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Dan Sewell with his horse Butch

This is a 2-Speedlite setup.Kudos to Grant, Dan Sewell's son for getting Butch's attention when I was shooting to keep his ears up. High Shutter Speed sync mode 1/500sec @f2.8 ISO 100
This is a 2-Speedlite setup.Kudos to Grant, Dan Sewell’s son for getting Butch’s attention when I was shooting to keep his ears up. High Shutter Speed sync mode 1/500sec @f2.8 ISO 100

When I got a call from a client who bought a 11-year-old Standard bred Amish trained carriage driving horse and he wanted some images to promote for his horse carriage business, I was excited.

Even though I don’t photograph horses as a niche or specialty, I’ve looked at enough drawings of horses to know which poses are flattering.

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Improvising when you don’t have a light stand for your portraits

I’m usually downtown walking around with my cameras during the 1st Thursday of every month when the downtown galleries host the monthly Art Walk.

I love seeing the energy the younger folks bring each month.

I don’t always step in to see the artwork.

I’m there to people watch.

And it’s a good opportunity for me to find interesting faces.

Ones I can later approach to do portraits. Continue reading Improvising when you don’t have a light stand for your portraits

Mag Mod Review 1

Mag Mod Kit--3 sets of Grids and Gel Holders with 3 Mag Grips which house the strong magnets that are housed inside very tough elastic holders.
Mag Mod Kit–3 sets of Grids and Gel Holders with 3 Mag Grips which house the strong magnets that are housed inside very tough elastic holders. From top left clockwise: red gel holder, blue gel holder, grid (honey comb) holder. In the middle on the white sheet are the varies colored (special effects) gels which include flourescent, tungsten and color temperature orange.

After a long wait, I finally got the 3 sets of Mag Mod Speedlite modifiers which I ordered via Kickstarter.

I had no trouble figuring out I needed to stretch the elastic bands around the head of my Canon 600-EX-RT Speedlites.

Once on, they stayed on.

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