recap: NYC photo walk – photography workshop, Brooklyn Waterfront
Teaching a flash photography workshop on a grey day, I was disappointed that it was so overcast and miserable – and that I wouldn’t be able to properly explain how to balance flash with strong sunlight with an actual example – but then the sun popped out! This is part of the adventure of an on-location workshop such as the NYC Photo Walks – you just don’t quite know what you’ll get on any given day since the environment can change.
Techie stuff:
Lighting is with the Profoto B1 on a monopod, and the Profoto OCF 24” beauty dish to sweeten the light.
1/2000 @ f/4 @ 100 ISO … and of course the flash was in high-speed flash sync.
The camera that I used this time was the Sony A9 with the Sony 24-105mm f/4 lens. I have transmitters for all the major camera brands, so I am quite sure I can accommodate you.
Here is the pull-back shot to show how the light was placed. Related topics such as posing and placement of the light are part of any of the workshops.
Photo gear used I used for these photos
- Sony A9 camera (B&H / Amazon)
- Sony 24-105mm f/4 lens (B&H / Amazon)
- Profoto B1 flashes (B&H / Amazon)
- Profoto OCF Beauty Dish (24?) (B&H / Amazon)
Here are recaps of some of previous Photo Walks:
For the main image at the top, I did enhance the image a bit, reducing the contrast, and warming it up. I wanted to show the image as I had it out of the RAW converter (which is nearly straight out of camera), to the final image. This will give a better sense of what the photographs looked like on the day … rather than what is achieved in Photoshop. This relates to the discussion here: Photographing with available light only.
Related articles
- High-speed flash sync with the Profoto B1
- On-location headshots and portraits
- Photographing with available light only
- Tutorial: High-speed flash sync
Photography workshops
- Photo walks in NYC
- More info about upcoming photography workshops.
- Recap of previous photography workshops.
Hi Neil,
Great image.
How superior is the profoto B1 over canon 600EX rt for this kind of shot.
Thanks
Andy
Hi there Andy,
Your answer lies here: Comparing output: Studio lights vs. speedlites / speedlights.
Because the B1 / B1x is so much more powerful than a speedlight, you can use a softbox, and still match bright sunlight … something you can’t do with a speedlight. You’d have to go bare flash with the speedlight — this gives an entirely different look.