Until now, my discussions have been confined to just using one flash.
As you progress in your technical abilities, you will find you might like having a 2nd flash.
When you use a low shutter speed, you are actually using 3 lights sources: the 2 flash units and the ambient or available light. If you are working at night, you have 2.
The picture above was taken at CALTrans’s traffic monitoring center (California Transportation).Using at 28mm lens, I metered the scene, decided on ISO 400, 1/8 sec @ f11. The flash that’s hidden between the monitor was set to give me f11. It was triggered by wireless Quantum radio slave.
The Ol’ Control Room/Nerve Center
The picture above of a control room is fairly common these days. Gone are the old chalkboards and other “analog†displays, this picture could be the setting for a casino’s security center, or any hub for communication.
In this situation,  camera shake will be a factor because you will have to use a slow shutter speed to allow the lighting in the room to “burn in†or record on your camera’s sensors. Continue reading Location Lighting Part 2→
Taxidermist Tim Bovard and a Sumatran Tiger was lit by one Lumedyne 200 watt/sec flash. The flash triggered by a Quantum radio slave placed on the display case between the Tim and the tiger. The house lights were turned off to remove the clutter in the background. Whatever is not lit, can’t be seen, so there’s no need to remove them from the background. Exposure info: ISO 200 1/200 sec @ f11 using a 28mm lens.
Taxidermist & Sumatran Tiger
There are many schools of thought when it comes to lighting.
If I have a lot of time with my subject, I will take the trouble to actually create the “feel†or ambience by lighting everything.
If you’re lucky enough to live in Southern California or are visiting during holiday season between Thanksgiving and the New Year, you have to check this out.
No, you don’t have to be a photography buff to enjoy this free attraction in the city of Long Beach.