I freely admit that I am not, generally speaking, a subtle photographer. You don’t really have to spend much time looking at most of my photos and pondering “But is it … art?” I like big and brash and fun and crazy and romantic and daring and colorful and … you get the picture.
So I guess you’d think that the first shot I’d post with my new toy, the three-flash set-up I call The Sledgehammer of Light, that I really would have gone nuclear, right?
OK, if it had been a sunny day, I probably would have. But it wasn’t, and so I went with the murkiness to create an image with a feel of mystery. One of the other great things about the Sledgehammer of Light is that you can trigger it in full CLS mode, which means syncing to 1/8000th of a second … which means the shallow depth-of-field of shooting at f/1.4 with flash outdoors. Usually when you try that trick, the flash power gets *really* weak by 1/8000th. But, of course, we have three of them, enough for a subtle kiss of light from a distance.
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elizabeth ash - I like how only her face and buttons SHINE!!
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Robert Cincinnati - I love the your SledgeHammer Technique. It seems that you a great technique with less stuff to carry on multilple outdoor shoots. I love it. I can’t wait to see more.
Dennis Pike - I love that you can make “The sledgehammer of Light” into a subtle kiss
Eliza Claire - I love this, the shadow across her left side is perfect and I love the way the light has caught the buttons on her coat.
paurullan - I really like the mood of the shot. Great job!
Daniel Stark - dude–awesome! can’t wait to see what else you can do with the “sledgehamer!” #haitirelief
Martin - Thanks! #haitirelief
Robert Kilmer - Are there three of you? #haitirelief
Doug - Dark and New York-ey; very cool. +1 for #haitirelief
S.Fink - What is the image to the right of her? (her left arm) A sign? A light? It looks like someone walking. Very cool pic!
Mike - Very cool, can’t wait to see more of what your new “toy” can do. #haitirelief
Tim - Love the darkness of this photo. #haitirelief
Ben - Was this shot bare (not you, the flash)? Have you tried it yet with a shoot-thru or softbox? #haitirelief