Totally agree. One top YT presenter who goes out of his way to get excellent results without pushing the need to purchase the most expensive gear e.g. video on the images the kit lens is capable of and not pushing Pro primes or zooms- that said just LOVE my 12-40 2.8- A1 glass.
Hello Rob. Well done video! Thanks for showing your step by step lighting set up and colour balance adjustments. With regards to the Flashpoint triggers, does yours’s have the TCM capability? That might save some time and guessing (although I realize you would already be very familiar with your studio settings) when using all the strobes manually, i.e. taken from your TTL settings that you were happy with. Nice finishing touches for changing the backgrounds of your portraits as well. Cheers.
Super informative video Rob. Thanks for sharing it with us. Portrait photography has been something i've feared getting into. As a storm chaser, storm photography has been my main love along with landscapes with all the travel it entails and is my comfort zone. With this video, you've made the fear of trying something new or different a little less intense. I would love if you could get into a bit more on the setup and settings which I could tinker/adapt with the settings I use on my EM5 II. Otherwise, again, I love this video and thank you for doing it. Cheers.
Great vid Capt Kirk, in the process of setting up portrait shoot,s, top advice, esp on white bal, still at novice level with lightroom, can see it,s crucial Rob. Think I know the basic set up, curtesy Ed Veroski, very good advice.
Well done, Rob. I enjoyed watching this creative and informative video tutorial. Sorry about the remote trigger. I was just thinking I needed one. How many of these have you broken?
Great Video, do you have any recommendations for someone who maybe does not have 3 flash units but rather wants to utilize some type of studio lights instead to introduce light into the photo?
I don't have any "studio" lighting to demo, but you gave me an idea to try a "budget" solution using regular bulbs. I'll try an make some time to test it and make a video if it works out.
@@RobTrek thats a great camera I just got it cleaned and I love the features already : you have one button for spot metering which is incredibly rare in my opinion for cameras this age, flash exposure I just don’t know really how it works but gosh if I can figure it out that’ll be great for flash portraiture on film
How ya doing Rob. I took the plunge and bought the 12-40. I was about to send it back as the jpegs don't seem up to much but the raw files are grand. Is it just me, am I losing my mind, I think the jpegs are sharper from the 14-150 than 12-40, could there be a reason for this or do I just need to get my eyes tested? Appreciate your expert take on this. Hope all is well and you are in good health. Cheers
The jpgs are sharpened in-camera, so the differences between lenses become less visible. The 14-150 is very good from 14-75mm. Generally, the center is pretty sharp but gets softer towards the edges. Over 100mm, it only gets softer. There are many other considerations when using a pro lens. Less purple fringing, chromatic aberrations, coma, flaring, sharpness corner to corner throughout the zoom range, build quality, faster constant aperture, and smoother bokeh. The 12-40 is superior in all these respects. So look carefully at the edges of the image for softness and bokeh when comparing against the 14-150, this is where you'll see the biggest differences.
Speaking of multi-surface Reflectors. Have you ever used the Black Reflector to increase the real depth of your shadow detail? The results are unbelievable
@@RobTrek you can't beat the classic photo studio jokes. My favourite was sending the apprentice to the Stores for a bottle of "hough" 🤣 Good video, by the way, Rob. It brought back many bad memories of attempting to balance flash lighting when I was an apprentice. Gee, I hate flash 😡, but I actually learnt something from your discussion. Hmmm, maybe I'll put the tungsten (halogen) lights away and see if you've inspired me to love flash Rick
@@WalterRowePhoto @Walter Rowe Photography yes, that's true enough, but not in the way I was meaning 😄; as a follow-up to a discussion Rob and I had been having off line. Probably worthwhile your explaining the subtractive technique (especially the why's and wherefore's) for those who aren't familiar with additive/subtractive lighting, Walter. Lighting, whether in paint or photography, is such a fascinating subject. Indeed, you've just made me think that a subtractive reflector is something Rob needed for a spurious glare Rob was getting off his white shirt. Cheers 🍻, Rick
