Gear For Location Film Photography
Lesson 23 from: Film Photography with Strobe LightingSandra Coan
Gear For Location Film Photography
Lesson 23 from: Film Photography with Strobe LightingSandra Coan
Lessons
Class Introduction
13:12 2Why Strobes & Film?
05:09 3Using Sync Speed
10:21 4How To Avoid Ghosting
05:45 5Equipment Overview
04:12 6How To Use Your Camera With Strobes?
06:27 7Triggers & Receivers
03:39 8How To Set Up A Light Meter & Strobe Unit
08:03Demo: Equipment Set Up
07:59 10Create A Natural Light Look
10:05 11Light Modifiers
09:39 12Catchlight In The Eyes
08:41 13Metering Overview
03:40 14Meter With Strobe For Color Film
22:44 15Meter With Strobe For Black & White Film
26:00 1645 Degree Light Placement
09:01 1790 Degree Light Placement
15:01 18Backlight Placement
04:13 19Feathering Light
08:07 20Lighting For Groups
25:44 21Speedlights with Film
08:42 22TTL Vs Manual Mode
09:21 23Gear For Location Film Photography
03:26 24Set Up On Location
04:08 25Know Your Film Lab
16:21 26How To Find The Right Lab
14:47Lesson Info
Gear For Location Film Photography
The next question that I know we get a lot, we had a lot coming in, and I get all the time when I'm just talkin' about this or people ask me questions on my blog or in social media is, "Great. OK, this is great. You've sold me. I totally want to shoot film 100%. I want to do it with lighting, but I don't have a studio. So, how do I do this? Can I do this on location?" And my answer is totally, absolutely, yes. (laughing) So, this is a picture of everything I usually bring with me when I'm going on location, and by the way, this was taken before I had bought my pro photos, and this is the Alien Bee, which is actually quite a bit bigger. I think we put it away, but it's quite a bigger than the Profoto light, and so, this would be even less equipment now, and I wouldn't need chords 'cause the Profotos come with this adorable little battery pack that's really small, but even still, this is everything you need to set up a studio and take it on location. So, you could create a little studio ...
in your home, if you had a home studio, you just want a room to set it up. You could take this into a client's home. Easy. You got your stand. Remember at the beginning, I said this is everything you need. You've got your stand. You got a light modifier. This is my five foot OctoDome. Because it's an OctoDome, it takes a speed ring. Speed rings look like this. We didn't talk about them much in the class because everything we are demoing was a umbrella, but with a speed ring, comes, it has these spokes, and you put 'em in here, and then, you can attach it to your light, and it holds your modifier. There's a special place in hell for speed rings. (laughing) They are really hard at first when you're first working with them. So, I recommend if you are practicing, if you are wanting to take these, take this into a client's home, practice, if you're using a speed ring, before you leave your house. (laughing) 'Cause you don't want to be wrestling it, but that's it. So, you've got your modifier, your speed ring, your stand, your strobe, triggers, trigger and receiver, camera, light meter, and, of course, your film. That's it. It's really not a lot. It's really not a lot. It's so easy, and then, this is what it looks like on the inside of my camera bag. So, I just have one of those roller bags, small. I've taken this on an airplane. It fits in the overhead compartment above. I've traveled with this. I've gone to the east coast. I've gone all over the place with my entire studio setup, and again, this is with the Alien Bee. Now, I'm using the Profotos, and they're so little. So, and look at all that room. I could put Betty in there. (laughing) I have room in there for days. So, and then, this is all of that, and then, this is the light modifier with the stand. So, that's the complete setup taking it on location and out into the world. So, you can set it up anywhere. You don't need a studio. You can take it into a client's home.
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Ratings and Reviews
a Creativelive Student
Wow! with a lot of online stuff out there one can become rather overcome with too much information, however, the way Sandra presents her courses is just perfect! Her honest and simple and easy to understand approach was just what I needed. Not once did I think she was just going through the motions, she really loves what she does and it shows. To be able to rewatch and rewatch was also a key for me. Since I have dyslexia I have to take things one half step at a. time. After completion of the class I had a new found confidence when using strobes. A must have.
Micah Hewett Images
Out of all the classes I own on Creative Live, Strobe Lighting with Sandra is my FAVORITE! She is an incredibly kind and gifted teacher. She explains everything on a simple level and then gradually build to more complex issues. I am 100% happy with this course. Thank you Sandra!!
Amy
Do you own a film camera? Then you NEED this class. I knew I *kind of* wanted to try shooting with a strobe, so I bought this class as some encouragement. But honestly, I half expected to do the class and not actually buy the strobe (because strobes are scary!). But as soon as I finished this class I IMMEDIATELY bought a strobe, umbrella modifier, a backdrop, and seamless paper (in Storm Grey because I basically want to be Sandra.) I felt so empowered to shoot with strobes and film and suddenly what had seemed terrifying now seemed doable. My very first test roll turned out great after following Sandra's easy tips. Now that we're in the winter months, I can shoot indoors with my film camera and strobe! Thank you, Sandra, for so generously sharing your knowledge with us and for being such a great teacher! And to anyone even remotely considering this class, DO IT. There's no way you'll regret it.
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