New Reflector Idea

On Sunday, I made a square reflector with a hole in it (a bit like a ring light) and below is the first attempt at portraiture using the sweet new device. I am really digging the quality of light!

-jim

Tattoo Highway...

Good morning all,

A couple weeks back I scored an audio gig on a TV show called Tattoo Highway for A&E. We traveled around the southwest tattooing people on a 1973 Silver Eagle tour bus. Needless to say it was great fun and quite an experience. The cast and crew were some of the best people I've ever worked with. Check out their site at Ministryofink.com. In the interest of saving space I brought a D80 and only one flash (SB800) but I still managed a few interesting shots...

Take care,

Jim

Wolfe and the keg room...

This is Wolfe, a musician and bartender here in Nashville. We had the opportunity to photograph him in the basement of Broadway Brewhouse (Downtown) the other night. After knocking out some setups in the keg room, we moved out to their storeroom. It's a photographer's dream (if moody and grungy is making it's way into your dreams). This is a setup that Jim wanted to try and I think it's one of the most successful shots of the night.

DIY meets slow day...

It's been a long time since I braved using my DIY ring light adapter and today seemed like the perfect day to break it out and create a photograph. I figured since I was using one DIY modifier, I might as well use two so I broke out a grid I fashioned out of black straws and a Sto-Fen Omni Bounce. It fits perfectly on an SB-800 and you can make one during the commercials of an episode of "Lost". Check them out:




The ring light adapter has seen it's fair share of shoots, thus sporting the tattered look. This was one of the first times, however, that I have ever used the grid. Worked like a charm and I hope to use it next week when we shoot a band called "Country Music". This is the final product...Jim on the phone: