Shooting at Second Level Studios

I have been so busy with other things that I have not gotten a chance to really use the space that I am renting at Second Level Studios yet. I tried to fully use it last night to make a few portraits of my nephew who is a senior here at West Side. We had fun trying things out, and he was very patient while I tried to figure out a couple of glitches. In the end we made some nice portraits, and had some fun doing it. I would like to try to do this again some night when time is not against us, and we can have some fun with a few more players. By the end of the shoot I was getting much to brave for the space that we were in. This was a great starting off point from which to learn from. This will be a busy weekend for me, but I would like to get back in the studio again to build on what I learned here.

Making Portraits

We started off the session with some portraits that are a bit more standard with the letter jacket, and the great brick and wood backdrops in the studio. From there we moved on to some high key portraits up against the white backdrop. We then moved away from the backdrop to take it to gray, and from there it started to get fun. I have been trying to figure out how to get the studio strobes to second curtain synch, and it was while in the studio tonight that I figured out a way to do it. I put my speed light on my camera, and used it to fire the strobes that were in slave mode. This worked great, and gave me a way to try some things that I might not have normally been able to do. When I have a bit more room to work with I will have to try this again. I think a trip to the West Side gym may be in order in the near future.