Jack's Swagger
The early days!
The early days!
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This shot was taken inside my studio in Kaohsiung, Taiwan back in 2012. This man was an English teacher and had such amazing features!Time
guess this is irrelevant because it's a studio shot, but I guess around 9pm-ish?Lighting
gosh, I can't remember! But I do know 2 large 40x30" softboxes were used, on top of a shoot on an additional strobe. So yeah, 3 points.Equipment
In pretty sure I used a 60d and the 18-135 kit lens!!! I loved using that lens in the studio! The flashes were just some cheaply no-names called 'Squire SP' on some cheaply radio triggers. Tripods on all the lights, but the camera was hand-held. And then of course some grey muslin paper in the back!Inspiration
Jack was scheduled to come in based off a friend's recommendation. He had such distinctive features that I had to photo them! This was just one of many shots we took of Jack that day...jumping on trampolines in a suit with a gun, flailing around a Chinese wobble sword...all sorts of fun stuff. This one happened to be my favorite!Editing
His clarity was bumped up quite a bit, also brought the saturation down and vibrancy up. Also, I'm a crazy man when it comes to hairs that are out of place, so I erased some of the stragglers!In my camera bag
Even though I mentioned this photo was shot with the 18-135 kit lens, that lens doesn't go in my bag! It stays in the dehumidifier at the studio! But what is in my bag is ALL USED equipment, except for the flashes. Inside my backpack is a 7d, a 60d backup, an 80-200 2.8 Magic Drainpipe, 28-75 2.8 tamron, 17-50 2.8 Tamron, 30mm 1.4 Sigma, 11-16 2.8 Tokina...and lastly for the lenses, an 8mm 3.5 manual Bower fish eye! I pack about 3-4 strobes (cheaper the better! Because I break them all the time), 8 body batteries, a plethora of AA's, and a couple light modifiers! And yes! That is what normally have in my bag!Feedback
Instead of thinking from the perspective of the lens, consider stepping in the shoes of your lights! Start with one light set it right, then add another, set that right, and so-on. At some point you'll have the muscle memory down and will be setting up lights without even thinking too much about it. Get to know all the different kinds of light modifiers, because they make huge differences to how the light casts on your subject. And one last thing....buy USED!!!
