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check out the latest copy of BMXPRESS. it seems to be fairly thin on the ground in adelaide (apparently because it sells so well, which is apparently cause i have had 6 page spreads in each issue for the last year or so ).

this is the cover (it's a pretty bad shot, lighting is too hot! - the cover shot isnt mine btw):


it has a 6 page interview with a good friend of mine, i'm very happy with 90% of the photos. the only one i didnt like was the portrair photo, i think i didn't sharpen it, it looks very soft (plus its an a3 spread).

anyway here area couple of shots, i've posted them up before, but these are in the interview.

check it out!!!

Well done mate. It's a great feeling being published. I always enjoy your BMX pics.

Well deserved to see them in print!

Raskill wrote:Well done mate. It's a great feeling being published. I always enjoy your BMX pics.

Well deserved to see them in print!

it's even better getting a cover

i cant remember where on my site the cover shot picture i got is... but its somewhere. i'll dig it up eventually.

Great job!

Have the last two been altered? Lighting seems odd to me. It looks as though he been inserted on a different background?

-Dave

Div wrote:Great job!

Have the last two been altered? Lighting seems odd to me. It looks as though he been inserted on a different background?

-Dave

I think you'll find he's a strobist Is that a noun yet?

Div wrote:Great job!

Have the last two been altered? Lighting seems odd to me. It looks as though he been inserted on a different background?

-Dave

nope. flashes off camera. stop the ambient down so you get a good sky exposure, little and boost the flash power up a little. looks great, especially in print.

dawesy wrote:

Div wrote:Great job!

Have the last two been altered? Lighting seems odd to me. It looks as though he been inserted on a different background?

-Dave

I think you'll find he's a strobist Is that a noun yet?

yup thats me, you wont be able to separate me from my sunpak flashes and pocketwizards

Love your work, big congrats on the publishing success

Nice work mate........love the last!

Congrats. Terrific work you do James. How many off camera flashes and how do you trigger them?
cheers
marco

thanks guys

marcotrov wrote:Congrats. Terrific work you do James. How many off camera flashes and how do you trigger them?
cheers
marco

at the moment, two off camera flashes, triggered by pocketwizards (very nice, expensive, radio triggers). i use sunpak flashes for all off camera work, either 555 or 383s. i am thinking of buying a few vivitar 285s to try them out, they have about the same power level as 383s.

am hoping to buy a forth pocketwizard (you run one on the camera and one on each flash). i have 7 flashes at last count, so i'm covered for lighting

Cre8tivepixels wrote:Nice work mate........love the last!

you should see how well it (the last one) came up in print!!! very sharp, its about 2/3 the size of a double page spread. verrrryyy happy with it.