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!
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Heres a few more images from her quick test shoot that we did for her !
talk soon everyone! enjoy
welcome back !! 2016 !! Dance Photography first up
hey all you awesome peolpe.
I have been a bit busy but im back to post a few things this wek.
I would like to welcome everyone into 2016, and i hope to create great memories and art with alot more of your his year !
i have a bunch of cool things happening, and I have changed a bunch of my gear so im shooting a lil different.
First off, I shot with a few dancers the past few weeks.
Alex Smith from artistic intelligence crew in south africa was first. I shot this using natural light and some speedlights.
- my canon 5dmkiii
- Canon 50mm f1.4
- Df 400 speedlights.
- and one pop up octobox.
Here is a behind the scenes clip we took which was for instagram hence why its 15 seconds. filmed by the awesome Karla Alberts!
I wont share them all but if you keen to see more remmeber to check our instagram @opticalnoise and facebook account for more
https://www.facebook.com/OpticalNoisefanpage/
Hope you guys like them.
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will post more work a lil later.
A look into my dance photography
Hey all I know that I have been quiet since I left on my trip to Cape Town in July. During my stay I had my camera bag and gear stolen and it kind of threw me off quite a bit. So lets get back into it.
I have decided to start off with sharing some info about my dance photography and why I adore it so much. Also a little info into how I freeze motion with flash (speed lights)
I have always been around dancers, and now recently I have been able to photographed a lot of dancers. Which makes me very happy. :D
Some was photographed using flash, and some of the older shots were shot without flash. Most recently I have been working a lot with speed lights so that I can utilize the High Speed sync function.
With dancers moving so fast you sit with the decision of is the slight or heavy motion blur ok or not, do you prefer frozen solid or a slight feel of movement? I try getting both, all depending what I feel is more important at the time. Most of the time a sharp frozen in time is key for me.
Now to make a dancer freeze solid you need to shoot with a very fast shutter speed, and with most sync speeds of 1/160th or 1/200th is way too slow. Especially when it comes to break dancers or ballerinas. Some of the moves they remain still and that’s easy enough but when a foot or arm has to be swung to get to the climax of the movement then the shutter speed is key.
I have noticed that anything under 1/800th is never sharp. So my go to speed for these shoots are 1/800th and 1/1000th. I would go faster but the flash can’t handle it always and I end up killing the flashes. When I get more speed lights this will be more suitable. For now I work off 2 yongnuo YN500ex flashes. Which are around 1/4th power or 1/2 power. Full power also kills the flash when fired too much, and I usually mount both on one bracket, and either bare or with a shoot through umbrella depending on the light situation.
With HSS you need a much higher power output to make it affect the image at all. Do a quick test shoot a photo at 1/200th, then at 1/250th. The difference of HSS is seen easily.
I only use Eneloop pro batteries, which goes a long way when I do this. They recycle quite fast and don’t overheat easy.
Using flash just allows you to create a very unique light effect on the dancer, which creates contrast and makes it different. Shooting without flash at super high speeds is pretty simple. If you can anticipate and time the move nicely that’s all it is, but with flash the look of the image using strobist techniques will create a nice feel.
Here is a photo I took in Jhb CBD a while back of bboy Lab-A . No flash, just high iso, with a canon 85mm f1.8 wide open and the only here’s we had was an above streetlight
Then here is a shot of Bboy Curse in Cape Town shot using high-speed sync (1/2000th)
I love speed lights because of the uses they have. I have completely moved away from studio strobes. If I could afford a strobe like an elinchrom ranger or profoto B1 then maybe id do that. But even with my in studio work I have been using only speed lights. Maybe I will do another write up on using speed lights to do studio work. Just remember light is light, however you can get it into the shot, it will work.
I can do a more in depth write up on the exact settings for each shot if you guys are keen to know more. But this is my introduction: D
Check my site
www.opticalnoise.net
Instagram @opticalnoise
Keen to hear from you all. Lets hope they publish it.
I will try attaching a bunch of images to this as well.
Enjoy
#Speedlightsonly
More of my dance photos with and without flash all together
Shooting with Xavier Saer.
Recently I got to photograph Mr Xavier Saer. Just wanted to touch base and meet him, and then while we were there grab a few images to showcase my work to him.
Most of you know He is a talented photographer, musician, and model. With a keen eye and style, he always showcases amazing shots.
He came with his motorcycle, a Royal Enfield, which we used in a few images as well.
Have a look through the images below, and if you wish to see more keep a eye on our social media for more posts.
Have a look at his website: http://www.xaviersaerphotography.com/
Camera Gear Used:
- Canon 5D mkiii
- Canon 85mm f1.8
- 2 x Canon 430ex ii (taped together with each at 1/4th power)
- one shoot through umbrella
heres the rest of the gallery
Self Portrait for 2015
Self Portrait time.
so i have been training super hard every morning and dancing alot again which you have probably seen the video, and full video will go up tomorrow.
so i thought lets take some progress photos, seeing as i dont like being photographed by people i made a lil studio set up in the house and put camera on timer and tried some posing. so heres shot one. i was still sweaty from training but i thought it might look cool
lemme know what you think :D
if you want to see my dancing page here it is the video is up there
https://www.facebook.com/BboyStarZ.RobertHarris
my instagram and twitter are both @opticalnoise
and my website
www.opticalnoise.net
facebook fan page:https://www.facebook.com/OpticalNoisefanpage?ref=bookmarks
have a good day everyone!!!
next blog il be reviewing my camera bag cause i love the shiz outa it!
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Squarespace portfolio site launch
So it took a while but i finally got it all together and sorted my website to be launched! Also to write a blog haha. Like i have told many people I do not really have a lot of free time to write a blog, but i shall attempt to make time.
blog will show reviews on gear iv used and what i think of it, also behind the scenes shots and images from model shoots.
Here and there blog posts from photographers i admire and have worked with and a model or two...
I have to say setting up my Squarespace site was really simple and looks really professional. I have a different site up but im not a fan of the layout so i needed a change. I heard of Squarespace through Scott Kelby's show "The Grid", of which iv become quite a fan of and watch frequently.
that said. thank you
I hope you guys enjoy my work! I will keep updating my page with new work. I think I have uploaded too much of my work which il probably filter off but for now its up and lets see what happens!
Regards
Robert Harris