Behind the scenes #6 - Strobist portraits at sunset on water with Lastolite EzyBox Hotshoe

This short clip shows a strobist portrait photoshoot that I did last summer for a newspaper. I photographed the german politician Thomas Iseke short after sunset on the Lake Steinhude and used only one Lastolite EzyBox 60x60cm (24x24") with a SB-800, triggered with the CLS in iTTL-mode by one SB-800 on-camera.

Used equipment:

Nikon D3
14-24mm
2x SB-800
Lastolite EzyBox Hotshoe
on extension arm

If you would like to ask questions, please use the comments to let others participate on my answers.

More Infos and the pictures in big here:
http://simonsenphoto.com/blog/en/2010/02/28/new-video-photoshoot-on-water/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Strobist
• Photoshoot
• photo
• shoot
• shooting
• Nikon
• D3
• SB-800
• SB-900
• Lastolite
• EzyBox
• Hotshoe
• Water
• Lake
• Steinhude
• reflexion
• reflection
• sky
• orange
• yellow
• red
• sunset
• sundown
• sun
• Making of
• Behind the scenes
• BTS

[1mysteryman]

where was the second SB800?

[simonsenphoto]

@1mysteryman The second SB-800 only triggered the SB-800 in the EzyBox as a Master/Commander. It has no effect to the picture's lighting...

[freaky00friday]

its very good that you are putting comments about the settings of the camera and locations unlike the others. This is very inspiring to Amateurs. Keep it up ! hope to see more of your videos.

[simonsenphoto]

@freaky00friday thank you - without the comments it would not deserve the label "BTS-Video" IMHO ;-)

[BadBass17]

sir I just want to ask why did you put your in cam flash in that angle?..

[simonsenphoto]

@BadBass17 just to make the remote flash able to see the master flash on the camera. The master had no lighting function, just to send the commands to the remote in the EzyBox

[ewancharley]

Brilliant video and very informative , keep them coming !!

[hanzeln]

@hanzeln I'm going to buy a radios this week because of that

[hanzeln]

its honest to say that doesn't work the slave mode at first because it happen very often

[aquaphotoboy]

Pretty kool video! thanks for sharing mate!

[apyrst]

Thank you so much for sharing! Abs brilliant!

[wiltonwhite]

Danke vielmals! thanks for sharing. I learned a few things. Loved the setting.

[sharagim1]

i didn"t like your shots, all of your shots , the face of guy wasn"t expouse correctly,

any way thanks for your video, sunset portriet shot isn"t easy .