Some time ago, I acquired a fantastic
Bowens Gemini 400 studio lighting kit.
I have a great relationship my with local camera store (incidently the best in Sydney) - they pimp my work out to customers (he bought his gear from us, look at what he shot etc), and in turn I get discounts a fair bit. I rarely pay retail - it's a nice unspoken agreement that we have
Anyway - RRP $1200 and I got it for for $840! Pretty cool huh?
It's taken me ages but I finally pulled my finger out, unpacked it, set it up and played with it. I spent about 2 hours shooting self-portaits (which in itself for me is a new thing).
So here's what I came up with - all done to the first two Hour Of 13 albums (I've been in a doom mode lately
)
I know they're not awesome or anything, but I'm chuffed considering it's my first go outside a class. Shooting in a controlled lighting environment is a totally different ballgame. It's not harder as such, but there is a LOT more to think about. Shooting in natural light imo is worth more street cred, but studio environments allows for more creativity. I'm doing another studio course in a month's time actually, so hopefully I'll have some images to upload from that.
Equipment used for tonight:
- Canon 7D
- Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
- 1 x Bowens Gemini 400w light
- 1 x black circular reflector
- 1 x 32" white umbrella (my softbox is missing a piece so I have to get it replaced grrr).
- cups of tea
- my awesome Devils Blood TS
My shooting space, effectively, my apartment. Man that one light alone gets fucking hot I tell you. After shooting for 2 hours it was quite warm in my place!
This one's a bit fashion-ey, but I do like it. I look nice and calm
And here's my Devil's Blood one hehe.
