Here's one photo from a promotional shoot I did with the band Deluka in mid-2010.
The funny thing about this photo is that all day we were working with a Profo AcuteB 600 and a Creative Light 5′ Octabox, but this snap shot with 100% ambient light turned out to be one of my favorites.
Photographer's Notes:
| Exposure Time: | 1/200 |
|---|---|
| F Number: | 5.6 |
| Exposure: | Manual |
| ISO: | 200 |
| Flash: | No Flash |
| Focal Length: | 48.0mm |
Cameras Used:
Lenses Used:
Lighting Equipment Used:
- The Sun
Lighting Equipment Almost Used:
- Profoto Acute B 600
- Creative Light 5′ Octabox
While shooting a few different looks with strobes on location in Brooklyn, I switched the natural light just to get a few different looks.
We'd been shooting all day and the sun was beginning to set – low enough to produce a warm, airy look. To help capture this look, I let the sun come into the frame and flare up in the lens. To this end, the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 did beautifully, giving a nice, naturalistic glow to the scene without any distracting or distinct artifacts.
For me, this image just goes to show – sometimes, for all the good planning of lighting direction and beautiful pieces of kit like the Profoto Acute B 600 and Creative Light 5′ Octabox, sometimes you just have to unplug and go au naturel.
Or to put another spin on it, you don't need a fancy $2,000 Profoto power pack and strobe – or even a small flash – to make band portraits you love.
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