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hatch1921
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Well.... a couple of weeks ago I was able to do a practice shoot. It's been three years since I tried to seriously photograph people again...made so many mistakes.

This past Sunday, Lisa, a friend of mine I last shot three years ago, was kind enough to do a session with me. I made plenty of mistakes. But, the shoot was fun and somewhat of a success. I had about a 50% keeper rate, images I considered sharp and print worthy. Not all are amazing of course, just usable images. I've just started working the shots and here are a few below.

We were headed to another location and all the roads were shut down due to a triathlon of all things. I stumbled upon this little city park and we made the best of it. In the bikini shots, just dumb luck her outfit matched the scene we were shooting in.

Not only was this the first real shoot in three years, gear wise, lots of new stuff to test/work with. I haven't shot a zoom lens for portrait work in about 7 years. Now that we can MA on both ends of the focal range, I thought I would try a zoom again. All these were with the 70-200II. So far, very pleased with the end results. I'm still on the fence about shooting a zoom... I move more when I'm shooting primes. Time will tell if I hang on to this lens or not.

The strobe... I sold off all my Elinchrom gear and made the move to a CL600X. It's a re-branded Godox strobe with HSS capabilities. The strobe lasted the entire session, never missed a beat. Color consistency was spot on! Not having to us a ND filter was FANTASTIC! Shooting 1/2000th a sec was nice! If you are in the market, give the strobe a try. It's just like a giant speed light with plenty of power to light the scene. The images were taken around 9 to 11 am.

So... have a look at the shots... let me know what you think.
Thanks for looking, more to come.
Hatch

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Head shot in the park by hatch1921, on Flickr

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Lisa - headshot by hatch1921, on Flickr

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Outdoor Head Shot by hatch1921, on Flickr

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Lisa by hatch1921, on Flickr

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Palms by hatch1921, on Flickr

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Just lucky by hatch1921, on Flickr

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In the Jungle by hatch1921, on Flickr
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BTS by hatch1921, on Flickr

Edited on May 26, 2016 at 12:46 AM · View previous versions

May 23, 2016 at 07:26 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Lisa (bikini shot in the mix)

Really great work. Great job of handling the lighting. Perfectly balanced.

May 24, 2016 at 08:52 AM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Lisa (bikini shot in the mix)

photoomaha wrote:
Really great work. Great job of handling the lighting. Perfectly balanced.

Thank you very much. I had a lot of fun with the shoot. Lighting... it took me some time to get the exposures close. With HSS I couldn't use a light meter... so... everything was off the back of the camera. Thankfully... the display is fairly accurate, most shots were really close to being exposed properly. I had a few which were over exposed, maybe 1/2 of a stop or less. Challenging... but fun. Not using an ND filter was the highlight of my day.

thanks again... more shots to work on.

I appreciate the comments.
Hatch

May 24, 2016 at 09:21 AM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Lisa (bikini shot in the mix)

I like this set Hatch job well done lighting is on point!

May 24, 2016 at 02:21 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Lisa (bikini shot in the mix)

speakit101 wrote:
I like this set Hatch job well done lighting is on point!

Thank you very much

Hatch

May 24, 2016 at 03:21 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Lisa (bikini shot in the mix)

The hot spots on her forehead and cheeks are the only thing I see that I don't care for. Other than that, they are really good.

May 26, 2016 at 09:30 AM

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DaveOls wrote:
The hot spots on her forehead and cheeks are the only thing I see that I don't care for. Other than that, they are really good.

Thanks Dave

They do appear a little "hot" ... checking them in PS... nothing blown out, but I understand where you are coming from.

Thanks for the comments, glad you like the shots.

Hatch

May 26, 2016 at 09:39 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Lisa (bikini shot in the mix)

Adding another one to the mix. Shot in a public park here in Phoenix AZ..I wish we were on the beach.

At the waters edge by hatch1921, on Flickr

May 28, 2016 at 12:00 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Lisa (bikini shot in the mix)

Question - Did you experiece any shut down time on the CL600X using HSS?
I know this could be an issue with the smaller (older) 360 units.

Beautiful shots by the way!

Edited on Jun 10, 2016 at 07:50 AM · View previous versions

Jun 07, 2016 at 12:12 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Lisa (bikini shot in the mix)

Cphoto1954 wrote:
Question - Did you experiece any shut down tiem on the CL600X using HSS?
I know this could be an issue with the smaller (older) 360 units.

Beautiful shots by the way!

Hi Cphoto.

No issues with the strobe at all, I'm very pleased with the way it performed. the recycle times were good, color and consistency.. spot on. If you are in the market, give one a try, solid unit!

Thanks for the comments, glad you like the shots.

Thanks again,
Hatch

Jun 07, 2016 at 01:36 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Lisa (bikini shot in the mix)

Thank you for this set and especially including the shot with the strobe in it. Wish we could see some more "how this was done" shots.

Jun 08, 2016 at 01:24 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Lisa (bikini shot in the mix)

WiredMike wrote:
Thank you for this set and especially including the shot with the strobe in it. Wish we could see some more "how this was done" shots.

Many thanks

I like the BTS shots as well. It's always great to see how people are capturing their shots. Click on my profile/site link. I have a few lighting tips on the site with diagrams. I'm updating and adding as I go... a work in progress.

Thanks again,
Hatch

Jun 08, 2016 at 01:33 PM