Quick preview of drummer and friend DJ Swanson from a promotional shoot we did recently. You may recall DJ from the shoot with his band Interplause.
I took the opportunity to test out the new Pocketwizard ControlTL units for Nikon on this shoot – the Pocketwizard FlexTT5 and Pocketwizard MiniTT1.
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Lighting Equipment Used:
We did it up in a style Joe McNally would have been proud of – or at the very least, we used more than two remote speedlights for this. All in all, a total of 5 speedlights – my entire arsenal – went into these shots.
Stay tuned for the full set of images and the precise shooting notes, as well as a few behind-the-scenes snaps. Oh, and did I mention that I’ll be diagramming the lighting setups for these shots, too?
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For you night owls – sneak peak at some promotion photos of my pal DJ – Drummer DJ Swanson http://ishootshows.com/2011/02/24/previe…
@toddowyoung lol! we literally just posted the same exact thing except for introducing different photos
@JuliaArielleC Totally freaky.
For you night owls – sneak peak at some promotion photos of my pal DJ – Drummer DJ Swanson http://bit.ly/fucjqs
Preview: Drummer DJ Swanson: Quick preview of drummer and friend DJ Swanson from a promotional shoot we did recently… http://goo.gl/fb/zcgPK
Testing out the new Pocketwizards for Nikon – how’d they do? http://ishootshows.com/2011/02/24/previe…
@toddowyoung saw a RACK of gear out last night including the gh2, led lights, hvx’s, canons, nikons, #yeesh
RT @toddowyoung: Testing out the new Pocketwizards for Nikon – how’d they do? http://ishootshows.com/2011/02/24/previe…
@toddowyoung your amazing at what you do !
@toddowyoung great shots! It’s always tricky shooting drummers. Looking forward to the lighting diagrams! Can’t wait to add to my arsenal!
Can’t wait to see the lighting diagrams!
They’re coming.
Testing out the new Pocketwizards for Nikon – how'd they do? http://bit.ly/gHVULc
RT @toddowyoung Testing out the new Pocketwizards for Nikon – how'd they do? http://bit.ly/gHVULc
Great shots! RT @toddowyoung: Testing out the new Pocketwizards for Nikon – how'd they do? http://bit.ly/gHVULc
RT @toddowyoung: Testing out the new Pocketwizards for Nikon – how'd they do? http://bit.ly/gHVULc
Did you like the Nikon version of the Pocketwizards? We use 4 of the Flex TT5′s for our Canon’s, and really like them. I think what we especially like is that it automatically jumps over to high speed sync when the shutter speed is high enough. Is the Nikon version the same way?
I do like the Nikon ControlTL units. Yes, the flashes default to the TTL FP mode for Auto FP/HSS. Very nice indeed, and they sync pretty much all the way up the scale.