Played around with my studio strobe without any modifier, directly at my feet (camera right) at 1/8 power, and f=7.1 to get a bit depth. And after the black & white conversion, I also played around with colours and curves a bit. Not there yet, just trying:
Olympus E-520 with the 50 Macro lens, triggered by IR remote. Flash triggered by radio remote (Yongnuo CTR-301P).
Thanks for viewing.
This indeed reminds me of classic b/w male portraiture. You have a very dramatic face and with the long hair and what not you make me think of some classical composer whose portrait I have seen, but I can’t remember who, sorry!
I just ordered some Apurture (real spelling, lol) radio remotes to play around with. I have two Olympus flashes with the wireless control system — but it’s finicky sometimes and not as reliable as radio triggers. I don’t care about TTL — I know how to do flash exposure in manual (as do you, lol).
John
Hi John,
first, thanks for your nice comment! I’ll try to learn (and to do) more. Just got a book from one of the real great ones – Yousuf Karsh. A true master in lighting, and – even more important – he knew how to behave around people.
Yes, radio remotes are the way to go for setups which you can control. But having TTL also has its advantages, for instance in event-like family gatherings and such. Just distribute a few of the flashes on cabinets, cupboards and such, and even if you’re moving around with your camera, you’ll still have decent exposures without much calculating/guessing/measuring. But since I only have a sub-50$ Yongnuo (plus another one from my wife), they have to do.
I’d love to have more studio strobes tho. Their modeling lights are great to have. But since I don’t have models around, what’s the point?
Nice picture, and proof that the E-520 still lives. I like the curtains behind you. Tiny flowers in the masculine portrait
Thanks Libby!