Comments on: Meg & Dia @ the Pageant — 2008.02.28 http://ishootshows.com/2008/04/10/meg-dia-the-pageant-20080228/ Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:22:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Andi http://ishootshows.com/2008/04/10/meg-dia-the-pageant-20080228/#comment-5896 Andi Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:41:39 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/?p=206#comment-5896 Sure: http://www.metalfoto.de/wp-content/photos/Extreme%20Live%20Assault Sure:

http://www.metalfoto.de/wp-content/photos/Extreme%20Live%20Assault

]]> By: Todd http://ishootshows.com/2008/04/10/meg-dia-the-pageant-20080228/#comment-5882 Todd Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:08:56 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/?p=206#comment-5882 Sounds cool, Andi. Can you send me a link to the shots? I'd like to see them. Sounds cool, Andi. Can you send me a link to the shots? I’d like to see them.

]]> By: Andi http://ishootshows.com/2008/04/10/meg-dia-the-pageant-20080228/#comment-5869 Andi Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:10:37 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/?p=206#comment-5869 Yeah, I also did something similar a few times. The basic thing I did was to use the low ceilings of the small venues and bounce flash of them - mostly gelled with a CTO - to be mixed with the existing light. For example, I did set up two flashes, one SB600 and one SB25 each radio triggered, at both sides of the stage on normal camera tripods(well actually you could not call it stage, it was at the same height level as the crowd), maybe 5 to 6 meters away. Since I did set both up with a different flash output, I still got some dynamic shadows in the faces and could go to 1/30s at f2.8 and ISO1600 (with the flash freezing the action). Turned out quite good, without the flash there would have been absolutely no visible light. Yeah, I also did something similar a few times. The basic thing I did was to use the low ceilings of the small venues and bounce flash of them - mostly gelled with a CTO - to be mixed with the existing light. For example, I did set up two flashes, one SB600 and one SB25 each radio triggered, at both sides of the stage on normal camera tripods(well actually you could not call it stage, it was at the same height level as the crowd), maybe 5 to 6 meters away. Since I did set both up with a different flash output, I still got some dynamic shadows in the faces and could go to 1/30s at f2.8 and ISO1600 (with the flash freezing the action). Turned out quite good, without the flash there would have been absolutely no visible light.

]]> By: Todd http://ishootshows.com/2008/04/10/meg-dia-the-pageant-20080228/#comment-5850 Todd Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:27:21 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/?p=206#comment-5850 Ha, there is some guy on Flickr who does exactly that. He joined in on a discussion of flash a while back. Basically, his technique was to get nestle the speedlights in among the existing lights of the venue, so that the directionality and such was identical. Pretty smart. I've seen good results with this technique – I think it would work great in a medium to small-sized venue, where the lighting rigs are more accessible and one could probably get in with the owners. Ha, there is some guy on Flickr who does exactly that. He joined in on a discussion of flash a while back.

Basically, his technique was to get nestle the speedlights in among the existing lights of the venue, so that the directionality and such was identical. Pretty smart.

I’ve seen good results with this technique – I think it would work great in a medium to small-sized venue, where the lighting rigs are more accessible and one could probably get in with the owners.

]]> By: Andi http://ishootshows.com/2008/04/10/meg-dia-the-pageant-20080228/#comment-5847 Andi Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:21:42 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/?p=206#comment-5847 Yeah, I saw something similar two weeks ago at the Ragnarök Festival, especially when the big headliners took the stage. But thankfully I was able to capture at least one or two shots at the end of the 2 song limited shooting time, which offered a bit of clean lighting. Damn, sometimes I wish I could just put up some gelled strobes and some Pocket Wizards up in those roofs, just like those nerdy sport-photogs :D Yeah, I saw something similar two weeks ago at the Ragnarök Festival, especially when the big headliners took the stage. But thankfully I was able to capture at least one or two shots at the end of the 2 song limited shooting time, which offered a bit of clean lighting. Damn, sometimes I wish I could just put up some gelled strobes and some Pocket Wizards up in those roofs, just like those nerdy sport-photogs :D

]]> By: Todd http://ishootshows.com/2008/04/10/meg-dia-the-pageant-20080228/#comment-5840 Todd Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:47:50 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/?p=206#comment-5840 Hey Andi, thanks as always for your feedback. The lighting mix for this performance was kind of strange, especially during the bursts of white light, as there were often a lot of different hues that came through in the shots. Hey Andi, thanks as always for your feedback. The lighting mix for this performance was kind of strange, especially during the bursts of white light, as there were often a lot of different hues that came through in the shots.

]]> By: Andi http://ishootshows.com/2008/04/10/meg-dia-the-pageant-20080228/#comment-5838 Andi Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:31:50 +0000 http://ishootshows.com/?p=206#comment-5838 #1 this time, although it is kind of red wash lighting, the little touch of purple gives this pic a very cute look ;) #1 this time, although it is kind of red wash lighting, the little touch of purple gives this pic a very cute look ;)

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