Lindsay, we all know you know your stuff but to be able to keep my Nat like attention? You rock!!! Straight to the point not messing around. Thank you!
Love this post! Nice to see that a ton of gear isn’t necessary for on location shooting. Would love to see more posts showcasing how you work on location.
Very helpful, Lindsay. I liked that we were able to see how you positioned yourself and the model in the narrow streets. And your assistant is very pretty. I think she’d make a really good model
I just got a 50mm 1.8, and on a crop sensor I'm finding that I have to back up quite a bit to get what I want in the frame. I also noticed that the DOF is so shallow that both eyes are not always in focus! So I can better appreciate what you're saying about your camera having auto eye and face focus. That would be handy.
I like the RapidBox system for their easy of setup and have several sizes. HOWEVER, I've found (from metering) that they suck up a TON of light--up to 4 stops in some cases. If you have a less powerful speedlight/strobe, this can really be an exposure challenge. Consequently, I've turned to the Glow EZ Lock softboxes as an alternative. They setup about the same and produce the same quality of light. But thanks for your BTS videos for how you achieve your great results.
Thanks for the info.. Usually more than the softbox, the light itself makes the main difference in the quality.. so if the Rapidbox is sucking a lot of light, then thats a bad thing..
You really measured a four stop difference? Are you sure? That is absolutely bongos huge. That almost sounds impossible, but you have to see how experience with it.
Interesting vidéo. Thanks for sharing. One important thing you forget : The assistant ! Useful with such a big pole to hold the flash/softbox or the reflector :) I usally work without an assistant and it's more complicated with wind, ground, etc...🙂
nice presentation. just purchased manny ortiz white beauty dish to try with ad300pro or ad400pro and xpro2s... Do you use back button focus or half press shutter button method ?
awesome as always. the light reach looks like a must have. I caught A1s for cheap when the A1x was about to come on the market. Been trying to figure out if a should get a B10x plus or just an A2. you might have sold me on the B10x plus even though the price tag is pretty.
Great video as always! I wish that lens was was the "nifty fifty"! The "nifty fifty" is a 1.8 and costs about what the taxes are for the 1.2 in the video which cost $2100. It's no where close to the quality of the 1.2 but I do love how light it is in hand. Have you ever used the 1.8 and compared it to the 1.2? Of only we could get L series quality in something that was lightweight!
@@lindsayadlerphoto this is good to know. I used to live there, but moved upstate. I have been thinking to bring some of my equipment with me next time, but now I feel i have to google the dos and don’t 😅 I heard about the restrictions of drones flying in the city, this is bananas!… thank you!
The advantage is that, is that HSS abuses battery and bulb and in theory, it consumes the remaining lightsource lifespan faster compared to ND's. Also HSS cuts about 40%-50% of power, meaning you can't cut the BG exposure as effective as with ND. Alas, HSS is easier, and playing with ND's is a chore 😅
@@lindsayadlerphoto HSS you're fighting the sun with another light, yet ND filters have been used for decades, you cut the ambient light entering the camera then you need less power to just highlight your subject. It's really doable to shoot with a speedlight in full sun with ND filters, but the modern trend does seem to go for HSS. The other issue with HSS is you need faster shutter speeds, and some cameras only use electronic shutter which has it's own issues. As a user of the canon R5 and Fuji GFX 50s I see reduced colour depth with electronic shutter in post pushing.
I wish I could shadow you on location one day here in the city. I just got back into my photography, and I'm currently shooting flying dress photos! The joy is bringing me back and I love the feeling 😌 ✨️ let me know if you need another person to assist or mentor xoxo I live in Harlem
PS I purchased a few of the light recipes and how to make dresses without sewing and they are the BOMB! I will most certainly be using all of those tips and tricks! That pink tulle is my fave!!!
1:39 You’re doing a terrific job and keep up the good work but the “nifty 50” is the +/-$100 lens accessible to everyone lol not the $2k 1.2 lol Either way you rock. Just followed you on Instagram 😃
@@lindsayadlerphoto anywhere is a good place to start. Just remember this is a video about gear definitely not about pictures. Unfortunately these videos focus on gear which ends up being thousands and thousands of dollars and then people don't know what they're doing. These videos fail to explain that just buying all that gear you'll get some interesting results but if you don't know how to take a picture then what does it matter. I used to see beginners with full frame cameras and big professional lenses and I used to make me scratch my head. Just note down the gear but look at what she's actually doing. Unfortunately the video is not going to explain the why and that's what's most critically important. For that you're going to have to study and study and practice and study.
Hi hi, Lindsay, i follow you since ages, now i have the r5 too, but with flashpoint 600w strobe with his trigger, with a big big problem, if i turn on the trigger the exposure simulation stops and a fake scene comes into the viewfinder, like i was in a studio, and there's no way to avoid this in all the settings of the r5, so all the time i have to turn off the trigger, get the right ambient light and then turn on the trigger to have the flash. Is it the same for profoto trigger?
No tripods on the streets of New York City how in the hell do you do long exposures. I was there some years ago and used a tripod and the tripod police did no come after me.
@@lindsayadlerphoto if that is the law it is the craziest thing I have ever heard of. I do know after 911 NYC had the toughest laws anywhere about photography in the US but I was under the impression that most or all of them had been lifted over the years maybe this is one they forgot to do away with.
