Taking the umbrella outside of the studio

I've been reading strobist for a while now and learned a ton of techniques on shooting with flash inside and outside of the studio but I never really tried much of it outside of my studio.

Since I was carrying a ton of equipment for my photo trip to Sunset Park, I thought that I would try my first shot using an umbrella outside the studio. Wow what a difference! Definitely carrying the light stand with me next time I go out. Absolutely worth the extra bit of weight!

Technical info: Canon 580EX mounted on light stand with a studio umbrella from below (as the second light source in contrast to the backlight from the sun), remote via Canon ST-E2 on Canon 10D body mounted on a tripod. Shot with Canon 24-70 f2.8L lens. Self-portraits triggered using Canon Timer Remote Control TC-80N3.

Mac Farr (MMF) for the Ideal Husbands project.







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Kiss: SML + MMF for the Kiss project.



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See-ming Lee / 20080105.10D.46904 / SML

Playing with more flash setup today at home. This time, I placed a flash head right behind my head to create a bit of backlight. The result is a lot more satisfying than the theory. It really does work!

See-ming Lee / 20080105.10D.46904 / SML, originally uploaded by See-ming Lee 李思明 SML.

Setup
+ Canon 10D
+ Canon 70-200 f/4L
+ Manfrotto 190XPROB
+ Canon TC-80N3 timer release control (so I can shoot myself)

Strobes
+ Canon ST-E2 Speed Light Transmitter / E-TTL / with ratio A:B set to 2:1
+ Group A: Canon 580EX with Gary Fong LightSphere from the right
+ Group B: Canon 430EX between me + the background to create the backlight effect

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