Behind the scenes / self portrait?

jarboedoggart · January 30, 2011

I have a co-photographer who works with me (I am the Doggart, he is the Jarboe). We use extremely simple and inexpensive radio flash triggers...so we both had transmitters on our cameras to trigger the flashes. So just by stepping back a few feet, he took this cool picture of the set up.

FlyNavy · January 30, 2011

jarboedoggart wrote: »

I have a co-photographer who works with me (I am the Doggart, he is the Jarboe). We use extremely simple and inexpensive radio flash triggers...so we both had transmitters on our cameras to trigger the flashes. So just by stepping back a few feet, he took this cool picture of the set up.

Nice shot. I wish more on this forum would step back and include a "set up" shot like this for us to learn from.

jarboedoggart · January 31, 2011

FlyNavy wrote: »

Nice shot. I wish more on this forum would step back and include a "set up" shot like this for us to learn from.

Thanks, I like it. It is a simple set up. two canon 580exII's, inexpensive reflective umbrellas, and two sets of $20 flash triggers. Obviously the flash closest to her was the main source and the flash farther back was very weak just for fill.

tjl1388 · January 31, 2011

Pardon my newb question but if I understand this setup correctly there are only two flash units both off camera?

I'm a sports photographer by trade but my wife really wants me to get better at portrait work.

jarboedoggart · January 31, 2011

tjl1388 wrote: »

Pardon my newb question but if I understand this setup correctly there are only two flash units both off camera?

I'm a sports photographer by trade but my wife really wants me to get better at portrait work.

correct, no flashes on the camera.

Behind the scenes / self portrait?

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