Starting off with an introduction to the principles of external lighting, and then seeing examples by various artists, we then progressed to the equipment needed. The list of items needed for the workshop included:
- Hasselblad HD1 + Image bank (and external lighting kit power source/battery)
- The HD1 quick release tripod mount and a tripod.
- External Lighting kit (Broncolor mobil)
- Light moderator/Shaper Dish x1 (Optional honeycomb)
- Light stand and weight
- Lightmeter
- Pocket Wizard or Sync lead
- Grey Card
- Some half spun is always useful
We set up at the skate park and started to attempt the workshop, but the more we attempted to progress the more hurdles we hit!
Due to the bright sun we struggled to get the flash to trigger the lightmeter at anything less than full power (as did Steve). Then the HD1 error messaged. Whilst we waited for assistance in fixing the camera we attempted to get more light meter readings and the battery in the broncolour died! Initially it was on amber but very quickly it dropped to say the battery was almost exhausted (a fully charged unit should allow us approx 40-80 discharges dependent on ambient temperature).
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| Happy to have a camera and flash that works! |
In the end we were advised to pack up and jump on team threes equipment as soon as they completed their images. I felt like everything was rather rushed and not very considered, and I never take in as much information like that. I feel like I understood the principles, I'll just need to get the kit out and use it in anger to become comfortable with it.
- Shutter speed: Dictates brightness of the background Faster exposures= darker background
- Aperture: Dictates depth of field and overall brightness of image
- Flash power: Dictates brightness of model/subject
Light meter flash setting has the shutter speed always set at 1/500th sec
An ambient reading is also taken and you can use Light meter controls to find desired Depth of Field
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