My work with gorgeous miss Anitasha Smith ll Fresh face winner of Top Model SA
Good morning everyone,
I recently worked with the ever so gorgeous miss Anitasha Smith. She recently won Miss Fresh Face at Top Model SA. So I thought it was only a fitting time to do a update shoot. We focused on doing some swimwear shots, which we shot using both natural light and Artificial flash.
I really enjoyed it all, and the shots really worked well. I don't often shoot without flash, but I did a whole bunch natural light this time around.
We shot using my Canon 5d mk iii, and the Canon 135mm f2. We also used the Canon 50mm f1.4 for a bunch of the shots. The flash we used was the menik fn 600, with a 120cm octobox. Natural light we used a big reflector to both reflect light and soften light using it as a scrim.
We will have a behind the scenes video up soon too. For now please enjoy some of the shots. If you want to check out more from her or us please follow all the social media links below.
Anitasha Smith
OPTICAL NOISE PHOTOGRAPHY
Have a great day everyone!
Time for something new!!! Youtube channel coming soon :D
SO we have been thinking about doing this for a while now. VIDEOS!
Iv had some people ask how we do certain shots and what gear we use. So we want to make a small youtube channel for this.
It will be everything photography. Behind the scenes from some photo shoots, tutorials on lighting and camera tricks, tutorials on retouching, and then maybe some gear reviews showcasing what we use and how we utilize it all. If you guys want we might do interviews with some local photographers too.
We are all quite excited about it. If you want to get involved please get in touch with us on social media. Join in on shoots, assist and learn a little.
Below is the intro for the videos coming soon, and also a lil teaser for you now. It was edited by Karla Alberts, who does most of my behind the scenes work. Please check her out too online
Please enjoy!
Social media links:
Optical Noise Photography
instagram and titter @opticalnoise
Karla alberts
instagram @karlaq777
See you all soon!
Rob
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