As I’ve said before, with flash composites (like most wedding photography), it’s not what you can do, it’s what you can do quickly. This was four shots, composited together for optimum lighting, and the whole thing was done quickly enough that you could stand on snow with open-toed shoes.
Maybe I’ll do a speed challenge at my April 16-17 workshop, which still has a few slots open. Sounds like fun.
You’ve got this technique down to a fine art now Ryan.
Ramtastic!!
Really nice, Ryan. I just checked my calendar for that April weekend, but I’m booked. Grr.
Hi Ryan,
Great shot. You mean these are four individual shots put together in PS? An individual flash pointed at each group or some other type of light?
Alan
Yup, four images, each group desperately lit by speedlights.
Hi Ryan,
I was wondering if you used a tripod for these composites, to ensure that everything lines up?
It works best with a tripod, but sometimes I fudge it and auto-align in Photoshop.
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