Dan Santoso
New member
Btw i cant believe he brought a C stand into a freaking forest with 8 hours hiking..an octa in a C stand in middle of jungle...3 thumps up!!
Great to see you here. Join our insightful photographic forum today and start tapping into a huge wealth of photographic knowledge. Completing our simple registration process will allow you to gain access to exclusive content, add your own topics and posts, share your work and connect with other members through your own private inbox! And don’t forget to say hi!
According to David Hobby, he uses Lee 4" polyester ND filters. It's mentioned in this post: Strobist: Using ND Filters to Kill Depth of FieldDoes anyone know what kind of filter Joey use? I use strobe all the time but not with filter.
Thanks
I believe the Ethiopia shoot was sponsored by phase one and profoto,the Phase/Schneiders allow flash sync at 1/1600th so maybe the ND filters were not needed to kill DOFAccording to David Hobby, he uses Lee 4" polyester ND filters. It's mentioned in this post: Strobist: Using ND Filters to Kill Depth of Field
Yes, and even if he was using a ND filter, any ND filter can do the job, i have one from Hoya and another one from SinghRay, i don't use it much for these kind of shots where i can use higher shutter speed, my Hassy can go up to only 1/800 which almost half of that of Phase One, still it is too much to kill DoF.I believe the Ethiopia shoot was sponsored by phase one and profoto,the Phase/Schneiders allow flash sync at 1/1600th so maybe the ND filters were not needed to kill DOF
There is beauty in everything, and in everyone from all different cultures and places.
Happy or sad??!!....brought a tear to my eye
I don't think he used the leaf shutter lenses on that shoot. If you watch the first video posted in this thread and pause around 4:10, the lens doesn't have the leaf shutter symbol. Looks like the 80mm D lens to me; which would max out at 1/125 flash sync. Also, in the same video at 3:50 you can see him putting a ND filter into his filter holder.I believe the Ethiopia shoot was sponsored by phase one and profoto,the Phase/Schneiders allow flash sync at 1/1600th so maybe the ND filters were not needed to kill DOF
If your power pack can not reach very low output (lower than 7~8Ws), it is very normal to use a 1~3-stop ND filter to dark the scene the reach shallow DoF (it a common knowledge to do that in the PAST FILM AGE). Please do not forget, most digital backs can reach ISO 35 or even ISO 25, it is another 1-1/3 or 2 stops slower than normal 135 digital camera. It is very normal to get the Joey L shooting results with medium format digital back in strobing photo.Yes, and even if he was using a ND filter, any ND filter can do the job, i have one from Hoya and another one from SinghRay, i don't use it much for these kind of shots where i can use higher shutter speed, my Hassy can go up to only 1/800 which almost half of that of Phase One, still it is too much to kill DoF.
Well, i did shoot one person before outdoor near Burj Khalifa with one strobe only using my Hasselblad, i didn't use filters, and i got amazing results, it is not difficult to shoot with wider aperture on MF lenses if i can go up to 1/500-1/1600, the light power can go down enough or at least taking it a bit further away from the model, ND filter can be used if those 2 methods didn't cut it yet, but honestly speaking, i don't think his way of shooting there is any big deal, anyone of you with a strobe and good photography gear can do the same, just the style/vision may change not the photography shooting techniques mostly.If your power pack can not reach very low output (lower than 7~8Ws), it is very normal to use a 1~3-stop ND filter to dark the scene the reach shallow DoF (it a common knowledge to do that in the PAST FILM AGE). Please do not forget, most digital backs can reach ISO 35 or even ISO 25, it is another 1-1/3 or 2 stops slower than normal 135 digital camera. It is very normal to get the Joey L shooting results with medium format digital back in strobing photo.
I would say I cannot believe a simple filter in front of a lens could make so many people think he is telant. The photography is degenerating.
There is nothing needed to be surpised about Joey's way to shoot and his shooting results, a normal result..
Agreed, it is a "normal result". A result one would come to expect if familiar with the use of strobes ... and more a part of the craft of photography.If your power pack can not reach very low output (lower than 7~8Ws), it is very normal to use a 1~3-stop ND filter to dark the scene the reach shallow DoF (it a common knowledge to do that in the PAST FILM AGE). Please do not forget, most digital backs can reach ISO 35 or even ISO 25, it is another 1-1/3 or 2 stops slower than normal 135 digital camera. It is very normal to get the Joey L shooting results with medium format digital back in strobing photo.
I would say I cannot believe a simple filter in front of a lens could make so many people think he is telant. The photography is degenerating.
There is nothing needed to be surpised about Joey's way to shoot and his shooting results, a normal result..
Agreed, it is a "normal result". A result one would come to expect if familiar with the use of strobes ... and more a part of the craft of photography.
I seriously doubt anyone here is equating the use of a ND filter with "Talent" ... this is a also a learning forum, so people are interested in how something was done, and the levels of knowledge may vary reader to reader.
There are a lot of people who are new to, or have never used, strobe lighting but may be interested in doing so. Gotta start somewhere ... and I don't think it is productive to make them feel stupid when they ask questions just because you know the answer, or you think it is just normal results. It isn't normal if you know zip about lighting.
Lighting aside, I'm sincerely interested in why some think this photography to be "degenerating" ... which means having lost physical, mental or moral qualities considered normal or desirable. What is normal in this case? What expectations lead one to think this to be degenerating?
-Marc
Oh dear. Just because we shoot MFDB we should not be permitted to bring it out to portrait the poor?Just because someone takes a Phaseone with Profoto B2 to take some pictures in the Suburbs of the earth, then he or she is a telanted photographer?
AgreedAgain photography is degenerating everywhere in this world.
It seems you are fixated on what gear was used as some measure of talent in the minds of other people, as opposed to what resulted from it. The only reason people are asking questions about the gear is because they find the work interesting, wonder how it was done, and obviously don't know the answer so are curious.Just because someone takes a Phaseone with Profoto B2 to take some pictures in the Suburbs of the earth, then he or she is a telanted photographer?
Someone could always do something you do not know, but it may not be that he or she is telant. In these days, there are too much praise of a photographer just because he or she can take pictures with a battery power pack?
Noboby needs to feel stupid here and you need not praise a photographer without self-respect. Again photography is degenerating everywhere in this world.