photonyx I absolutely relate with that! The best thing I’ve found to get comfortable with new lighting setups is to shoot tests where the whole purpose is to try new set ups in a less stressful and time sensitive environment. All of these setups I did first in a test shoot setting. Glad you enjoyed the video!

Thanks Keith!

They're my preference for a few reasons. 1) I've used them for forever and I'm comfortable with them 2) I find that they break down and construct easier than the complimentary Profoto Octas and 3) I love the light I get out of them. They have a nice, deep design that creates a really nice effect and ratio from the center of the light to how it feathers off of that center hot spot. Those are all opinions obviously, but that's why I choose to use them. I've used Profoto as well and love them, but for travel and when I need to work fast, I tend to bring those modifiers first.

Much appreciated!

Thank you! It's awesome to hear that. I've got a few different ones I've been holding on to for a little while now so stay tuned. They'll be hitting the feed soon!

You can control the amount of ambient light in the image by first using the shutter speed - most cameras have a sync speed of around 1/200th or 1/250th of a second depending on the manufacturer - and then the aperture. Strobe power is typically extremely bright compared to most ambient light sources, so you can overpower them pretty easily. What I would do is take a photo with the strobes off completely to get the room to look the way you want it to, then add the strobe light and balance it to the look you're going for. Hopefully that helps a bit!

This was years ago but I think it was a Canon 40D and a mixture of 16-35, 24-70, and 85mm lens shots throughout the shoot.

Thanks man!

David Parry thanks David! Glad you enjoyed it and glad the photos and videos are helping inspire! Thanks for following along!

Tran Thai Binh please see the other comments. I feel that it is not my place to disclose this, but you can inquire on their site if you’re interested in purchasing one of their custom backdrops.

its around 3k expensive but well worth it

Thank you

Again, that's a completely inaccurate price because each of these is custom and the price varies based on what you're needing and wanting. Probably just best to reach out direct, there's no harm in seeing what Sarah will quote you at for what you want.

You can reach out to them direct for pricing. Each one is custom so I really can't provide much that would be helpful. I would suggest just filling out a contact form with the info and what you're wanting/thinking on their site and they're awesome at getting back to you quickly!

Angel Medina Not sure how I missed this but sorry for not getting back. I use a variety of different techniques. You can check out a few of the different things I do in some of my other videos on here or you can check out some other live streaming stuff I've put up over on Twitch. Mainly, I use a RAW conversion and do some minor adjustments in Lightroom or Capture One then finish the images in Photoshop.

+Frank Nazario A couple of things... First, the backdrop is only taped to the shipping tube and the tape will come off it because of the heft of the material. Second, I own the backdrop. Third, I just threw the stand together quickly and the joints weren't totally locked out but not a matter to me anyways as I rarely ever actually see the top of the backdrop anyway. I've used many backdrops but I do appreciate you weighing in! Enjoy the rest of our videos as well, Cheers!

+Payton Ruddock The backdrop is taped to the tube of course that is why you use the clamps inside the tube...ends you put one of the jaws inside the tube and the other of course above the canvas it will hold it in place, keep it taught and level... So you bought the Oliphant? wow would it be an indiscrete question to ask how much you paid?

+Frank Nazario In the same way that I wouldn't want my photography clients telling others what they paid for my services or images for campaigns, I'll let you send them that inquiry ;)

+Frank Nazario But thank you for the head up. I typically like just clipping it to the top so I don't have the backside and the roll in the image if I do go all the way to the top of the frame with it, but that would help me getting in and out faster for set up and clean up. Thanks for the tip!

+Wendy GG if you bought and oliphant ... i mean a true oliphant backdrop you would have a heart attack. on their website you can only rent/lease their backdrops. There are many look alikes out there that do a fair job... but a true oliphant backdrop will put you to tears when you see it they are almost alive. The link below is their rental page, and as you can see by the prices of the rental imagine the purchasing price they are non existent. www.oliphantstudio.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=3 That said you can comission Oliphant to make a backdrop for you ... just be ready to wait for a while and make sure you have your high blood pressure pills with you went they quote you, you will need them :-)

LoL! So you rented this? Okay I thought you may have bought it.... nonetheless it is stunning as always. I was a kid when she started I have known about her since then but back then I was not a photographer at the time, but I did work in a photo studio...

+Wendy GG Every backdrop is different and they will quote you one and work with you to create yours specifically for you. They aren't cheap, but they're totally worth it. I have since bought another from her that is smaller and double sided and I cherish that one as well. True works of art!

+Frank Nazario I did buy this Oliphant... You seem to like to make a lot of assumptions Frank, but I appreciate you weighing in.

Payton i dont make assumptions ... their core business is rental not sales. I've known Oliphant for years now... The fact that you purchased one is very cool indeed and I know for a fact you paid a premium for it. The photographers tha I know dont usually purchase from Oliphant they rent/lease from them... that was all.

+Pablo Saldana This one is a 10x12 and the other one I now have is a 6x9 painted on both sides.

Either will work, I prefer to work with strobes and I really have fallen in love recently with the Profoto B1 lights for the type work I do. The battery is built in, I can use the Profoto Air Remote to make adjustments on the fly, and the light quality is what you would expect from Profoto. They are a bit pricey though, so I would suggest trying them out or just renting from lensprotogo.com. The people there are awesome to work with and very helpful!

Andrew - Feel free to shoot me a message here - www.ruddockvisuals.com/contact_ruddock_visuals.php and I am more than happy to help!

Thanks Jesus! Glad you enjoyed it. If you're just getting into playing with strobes I'd recommend the Paul C Buff Einstein lights. Probably the most competitively priced light on the market and they work great. You can also rent them at lensprotogo.com to test them out beforehand. Just remember you need triggers and something to power the lights as well. If you're indoors you can plug them into a wall but if you're outside you're going to want a battery pack of some kind or another. Hope that helps and good luck!

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Thanks cellmar! I shot most of these with 50mm (my general go-to lens) and switched in the 24-70mm MKII and the 16-35mm for a few as well. I was shooting indoors so I generally stay around f/5.6-f/8 and shoot between 1/100th and 1/200th of a second depending on how much I want to drop the background and kill the available light. You can see more info on the shoot over on the blog - www.RuddockVisuals.com/blog. Hope that helps and thanks for watching!