Recently I was asked by a friend and fantastic photographer Amaris Hames to help shoot a wedding. She needed a photo booth and knew I had the gear. So an unholy alliance was formed! Bwahahahahaha! OK, so perhaps not really an unholy alliance, but I did say yes to helping with the photo booth.
Woo! It's always good to get the studio setup somewhere besides my garage.
This is the setup. Two Paul C. Buff Alien Bee 800s with umbrellas and a makeshift backdrop stand. The lights were triggered via the RadioPopper Jrx system and the camera was a 7D tethered to a Macbook Pro. It's a pretty simple...
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Yesterday the latest addition to my studio arrived. A brand new Cowboy Studio boom stand.
I've been needing a boom stand for a while and realized the need even more once I purchased my Paul C. Buff 22" beauty dish. The beauty dish on a standard light stand is ok, but you can really only face it straight forward at whatever height you set the stand.
In order to get more flattering light you really need the light to be above and coming down at an angle. Perpendicular light just seems a bit weird and unnatural, so I got the boom stand.
I was on a budget, so I thought I'd check out the Cowboy...
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Today I launched the new look and feel of the site.
Coming soon will be all updated content and photos for the portfolio.
I'm quite excited and feel extremely motivated to push this site beyond just posting a photo every now and again.
Hopefully you'll take the ride with me.
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Had a the chance to see Stone Temple Pilots last night at the Raleigh Amphitheater. I was a bit nervous as I had heard stories about certain members of the band flaking out from time to time.
That did not happen last night. It was an amazing show.
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Recently I had the honor of documenting two Carolina Rollergirls (Eris Discordia and Celia Fate) along with their mascot (Evil Ed) as they helped to raise money for the Special Olympics.
The event was called "Over The Edge". Basically supporters who were able to raise a minimum of $1000 got the privilege of rappelling down Raleigh's Wachovia building.
Check out some photos from the event below or view the full set at my Flickr site.
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