So on Sunday, it was day two of the Small Strobes Workshop at Vancouver Photo Workshops -- VPW -- that focused on lighting using small strobes, or in the case of my beloved Nikons, the Nikon Speedlights and CLS System (Creative Lighting System).
The following is a repeat from yesterday, because it was more of the same -- wanker included.
Once again, this was a workshop with nine great fellow photographers and a tenth GWC (Guy With Camera) who was a complete pain in the ass. He walked into other people's frames, ruined other people's shots by firing off his flash from the sidelines and was generally a complete wanker. The kicker? He actually claims to teach photography! My God, the bad habits he must pass along to his poor students.
I had the great good fortune to spend some time shooting with Marc, the head of the school, and the former instructor of my Night Photography course, Rachelle Fox. Her fine art work with a Holga is just breath taking and she and Marc have both been a real source of inspiration for me in the past three months.
So every cloud has a silver lining!
And, to make things even better, over the course of the weekend, I got to work with four models with whom I think I have a pretty good repoire in terms of our working dialogue and communicating what we want to get out of a shot. They're upbeat, positive, open and just a joy to work with. Thank you Marissa, Scott, Shelly and Melanie!
Shot with my Nikon D700 and Nikon 14-24mmm f/2.8, 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8 VRII zoom lenses. I also used four SB 800s and my SB 900 as a commander, plus my Pocket Wizards.
-- Vince Hemingson
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