Weekend Workshop

Back in Portland after a fantastic weekend up in Seattle teaching a lighting workshop for ExpoImaging over at Glazer's Camera.

We spent the weekend at the amazing Alexis Hotel and were able to make our way down to Pike Place Market to checkout the sites. It was a very productive trip on many levels. With the exception of Ashlee coming down with a vicious cold of course.

I would like to thank everyone who attended the workshop and I am so looking forward to the next one!

For those of you that did attend and asked for the slides that I used in my presentation here is a link to the Shadows & Light Workshop slides.

If you are in the Seattle area and you have not gone over and shopped at Glazer's Camera you should take the time and check the store out. It is an amazing store with a great inventory and awesome employees. Thanks again for all of your help!

Weekend Workshop

Back in Portland after a fantastic weekend up in Seattle teaching a lighting workshop for ExpoImaging over at Glazer's Camera.

We spent the weekend at the amazing Alexis Hotel and were able to make our way down to Pike Place Market to checkout the sites. It was a very productive trip on many levels. With the exception of Ashlee coming down with a vicious cold of course.

I would like to thank everyone who attended the workshop and I am so looking forward to the next one!

For those of you that did attend and asked for the slides that I used in my presentation here is a link to the Shadows & Light Workshop slides.

If you are in the Seattle area and you have not gone over and shopped at Glazer's Camera you should take the time and check the store out. It is an amazing store with a great inventory and awesome employees. Thanks again for all of your help!

'Shadows & Light: A Speedlight Workshop' with Jayesunn Krump

Coming this Saturday October 27th I will be teaching a speedlight workshop at Glazer's Camera in Seattle.

As a matter of fact I am on a train on my way up to Seattle at this moment.

More information after the jump.

When shooting on location you need small, portable tools that you can depend on to create beautiful light.  Speedlights are an inexpensive and effective alternative to using big studio strobes.  In this hands-on workshop Jayesunn Krump will teach you to use your flash to its fullest potential.  Through his control of shadow and light Jayesunn takes unique and striking portraits and he will teach you the techniques he uses to create powerful images.

Topics Include:

*  On- and off-camera flash techniques
*  Flash modification using reflectors, snoots, grids, and soft boxes
*  Gelling your flash for color correction and dramatic effect
*  One light, multiple light, and backlighting set-ups
*  Posing your subject

After the presentation and live demonstration of various light set-ups, you will have the opportunity to experiment with the techniques just learned.  A model will be on-site to assist with the demonstration and hands-on shooting session.

Bring your camera and flash!

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Saturday, October 27th - Glazer's Camera

For Info & Registraton Click HERE


Check back frequently for additions and updates to this schedule!

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'Shadows & Light: A Speedlight Workshop' with Jayesunn Krump

Coming this Saturday October 27th I will be teaching a speedlight workshop at Glazer's Camera in Seattle.

As a matter of fact I am on a train on my way up to Seattle at this moment.

More information after the jump.

When shooting on location you need small, portable tools that you can depend on to create beautiful light.  Speedlights are an inexpensive and effective alternative to using big studio strobes.  In this hands-on workshop Jayesunn Krump will teach you to use your flash to its fullest potential.  Through his control of shadow and light Jayesunn takes unique and striking portraits and he will teach you the techniques he uses to create powerful images.

Topics Include:

*  On- and off-camera flash techniques
*  Flash modification using reflectors, snoots, grids, and soft boxes
*  Gelling your flash for color correction and dramatic effect
*  One light, multiple light, and backlighting set-ups
*  Posing your subject

After the presentation and live demonstration of various light set-ups, you will have the opportunity to experiment with the techniques just learned.  A model will be on-site to assist with the demonstration and hands-on shooting session.

Bring your camera and flash!

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Saturday, October 27th - Glazer's Camera

For Info & Registraton Click HERE


Check back frequently for additions and updates to this schedule!

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Firefly Beauty Box from Aurora Lite Bank

The Firefly Beauty Box from Aurora Lite Bank is a very well designed and constructed octabox build for use with speedlights. It has a unique silver-gold pattern on the inside reflective surface to create a medium warm color cast to your subjects that works fantastically for portrait work.

The design of the Firefly is a brilliant cross between a traditional softbox with speedring and an umbrella style softbox without the long mounting stem. It is the absence of the stem that really makes this design work. You have the quick setup time like an umbrella but you also have the stemless appearance of a traditional octobox. So, you are able to get your light source in as close as you need to without having to worry about impaling your subject with the umbrella stem.

The Firefly Beauty Box also ships with its own carrying case that can accommodate the Box, front diffuser panel and the super strong light stand bracket, which are also included with the Firefly. The octabox mounts onto the light stand bracket via a rotating arm that is attached to the main housing ring of the octabox and pivots back into a retracted position for storage.

When I first took the Beauty Box out to shoot I thought that I was going to get a much harsher light that what I did due to its 26” size. I was also not sure what color cast of light I was going to get with the dual silver-gold color and what it would do to my cameras color balance.

Once I got shooting I was very impressed with the Firefly Beauty Box. The quality and color of the light it created was just great and very flattering to my subjects and did not have any adverse affect on my cameras white balance at all. Its 26” size proved to be more than versatile enough for most of my shooting situations and the Firefly Beauty Box has easily become my go to medium sized light modifier.

I honestly have nothing bad to say about the Firefly Beauty Box from Aurora Lite Bank. There are a few things that I would love to see in the next design, but as is this is a fantastic light modifier. The design and build are perfect for taking out on location and offers extremely fast setup and tear down. The fact that it comes with a carrying case is also a bonus.

In my opinion you will be very hard pressed to be disappointed with the Firefly Beauty Box from Aurora Lite Bank. If you are shooting with speedlights I wholeheartedly recommend that you pick one up.

For more information on this and other products from Aurora Lite Bank head on over to the manufacturer's website, or connect with them on Facebook. Also follow them on Twitter to stay up to date with all the latest news.

Firefly Beauty Box from Aurora Lite Bank

The Firefly Beauty Box from Aurora Lite Bank is a very well designed and constructed octabox build for use with speedlights. It has a unique silver-gold pattern on the inside reflective surface to create a medium warm color cast to your subjects that works fantastically for portrait work.

The design of the Firefly is a brilliant cross between a traditional softbox with speedring and an umbrella style softbox without the long mounting stem. It is the absence of the stem that really makes this design work. You have the quick setup time like an umbrella but you also have the stemless appearance of a traditional octobox. So, you are able to get your light source in as close as you need to without having to worry about impaling your subject with the umbrella stem.

The Firefly Beauty Box also ships with its own carrying case that can accommodate the Box, front diffuser panel and the super strong light stand bracket, which are also included with the Firefly. The octabox mounts onto the light stand bracket via a rotating arm that is attached to the main housing ring of the octabox and pivots back into a retracted position for storage.

When I first took the Beauty Box out to shoot I thought that I was going to get a much harsher light that what I did due to its 26” size. I was also not sure what color cast of light I was going to get with the dual silver-gold color and what it would do to my cameras color balance.

Once I got shooting I was very impressed with the Firefly Beauty Box. The quality and color of the light it created was just great and very flattering to my subjects and did not have any adverse affect on my cameras white balance at all. Its 26” size proved to be more than versatile enough for most of my shooting situations and the Firefly Beauty Box has easily become my go to medium sized light modifier.

I honestly have nothing bad to say about the Firefly Beauty Box from Aurora Lite Bank. There are a few things that I would love to see in the next design, but as is this is a fantastic light modifier. The design and build are perfect for taking out on location and offers extremely fast setup and tear down. The fact that it comes with a carrying case is also a bonus.

In my opinion you will be very hard pressed to be disappointed with the Firefly Beauty Box from Aurora Lite Bank. If you are shooting with speedlights I wholeheartedly recommend that you pick one up.

For more information on this and other products from Aurora Lite Bank head on over to the manufacturer's website, or connect with them on Facebook. Also follow them on Twitter to stay up to date with all the latest news.

LP739 Double Flash Speedring Bracket

LumoPro Lighting, a leading developer and manufacturer of off camera flash equipment, is happy to announce the new LP739 Double Flash Speedring Bracket. After more than a year of development, we are successfully launching a bracket designed to mount two hot shoe flash units into most softboxes on the market, including their own durable softbox line. Inspired by an idea from a passionate salesperson at one of LumoPro’s authorized dealers, we worked hard to make this lightweight, rugged, and affordable bracket a reality. Using strong magnesium alloy and sourcing the most reliable parts for the cost. The LP739 allows photographers to adapt almost any flash and radio trigger combination into the ring to shoot into softboxes up to 4’x6’. The kit comes complete with a carrying case for easy, on-the-go photography. The LP739 is now available for order at authorized dealers Midwest Photo Exchange in the US, and CameraTools in the EU.

The LP739 Double Flash Speedring Bracket is a durable, lightweight solution to using your existing studio softboxes with small flash. Photographers now have the ability to use softboxes up to 4’x6’ without having to purchase specialty speed light softboxes. With two extending arms, the bracket can be used to mount one or two flash units, with or without shoe mount radio transmitters into the ring. The bracket arms are easily adjustable with sliding thumbscrew alignment spacers. Each flash is held on by a variable shoe mount (similar to the LP716) that is specially designed to prevent shorting out the shoe mount connections. The entire kit weighs under 2lbs and comes with a easily portable carrying case with handle.

Specifications

Bracket

Height: 8”

Width Max: 17.5”

Width Min: 14”

Depth: 6”

Weight: 1.2lbs

Warranty: 5 years

Case

Height: 2.5”

Width: 13”

Depth: 10”

Weight: 0.5lbs

LP739 Double Flash Speedring Bracket

LumoPro Lighting, a leading developer and manufacturer of off camera flash equipment, is happy to announce the new LP739 Double Flash Speedring Bracket. After more than a year of development, we are successfully launching a bracket designed to mount two hot shoe flash units into most softboxes on the market, including their own durable softbox line. Inspired by an idea from a passionate salesperson at one of LumoPro’s authorized dealers, we worked hard to make this lightweight, rugged, and affordable bracket a reality. Using strong magnesium alloy and sourcing the most reliable parts for the cost. The LP739 allows photographers to adapt almost any flash and radio trigger combination into the ring to shoot into softboxes up to 4’x6’. The kit comes complete with a carrying case for easy, on-the-go photography. The LP739 is now available for order at authorized dealers Midwest Photo Exchange in the US, and CameraTools in the EU.

The LP739 Double Flash Speedring Bracket is a durable, lightweight solution to using your existing studio softboxes with small flash. Photographers now have the ability to use softboxes up to 4’x6’ without having to purchase specialty speed light softboxes. With two extending arms, the bracket can be used to mount one or two flash units, with or without shoe mount radio transmitters into the ring. The bracket arms are easily adjustable with sliding thumbscrew alignment spacers. Each flash is held on by a variable shoe mount (similar to the LP716) that is specially designed to prevent shorting out the shoe mount connections. The entire kit weighs under 2lbs and comes with a easily portable carrying case with handle.

Specifications

Bracket

Height: 8”

Width Max: 17.5”

Width Min: 14”

Depth: 6”

Weight: 1.2lbs

Warranty: 5 years

Case

Height: 2.5”

Width: 13”

Depth: 10”

Weight: 0.5lbs

'Shadows & Light: A Speedlight Workshop' with Jayesunn Krump

Coming up on Saturday October 27th I will be teaching a speedlight workshop at Glazer's Camera in Seattle.

More information after the jump.

When shooting on location you need small, portable tools that you can depend on to create beautiful light.  Speedlights are an inexpensive and effective alternative to using big studio strobes.  In this hands-on workshop Jayesunn Krump will teach you to use your flash to its fullest potential.  Through his control of shadow and light Jayesunn takes unique and striking portraits and he will teach you the techniques he uses to create powerful images.

Topics Include:

*  On- and off-camera flash techniques
*  Flash modification using reflectors, snoots, grids, and soft boxes
*  Gelling your flash for color correction and dramatic effect
*  One light, multiple light, and backlighting set-ups
*  Posing your subject

After the presentation and live demonstration of various light set-ups, you will have the opportunity to experiment with the techniques just learned.  A model will be on-site to assist with the demonstration and hands-on shooting session.

Bring your camera and flash!

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Saturday, October 27th - Glazer's Camera

For Info & Registraton Click HERE


Check back frequently for additions and updates to this schedule!

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'Shadows & Light: A Speedlight Workshop' with Jayesunn Krump

Coming up on Saturday October 27th I will be teaching a speedlight workshop at Glazer's Camera in Seattle.

More information after the jump.

When shooting on location you need small, portable tools that you can depend on to create beautiful light.  Speedlights are an inexpensive and effective alternative to using big studio strobes.  In this hands-on workshop Jayesunn Krump will teach you to use your flash to its fullest potential.  Through his control of shadow and light Jayesunn takes unique and striking portraits and he will teach you the techniques he uses to create powerful images.

Topics Include:

*  On- and off-camera flash techniques
*  Flash modification using reflectors, snoots, grids, and soft boxes
*  Gelling your flash for color correction and dramatic effect
*  One light, multiple light, and backlighting set-ups
*  Posing your subject

After the presentation and live demonstration of various light set-ups, you will have the opportunity to experiment with the techniques just learned.  A model will be on-site to assist with the demonstration and hands-on shooting session.

Bring your camera and flash!

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Saturday, October 27th - Glazer's Camera

For Info & Registraton Click HERE


Check back frequently for additions and updates to this schedule!

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Two light break down

Here is a photo from a recent shoot that I had with the very talented Portland Oregon based model Dominique Valdovinos.

We went out to a local collage campus with fantastic cement walls for this shoot. By the end of the night we were locked in the campus, watched a hawk eat a small bird right in front of us and found a mock up of a hospital room filled with fake patients. All in all it was a great location shoot!




For this shot I used the following equipment:

2 - LumopPro LP160 flashes
2 - LumoPro LP605 7' stands
1 - Expoimaging Rogue Grid
1 - Aurora 26" Firefly Beauty Box
3 - Pixel Opas flash transceivers for Nikon
1 - Nikon D2x (My old workhorse that I still love!)

I placed the Firefly to camera right and a couple of feet above Dominiques head pointed down at her as you can see from the shadow cast by her nose.

I then placed my second flash with the Rogue Grid to camera left and behind Dominique pointed at her head and shoulder to give some separation between her and the background.

It is a pretty simple set up but it works and the second light adds a bit more depth to the shot.

Two light break down

Here is a photo from a recent shoot that I had with the very talented Portland Oregon based model Dominique Valdovinos.

We went out to a local collage campus with fantastic cement walls for this shoot. By the end of the night we were locked in the campus, watched a hawk eat a small bird right in front of us and found a mock up of a hospital room filled with fake patients. All in all it was a great location shoot!




For this shot I used the following equipment:

2 - LumopPro LP160 flashes
2 - LumoPro LP605 7' stands
1 - Expoimaging Rogue Grid
1 - Aurora 26" Firefly Beauty Box
3 - Pixel Opas flash transceivers for Nikon
1 - Nikon D2x (My old workhorse that I still love!)

I placed the Firefly to camera right and a couple of feet above Dominiques head pointed down at her as you can see from the shadow cast by her nose.

I then placed my second flash with the Rogue Grid to camera left and behind Dominique pointed at her head and shoulder to give some separation between her and the background.

It is a pretty simple set up but it works and the second light adds a bit more depth to the shot.

LumoPro LP160 discontinued.

October 9th, 2012 — LumoPro, a leading developer and manufacturer of off-camera flash equipment, announced today that the LP160 Quad-Sync Flash is currently at the end of its life cycle and will be discontinued. When introduced in July 2010, the LP160, LumoPro’s current flagship product, was a huge success. Designed from the ground up for off-camera flash enthusiasts, the LP160 met near universal acclaim. It was affordable. It was loved. It was—and still is—guaranteed out the wazoo.

Kevin Deskins, LumoPro Product Manager, said, “We’re sad to see the end of this era. It feels like yesterday we were beta testing LP160s with the best minds in the industry. It was a time when unicorns danced, angels sang, and all the photons in the world were falling in the right place. But even as we celebrate the bittersweet end of the LP160 era, we’re looking forward to what the future holds. We’re expecting to see crazy amounts of response on this announcement. All we can say is that we've seen the next generation of our flash, and we can’t wait for you to see it too.”

Authorized dealers will operate with limited inventory due to worldwide demand, international manufacturing situations and new product development. The sale of LP160 units will end in accordance with the stock supply of each authorized dealer.

LumoPro will continue to repair and replace LP160 units covered under the 2-year international warranty. Any customer backorders will be managed directly with the authorized dealer where the unit was purchased.

While striving to maintain quality product and superior customer support, LumoPro will continue to bring lighting and support equipment to the photographic community such as grip equipment, stands, and modifiers. LumoPro products can be found at Midwest Photo Exchange in the United States, CameraTools in Europe, PhotoFreak in Israel, and Shanzhuoboshi in China.

LP160 Quad-Sync Flash and LumoPro equipment questions can be directed to support@lumopro.com.

LumoPro LP160 discontinued.

October 9th, 2012 — LumoPro, a leading developer and manufacturer of off-camera flash equipment, announced today that the LP160 Quad-Sync Flash is currently at the end of its life cycle and will be discontinued. When introduced in July 2010, the LP160, LumoPro’s current flagship product, was a huge success. Designed from the ground up for off-camera flash enthusiasts, the LP160 met near universal acclaim. It was affordable. It was loved. It was—and still is—guaranteed out the wazoo.

Kevin Deskins, LumoPro Product Manager, said, “We’re sad to see the end of this era. It feels like yesterday we were beta testing LP160s with the best minds in the industry. It was a time when unicorns danced, angels sang, and all the photons in the world were falling in the right place. But even as we celebrate the bittersweet end of the LP160 era, we’re looking forward to what the future holds. We’re expecting to see crazy amounts of response on this announcement. All we can say is that we've seen the next generation of our flash, and we can’t wait for you to see it too.”

Authorized dealers will operate with limited inventory due to worldwide demand, international manufacturing situations and new product development. The sale of LP160 units will end in accordance with the stock supply of each authorized dealer.

LumoPro will continue to repair and replace LP160 units covered under the 2-year international warranty. Any customer backorders will be managed directly with the authorized dealer where the unit was purchased.

While striving to maintain quality product and superior customer support, LumoPro will continue to bring lighting and support equipment to the photographic community such as grip equipment, stands, and modifiers. LumoPro products can be found at Midwest Photo Exchange in the United States, CameraTools in Europe, PhotoFreak in Israel, and Shanzhuoboshi in China.

LP160 Quad-Sync Flash and LumoPro equipment questions can be directed to support@lumopro.com.

LumoPro LP160 - This flash should come with a cape!

I have often talked about how much I love the LumoPro LP160 for its dependability and its durability. Once again it has not let me down.

The other day I was shooting with a small octobox out on location. There was no real wind in the area and since I was not using an umbrella I was not thinking all that much about the wind tipping over the stand. But as it would go a gust of wind came and down went my softbox and stand. The set landed right on my flash and trigger.

The stand went down hard and I thought the flash was a goner for sure. I did not have the time to tinker with the unit right after it fell as I needed to finish out the shoot. I changed out the flash with another and completed shooting.

Later on once I was home and the dust had settled I was able to get back to the fallen unit and check it out. I cleaned of my trusty LumoPro LP160 and replaced the batteries for good measure. I then hooked it up to a trigger and gave it a go. The LP160 was back up and running with only some cosmetic damage to the housing, or a few character marks as I like to think about it.

Now this is the second time that I thought I lost one of my LP160s to a gust of wind and this is the second time that I was wrong. I have said it before and I will continue to say it until it is no longer true: The LumoPro LP160 is one hell of a flash and it has never let me down.

LumoPro LP160 - This flash should come with a cape!

I have often talked about how much I love the LumoPro LP160 for its dependability and its durability. Once again it has not let me down.

The other day I was shooting with a small octobox out on location. There was no real wind in the area and since I was not using an umbrella I was not thinking all that much about the wind tipping over the stand. But as it would go a gust of wind came and down went my softbox and stand. The set landed right on my flash and trigger.

The stand went down hard and I thought the flash was a goner for sure. I did not have the time to tinker with the unit right after it fell as I needed to finish out the shoot. I changed out the flash with another and completed shooting.

Later on once I was home and the dust had settled I was able to get back to the fallen unit and check it out. I cleaned of my trusty LumoPro LP160 and replaced the batteries for good measure. I then hooked it up to a trigger and gave it a go. The LP160 was back up and running with only some cosmetic damage to the housing, or a few character marks as I like to think about it.

Now this is the second time that I thought I lost one of my LP160s to a gust of wind and this is the second time that I was wrong. I have said it before and I will continue to say it until it is no longer true: The LumoPro LP160 is one hell of a flash and it has never let me down.

The things you see out on location.

While out shooting the other day I came across one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen.

On Monday I was shooting at a collage campus and I came across an odd series of classrooms.

It was led off by what looked like a couple of elementary school rooms of the typical make. Lots of miniature furniture and finger paintings everywhere.

The next room was a replica of a large hospital room with six to eight beds. Now to me this was really out of place especially right next to elementary school rooms.

The next rooms was the the one that made me look twice though. It was another hospital room but this one was occupied. There were just under a dozen or so resuscitation dolls and other assorted medical dummies in the beds of this last room.

When I first saw them I totally thought they were real people and I nearly let out a little yelp. However the real site was in the corner of this room. It was there that the rest of the "patients" were. In the corner were another half dozen or so practice patients piled into various wheelchairs laying back with their mouths open. I had to snap a quick pick of the scene through the window.

Like I said it was one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen while out on a shoot.

We had a few different adventures out on this location but I will save that for another post.

Keep an eye out at www.jkrump.com for some of the photos from this shoot and here for another post.

The things you see out on location.

While out shooting the other day I came across one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen.

On Monday I was shooting at a collage campus and I came across an odd series of classrooms.

It was led off by what looked like a couple of elementary school rooms of the typical make. Lots of miniature furniture and finger paintings everywhere.

The next room was a replica of a large hospital room with six to eight beds. Now to me this was really out of place especially right next to elementary school rooms.

The next rooms was the the one that made me look twice though. It was another hospital room but this one was occupied. There were just under a dozen or so resuscitation dolls and other assorted medical dummies in the beds of this last room.

When I first saw them I totally thought they were real people and I nearly let out a little yelp. However the real site was in the corner of this room. It was there that the rest of the "patients" were. In the corner were another half dozen or so practice patients piled into various wheelchairs laying back with their mouths open. I had to snap a quick pick of the scene through the window.

Like I said it was one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen while out on a shoot.

We had a few different adventures out on this location but I will save that for another post.

Keep an eye out at www.vanishedtwin.com for some of the photos from this shoot and here for another post.