Simple lighting setup with speedlights & white seamless backdrop

June 11, 2013 Neil vN 19 Comments

A simple lighting setup with speedlights & white seamless backdrop

A question on the Tangents forum asked about setting up and using two SB-910 speedlights against white seamless. It's a topic we've covered in a previous article - a simple lighting setup for studio photography - but it might be good to revisit this again. The article on that simple lighting setup with two speedlights, explained our choice of camera and flash settings in detail, so we'll only briefly cover it this time. Still, a different explanation from a different angle might trigger new ideas and questions. Read more inside...

Composition, posing, light & lighting

March 5, 2013 Neil vN 21 Comments

Composition, posing, light & lighting - when it all comes together

I just love this photograph of Anastasia Z, and want to share some of the through-process in how it came together. To test the Canon 6D camera (affiliate) and the Canon 24-70mm f/4.0L IS lens (affiliate), I met up with Anastasia Z in New York. I scouted this area, while we were waiting for Anastasia who was running a touch late. Just as well I did the scouting earlier on, because it was freezing outside. I saw the way this building over the Highline in Manhattan was creating this jagged Read more inside...

Using the Canon EOS 6D in movie mode

March 4, 2013 Neil vN 15 Comments

Using the Canon EOS 6D in movie mode

To test the Canon EOS 6D camera (B&H / Amazon), and the Canon 24-70mm f4.0L IS lens (affiliate), I met up with Anastasia Z in New York. She had such presence and confidence, that while shooting stills of her earlier in the day, I had an idea of a video sequence we could do. And with that, here is an overview of how well the Canon 6D fares as a video camera. So when the light levels starting falling this afternoon, we went to Times Square, which is always insanely lit up by the numerous billboards. An ever-changing Read more inside...