Here’s a quick behind-the-scenes video my friend Dave shot while assisting on last week’s promo shoot with Minneapolis rockers Attracted to Gods.
You can see a little of the flash setup with the three Nikon SB-600s, Alien Bees B800, and Nikon SB-900, which acted as the trigger/commander. All three speedlights are pretty plainly visible, while the AB monolight is on the heavier stand you can see at about 0:05 into the clip.
In case you missed them, you can view the full set of images we made during the shoot here, along with a bit more about the flash setup.
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http://bit.ly/uT75r Posted a quick behind the scenes video of the promo shoot with Attracted to Gods. Videos on ishootshows.com? Crazy.
Awesome! Keep up the videos!
Hey Bryan, thanks for the feedback. If there’s a good response to setup/behind the scenes videos like this, I’ll definitely start working them into the regular content.
http://bit.ly/uT75r Posted a quick behind the scenes video of the promo shoot with Attracted to Gods. Videos on ishootshows.com? Crazy.
I agree, more videos please!
Thanks for the vote. What do you want to see in these set-up/promo videos?
Nice, we want more !
What I could suggest is slowing down the tempo. Maybe having the camera circling a bit around the setup while you shoot (ok, maybe not behind the subjects during the actual shoot :P but you know what I mean:P) . If you have time to do so (for this set one hur before the gig, I guess you would not have the time), explaining in front of the camera how you setup things would be great.
Keep up the good work!
Hey Alexis, thanks for the suggestions. I do have video circling behind the whole setup, I’ll try and keep your comments in mind for the next edit.
I’ll try to do more where I can talk to the camera and explain things – at least before the shoot, if not during. Thanks again.
awesome todd! glad you have done this….
definitely would like to see the video slowed down a bit like everyone else said…
this is great and would love to see more of these!
thanks todd!
quick question…is that a snyc cord running to the AB? and still using the sb900 to set off the others?
and does the sb900 commander work like the old D70s style commander? by not providing any light on the subject and just used as a trigger?
Yes, I used a sync cord from the SB-900 into the AB. I think plugging directly into the body would have worked just fine, too. I’d forgotten what a pain it is to shoot wired like that.
The commander unit can either contribute to the scene or not, it depends on how you set it.
Neat lil vid! Since this is a first time commenting on your site, i think, you do great shots!
Look up http://www.squeezethelime.com or http://vimeo.com/3002890 if you want some video inspiration, you might not have time to do it quite like it but hey.
Hi Craig,
Thanks for the comment, thanks for stopping by. I just cut up this quick video on QuickTime, though I’d love to get more into the production with voice overs, text overlays, and so forth. I’m hoping to set up some more shoots soon, so hopefully we can try out some new stuff then.
Thanks for the comment and the link suggestions.
or more this http://vimeo.com/2560565 sorry, but theres no edit button for comments lol
Wonderful to watch, thanks for the video, very informative.
So many lights for a day shoot, that’s the part really got me, I would have thought about using silks, but you added to the sun.
But you shot in the shade, right, i think thats a building shadow, i see, its a giant screen.
So the shadow hid the glare of the sun, and you relit it all.
it gave it an overall great look.
I would like to a see a preshoot video, before they show up, with detail showing if the 600′s are in manual or TTL mode, or whatever else you had to do to fire all this off.
D3 in Aperature priority or manual, that kind of stuff.
A real behind the scenes tech video would add import to the moment of shooting, I think.
You know, build the anticipation, and educate at the same time.