Introducing Miss Callyne Benting /// The Clumsy Stylist ///
Hey Guys!
Hope you are all ready for a really productive week !
I just want to do a quick post to introduce you all to miss Callyne Benting. She is going to be our new stylist for shoots. She will be in charge of sourcing clothing and accessories for bigger photoshoots, and making sure everything is looking right on set.
We are very excited to have her working with us on everything coming up from now! We will be shooting a set this week. Which she will be styling. Look out for that coming later on this week.
This week we will have Callyne post a lil introduction on my blog, so you can get to know her a little bit. Keep an eye out!
Please follow her and us on our social media accounts to keep updated on what we up to.
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Heres a few more images from her quick test shoot that we did for her !
talk soon everyone! enjoy
Bboy shoot(Quaid & Teji) /// Menik FN-600 strobe test!
Hey awesome people!
A few weeks ago I set up a test shoot with two Bboys in Johannesburg. Quaid Jones and Teji Bola. We did the shoot in Rosebank. Shot in the roads round the mall. Really had a good time out with these guys.
Dancing has been such a huge part of my life over the past almost 13 years, so working with dancers will forever be a passion for me. This also makes it a lil easier for me to understand the dance moves, and the anticipate the timing to get a photo which best portrays the movement! SO all i needed is gear which can do what i need! AND I FOUND AN AWESOME FLASH!! A Menik FN-600 strobe!
I bought this flash from Camera light SA, through the online store. In the past I Have been using speedlights for everything, and i still do. Speedlights have awesome uses. They are easy to use and actually produce awesome power. I have been using Yongnuo 500ex flashes which has HSS features which is needed for shooting dancers at high speed.
Now the problem came cause we struggled to make the flash travel far enough. So we would mount 2 or 3 speedlights to one and use them all at 1/2 or .1/1 power. This however kills the batteries and only worked so much.
SO i invested in this strobe! AND ITS INSANE!
I so far have never needed to use the flash at full or half powered. The flash travels very far even with HSS turned on. I LOVE this flash.
I still use speedlights for fill and kicker lights. The flash uses Bowens mount diffusers. Which allows me to use giant softboxes and thats awesome!
So for this shoot we used the light bare with just the reflector dish attached. Most shots were taken with 1/8 and 1/16th power. and was still too bright.
heres some of the photos:
Heres a short Instagram promo video we did, check it out :D
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Heres all the gear used at the shoot:
- Canon 5D mkiii
- Canon 50mm f1.8
- Menik FN-600 strobe
- Yongnuo 622c triggers
- Kata backpack
- Slide strap from peak design
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Assisted by Craig Anderson (foto fotography)
Videography By Karla alberts (youtube channel)
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The menik flash is available directly from Cameralight. please use me as a reference! :D
Direct link to flash /// click here
Cameralight SA (facebook) /// (online store)
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As always thanks for reading!!!
talk soon guys!
heres a few more shots! enjoy
Carla Van Der Wath! Photoshoot and BTS
Hey all,
Just wanted to do a quick post and share some of my time shooting with The Gorgeous Carla Van Der Wath. Was shot a month or so ago, I haven't had much time to post the blog about it is all.
Carla gave me a shout the Sunday morning saying she had a issue with her other booking and needs photos done the same day. So i had a gap and we met up at Newscafe Bedfordview to do the shoot. The guys at News cafe were kind enough to give us the space to work in for the afternoon. Was a pretty awesome shoot!
Carla is busy being signed into an agency. We will keep you updated on what she gets up to. Super keen to work with this girl again! super talented!
For the first scene we set up on the balcony. Shot out over the road. Some summer vibe shots. We used one light with a big pop up octo umbrella softbox. 3 speedlights inside all at 1/2 power.
heres a few examples
Second Scene we set up inside for a bunch of fashion shots, and of course some portraits. Which is always my favourite! For this we used the same softbox set up. Plus we added in a 60x90cm softbox for fill light. 1/2 power. one speedlight inside.
Heres a few examples
Lastly we set up for a few beauty shots which we were not planning. So didn't have a backdrop for this. So we used the large pop up softbox behind Carla which fired light from behind her into lens and lit up the diffuser which made a nice white backdrop. Then we used the 60x90 softbox as a key light.
Lastly heres a quick instagram promo video we did for the shoot with some behind the scenes shots! Filmed and edited by the amazing Karla Alberts who does all our video for shoots. If you need to get in touch with her just drop us a email.
GEAR FOR THE DAY:
- CANON 5D MK iii
- CANON 50MM F1.4
- CANON 85MM F1.8
- 5 Speedlights in total (df 400 speedlights)
- Yongnuo 622c triggers
- pop up octo softbox
- 60x90 softbox
- 2 light stands
- hoya nd4 and nd2 filters
- peak design glide strap
- kata backpack
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Thats about it!!! I hope you guys liked the shots. If you would like to see some more please follow Carla on instagram and show her some love!
And then remember to check out all our social media!
INSTAGRAM - @opticalnoise
TWITTER - @opticalnoise
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I was assisted by Craig Anderson from Foto photography.
Make up was done by Rene Viljoen.
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Please also go check out my sponsors!
Peak Design - https://www.facebook.com/peakdesignltd
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Awesome! Chat again soon :D We have some cool stuff to share with you soon! and more blog posts coming this week!!
cheers.
my basic set up
A lot of people think i run off a big set up when i shoot.
actually this is all i have usually, everything i need fits in that bag. of course theres bigger set ups sometimes and i have a assistant who helps get things around, but i usually just have this. mainly cause i dont own a car as yet , been riding bikes for ages, and wasnt ever an issue as my dancing career didnt need alot to be carried around.
so for the past almost 3 years since i started photography, i used my bike to most places.
My Honda CBR600rr 2008 :D
in that bag is alot!
5d mkiii body
canon 100mm f2.8 L macro
canon 85mm f1.8
canon 50mm f 1.4
my peak design camera strap grin emoticon ( Peak Design / Photogadgets )
3 speed lights (df400 generic flashes)
3 canon 622c yongnuo triggers
pc sync cable
3way speed light bracket
alot of batteries, memory cards and diff kinds of tape.
and a a4 grey card.
plus the lil odds n ends
On the outside i tie the light stand and umbrella to it for support,
and then i use a sock from Bounce South Africa (one of my face places ever) to cover the bottom of the stand so that it doesnt hook on edges.
and my Red e powerbank from these guys
https://www.facebook.com/RED-E-1444174479181385/
thought id share this. i didnt get a load out shot but i will do one next time smile emoticon
talk soon
rob