{"id":49130,"date":"2020-06-20T02:18:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-20T06:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?p=49130"},"modified":"2020-06-20T02:21:50","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T06:21:50","slug":"using-profoto-gear-on-photo-shoots-and-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/using-profoto-gear-on-photo-shoots-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Profoto gear on photo shoots and events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/camera-and-flash-settings-what-do-you-want-to-achieve\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/models\/ulorin-vex\/NV1_5378-edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Using Profoto gear on photo shoots and events<\/h2>\n<p>When I first started moving beyond just using a speedlight, towards off-camera flash and studio level lighting gear, I had a few detours via other brands like Quantum flashes and Lumadyne, but decided at some point to buy into the renowned Profoto brand. My first serious flash unit was the Profoto AcuteB 600R which I eventually upgraded to the Profoto B1 when that was released. From there on I stayed with Profoto via the Profoto B10 and Profoto A1 flash.<\/p>\n<p>If I had to make the decision all over again, having the money to spend again, I would do so again in a heart-beat. I love the ease of use of Profoto gear. I love the aesthetics of the brand. I love the reliability of the gear. And on the few occasions I have had something that needed repair, the Profoto team was responsive. In the 20+ years I have worked as a professional photographer, selecting Profoto lighting gear was one of the best decisions I made in terms of photography equipment.<\/p>\n<p>I am (an obvious) fan of Profoto lighting gear. There&#8217;s just something about the sleek elegance of the equipment, and of course the ease of operation and unfussy reliability. They make <strong>me<\/strong> look good when shooting gigs. I also use Profoto gear in my studio, which is available as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rental photography study in NJ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are numerous articles on the Tangents blog, describing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/category\/profoto\/\">how Profoto gear was used on various photo shoots, and with weddings<\/a>. The articles have all kinds of info and tips on lighting, and using the gear, but also on posing, and the flow of shooting events and photo sessions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>My reviews of Profoto lighting gear:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/review-profoto-b10-flash\/\">review: Profoto B10 flash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/profoto-b10-review-comparing-power-of-profoto-b10\/\">Profoto B10 review: Comparing the power of the Profoto B10<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/review-profoto-a1-flash\/\">review: Profoto A1 flash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/high-speed-flash-sync-hss-profoto-b1-flash\/\">High-speed flash sync (HSS) with the Profoto B1 flash<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/review-profoto-b1-flash\/\">review: Profoto B1 flash<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/category\/profoto\/\"><strong>complete list of articles<\/strong><\/a> on this website where I describe using Profoto gear.<br \/>\nHere are a few of the tastier ones:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/kids\/cate\/DSC_8803.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/how-to-use-gridded-stripboxes\/\">Profoto: How to use gridded strip boxes as the main light<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/environmental-portraits-speedway-racer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/60-portraits\/courtney-taylor\/Courtney_2013-056.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/environmental-portraits-speedway-racer\/\">environmental portraits \u2013 speedway racer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wedding-photography-big-bounce-flash\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/weddings\/grace-joseph\/Grace-Joseph-0625.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wedding-photography-big-bounce-flash\/\">wedding photography \u2013 big bounce flash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/using-profoto-b1-flash-wedding\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/weddings\/karissa-rory\/Karissa-Rory-1279.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/using-profoto-b1-flash-wedding\/\">using the Profoto B1 flash at a wedding<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/off-camera-flash-light-modifier-gridded-stripbox\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/60-portraits\/carina-carolina\/Carina-Carolina-1054.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/off-camera-flash-light-modifier-gridded-stripbox\/\">controlling off-camera flash for impact \u2013 gridded stripbox \/ softbox<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/photo-session-modern-gypsies-golden-birds\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/photo-session\/modern-gypsies\/2013-05\/NV2_1795-edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/photo-session-modern-gypsies-golden-birds\/\">photo session \u2013 Modern Gypsies \u2013 golden birds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/studio-photography-working-with-a-large-octa-softbox\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/headshots\/john-carter\/John-Carter-167_final.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/studio-photography-working-with-a-large-octa-softbox\/\">studio photography \u2013 my favorite light modifier: the 5&#8242; Octa Softbox<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/photo-session\/barbara-john\/NV2_5812-vintage.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/photographing-vintage-motorbike-on-location\/\">photographing a vintage motorbike on location, with Profoto lighting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/profoto\/profoto-spot-small\/CutLikeThis_20-02__059.jpg\" width=\"751\" height=\"939\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/dramatic-studio-lighting-with-the-profoto-spot-small\/\">Dramatic studio lighting with the Profoto Spot Small<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone \" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/headshots\/A9_06883_1200px.jpg\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/photographing-headshots-in-a-small-space\/\">Photographing headshots in a small space<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using Profoto gear on photo shoots and events When I first started moving beyond just using a speedlight, towards off-camera flash and studio level lighting gear, I had a few detours via other brands like Quantum flashes and Lumadyne, but decided at some point to buy into the renowned Profoto brand. My first serious flash&nbsp;<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/using-profoto-gear-on-photo-shoots-and-events\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read more inside&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49132,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,22,33,511,136],"tags":[624,911,910],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-49130","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-flash-photography","8":"category-lighting","9":"category-portraits","10":"category-profoto","11":"category-studio-photography","12":"tag-on-location-lighting-with-profoto","13":"tag-profoto","14":"tag-studio-lighting-with-profoto","15":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49130"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49130"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49135,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49130\/revisions\/49135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49130"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=49130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}