09 am

   Is this the first blog post with no written introduction?

   Jess changed her hair color!

   Nice photos, Neil, as always.

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6. 6Neil vN says

   April 9, 2011 at 9:10 am

   There was this one Tuesday Night, past midnight …

   Neil vN

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7. 7Bogdan says

   April 9, 2011 at 9:56 am

   Got to get myself one of those LED light things…
   @Stephen… Who needs introductions :) ?

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8. 8Jonny says

   April 9, 2011 at 11:08 am

   Jess is a very beautiful woman, always pleased to see more photos of her on your blog Neil, never seen a bad one yet even when she’s just holding a softbox in a setup shot :) I’d consider hiring you just in the hope she would be helping you out… first in this sequence is my fav.

   Do you find the video lights easier to work with from the point of view that you don’t need to visualize the final image so much as you would with a strobe when setting up the shot? Does it take less time to get the light just how you want it as you can see the results up front?

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9. 9Neil vN says

   April 9, 2011 at 2:14 pm

   The WYSIWYG nature of video light does help in fine-tuning the light while shooting. This does make it easier to do micro-adjustments while shooting, especially if an assistant is holding the light.

   If you want to forego this kind of dramatic light, and interesting interplay between available light and (video) light .. then the easiest and fastest way of using additional light is probably a flash with softbox or umbrella … you get beautiful soft light every time. And it is very easy and quick to set up flash like this. But it does look very different though.

   Neil vN

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10. 10Bart says

    April 9, 2011 at 6:46 pm

    Neil, do you ever get tired of taking photos?
    As always lovely!!!

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11. 11Neil vN says

    April 9, 2011 at 10:15 pm

    Bart .. I hope I never do!

    Neil vN

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12. 12Laura N. says

    April 10, 2011 at 10:23 am

    Is there a disount on Portraiture 2 if we order through your site? I know there is for Topaz, but unsure about Portraiture and I really want it.

    Thanks!

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13. 13Neil vN says

    April 10, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    Laura … there are software discount codes for Topaz and Shine-Off, but unfortunately not for Portraiture. I would say that Portraiture is one of the most useful Photoshop plug-ins I have and use.

    Neil vN

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14. 14William Ng says

    April 11, 2011 at 2:38 pm

    Another excellent shoot.
    Looks like the video is coming from top left (facing Jess).
    How far away was the video light from Jess ?
    Did you make any changes to shutter speed after metering the ambient ?

    Thanks

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15. 15Neil vN says

    April 12, 2011 at 12:11 am

    The video light was about 6 – 8 feet away from Jess, to camera-left. All images were shot at the settings indicated.

    Neil vN

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16. 16Kris says

    April 13, 2011 at 8:14 am

    Great shots..
    ..LED video light.. hmm.. interesting! :)

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17. 17Dave Sheppard says

    May 25, 2011 at 9:53 am

    Neil I just brought my first LED video light after seeing and reading on your blog – you can get some every different shots using it along with the natural light, gives a totally different feel to flash and to bounced flash – your an inspiration once again mr. niekerk!! thank you

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