skateboarding - how's my lighting

[jerrysk8]

1d + 50mm + 2 slave flashes. wishing i had a fisheye and a 3rd flash.

dawsy going for broke.

first is frontside flip


next is 360 flip

[wendellt]

Awesome
I can immediately see the excellent contrast acheived by those 2 flashes, the tone is excellent
it's Monster Children material

[jerrysk8]

thanks wendell. would love to get pics in monster children or any mag for that matter. wish i could experiment with creative lighting on some models too.

[dooda]

Your lighting is excellent. For some time I've been examining pics from magazinces, and I'd say the one thing your pics lack is a more dramatic, upwards angle, but with a 50mm I suppose you didn't have that option. Apparently for boarding the wider the better.

[wendellt]

thanks wendell. would love to get pics in monster children or any mag for that matter. wish i could experiment with creative lighting on some models too.

cool i used to shoot skateboarding culture when i was a teenager
one trick is to lie on the floor and shoot up even with a 50mm you can get a dramatic angle

you could submit these url]http://www.furstmedia.com.au/[/url] they are a good contact for some street culture press

[jerrysk8]

thanks for the link but i've never submitted anything before so don't really know what i'm doing.

i thought about getting low for the first pic but in doing so would dramatically make the stairs look even shorter than what they do now. having a fisheye would help but i'm still saving for that one and don't know if i should get a fisheye for my canon or for my bronica. i'm still undecided if i should keep my canon setup and shoot soley MF

[wmaburnett]

WoW these are great images perfect lighting

[mudder]

Don't know the frist thing about this style, but just gotta say the lighting on these makes these shots immediately stop me... Good to get such detail and sharpness etc...

[beetleboy]

I'm no pro when it comes to lighting but I find the 'lit from below' look a little strange - looks "flashy" for want of a better word!

Maybe raising your lights up to either the same height or higher than the subject might result in a less "flashy" look.

Unless of course you want "flashy" - in which case, congrats you've cracked it!

Liam =] PS - "flashy has just become my word of the day!"

[Willy wombat]

Lighing frm below is great for mags as it lights up the artwork on the bottom of the board, making sponsors happy. Very cool shots mate.

[jethro]

These are very well lit shots. Iv'e done heaps amd i'm impressed.
Jethro

[rookie2]

i've just ordered a sb 800 from kris (member here) - cant wait to start seeing what a flash will add to my very basic photos skills

I love the atmosphere created by lighting here - what settings used?

theres a sk8 bowl across the road I might have a go at this w/e.

thanks R2