Strobist fun!

What's Strobist you ask? Check out this site for all the info on what a strobist actually is. I've learned a lot about lighting from there and have been applying it to my work. This past Sunday a group of us photographers from the Denver/Colorado Springs area got together and had a Strobist model shoot. We had a blast and I got some really nice shots to add to my portfolio.

If you read up on the site you will see that it focuses on using small camera flashes off camera for lighting. I cheated a little and brought a studio light with me. I can do the same thing with a small flash and I do use them at weddings, but for a situation like this with shot after shot it's hard to beat the recycling time of a studio light. You can also burn out a small flash if you over work it too hard. I can't afford to have a flash down right now so didn't use them. This was a play day for me. Here are a few shots that I took during the day and I have more on my Flickr page if you'd like to see them. I also have a profile over on ModelMayhem with these and other pictures I've done. My Mayhem number is #54609 if you want to check it out.

At the Broadmoor

Had a fun time tonight doing a kind of combo Christmas/Engagement shoot with Liz and Justin. We went up to the Broadmoor Hotel on the West side of town. It's a really nice 5 star hotel. If you've never been there it's worth the drive just to walk around a little.

I got there a little early to scout the area looking for places to shoot. There was already another photographer ahead of me doing a shoot with some cute little kids for a Christmas card in front of this tree. Saw a couple of others doing shoots around the grounds also. Seems to be a popular place. Everybody was really nice to us also which made it even more enjoyable.



I have a slide show posted on my site with the rest of the photos from this shoot. If you want to take a peek check out this link. Justin and Liz I hope you enjoy the show!

LUMU

Taking it to the next level.

One of the techniques I've been working on is off camera lighting. It really adds another dimension to my photography. One of the sites that I have learned a lot from is called Strobist. It's a site dedicated to small off camera flashes. If you want to learn off camera lighting it's an excellent place to start.

I think you get to a point though where it helps to have someone actually show you some of the techniques applied in the real world. Along this end I've just signed up for LUMU. LUMU is what's called a light it up meetup. We're going to meet up with other photographers and models and share lighting techniques. This is going to take place in Rifle, Colorado at Rifle Falls State Park. Hopefully the weather is going to cooperate with us. I'm sure it's still going to be chilly but I'm looking forward to learning and growing as a photographer. Check back mid March to see pictures from the Meetup.