Photo of the Day
This past weekend I finished up my photos with the Lafayette Brawlin’ Dolls. Over the past year I have really come to enjoy watching the dedication behind this sport. They train the entire year for a six or seven bout season. Their dedication is very admirable. When I was asked to be the league photographer for the Brawlin’ Dolls I was very excited. I was looking forward to the things that would come of the relationship. It is moments like the one above that really make it worthwhile. This was a shot that we worked a bit to get the final result that you see above. The Dolls open their home season on April 20th at the new Brawl House at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds. You can see more about these skaters at their website here.
Technical Data
I really did not do too much to this photo. Normally I start with some kind of a filter, but I did not have the need. The one thing that I did do in Lightroom here was to warm up the look a bit. The light from my speed light is very harsh. I warmed it up quite a bit so that my model did not look pale because of the light. I need to get some warming gels for a situation like this for sure. That has been the fun of this experience though is learning on the fly.
The real technical portion of this photo is how it was taken. I had my 480ex hooked up to a soft box on a stand to my right. I used two Pocket Wizard III’s to trigger the light. I have not used the Pocket Wizard’s too terribly much, but I love what they allow me to do. I am looking forward to picking up another one so that I can fire a second camera remotely. That would look great at a bout.
Dave Wegiel Photography 