Comments on: Portraits: DragonForce http://www.ishootshows.com/2009/04/29/portraits-dragonforce/ Music Photography, band portraits and promos from professional music photographer Todd Owyoung Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:32:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Preview: DragonForce | ishootshows.com http://www.ishootshows.com/2009/04/29/portraits-dragonforce/#comment-67751 Preview: DragonForce | ishootshows.com Mon, 11 May 2009 03:13:14 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/?p=1711#comment-67751 [...] set, coming up! In the meantime, you can see the exclusive portrait shoot we did with DragonForce here. // var addthis_pub = [...] [...] set, coming up! In the meantime, you can see the exclusive portrait shoot we did with DragonForce here. // var addthis_pub = [...]

]]> By: Todd http://www.ishootshows.com/2009/04/29/portraits-dragonforce/#comment-67373 Todd Sun, 03 May 2009 16:06:19 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/?p=1711#comment-67373 Hey Songy, Thanks for the feedback, I'm very glad if any of the info helps you. Hey Songy,

Thanks for the feedback, I’m very glad if any of the info helps you.

]]> By: Songy http://www.ishootshows.com/2009/04/29/portraits-dragonforce/#comment-67357 Songy Sun, 03 May 2009 01:43:29 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/?p=1711#comment-67357 I love all those shots. Thank you so much for sharing the light setup. I always wondered how! I do shoot shows not concerts but mainly fashion shows. My challenge is not having controll over lighting source. Having had very little experience with using flash your posts help me a lot to understand. Cheers. I love all those shots. Thank you so much for sharing the light setup. I always wondered how! I do shoot shows not concerts but mainly fashion shows. My challenge is not having controll over lighting source. Having had very little experience with using flash your posts help me a lot to understand. Cheers.

]]> By: Todd http://www.ishootshows.com/2009/04/29/portraits-dragonforce/#comment-67282 Todd Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:35:44 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/?p=1711#comment-67282 Hey Chris, thanks for the comment. The area of the softbox is really quite small, so I do think it's throwing out a harder, hotter light than the 45" umbrellas I use. I think a lot of the look is due to the position of the modifier in relation to the band. Anyway, I have to do some more testing pound for pound to see how I'll be using the EZYbox in the future. What I do like about the Lastolite softbox is that it's small and easy to break down. The softbox also doesn't catch as much wind due to it's shape, size, and construction. I'm considering going with a powerpack or monolight setup, but I'm still loving the ease of speedlights. Not having to lug around a battery pack and mind about wires is nice for now. Hey Chris, thanks for the comment. The area of the softbox is really quite small, so I do think it’s throwing out a harder, hotter light than the 45″ umbrellas I use. I think a lot of the look is due to the position of the modifier in relation to the band. Anyway, I have to do some more testing pound for pound to see how I’ll be using the EZYbox in the future.

What I do like about the Lastolite softbox is that it’s small and easy to break down. The softbox also doesn’t catch as much wind due to it’s shape, size, and construction.

I’m considering going with a powerpack or monolight setup, but I’m still loving the ease of speedlights. Not having to lug around a battery pack and mind about wires is nice for now.

]]> By: Todd http://www.ishootshows.com/2009/04/29/portraits-dragonforce/#comment-67280 Todd Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:31:03 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/?p=1711#comment-67280 Hey Clint, thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it. You'd be surprised how often a 10-15 minute shooting schedule happens – anything longer is gravy. For the first inline shot, the softbox was camera left, boomed up over the band. The umbrella was just to the right of the band, almost perpendicular to the lens-axis. For the second shot, the softbox was held up, but not pointing down as much as in the previous setup; roughly something that could be done if it were mounted on a lightstand. Umbrella camera right, closer to 45º off-axis this time. The kicker was roughly 110-120º from the lens. Hey Clint, thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it. You’d be surprised how often a 10-15 minute shooting schedule happens – anything longer is gravy.

For the first inline shot, the softbox was camera left, boomed up over the band. The umbrella was just to the right of the band, almost perpendicular to the lens-axis.

For the second shot, the softbox was held up, but not pointing down as much as in the previous setup; roughly something that could be done if it were mounted on a lightstand. Umbrella camera right, closer to 45º off-axis this time. The kicker was roughly 110-120º from the lens.

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