I shoot fitness, sports and action. After I ditched my Profoto B1 (long story), the only viable replacement was PocketWizard’s Hypersync feature. Though Hypersync works differently to Profoto’s HSS functionality, it does not limit you to just one strobe (The B1… with max 500w/s output). In my experience the pros and cons of each (Profoto HSS vs … [Read more…]
We looked up at birds and created planes. We went from smoke signals, to letters, to telegrams, to phone calls, to email, to cell phones, to satellites and video calls. We went from film to digital. We went from the darkroom to the computer screen. The imagination and innovation of the human species seems only … [Read more…]
A hot sweaty day in March (yes… March… This is Miami); The Shireen’s Favorite Things crew made the jaunt from Miami Beach to Fort Lauderdale for a photoshoot at the man-cave of quirky metallurgist /welder / engineer, Marlowe Buelvas. Marlowe is the creator of Rusted Jalopy, a small but fascinating space lurking unassumingly inside … [Read more…]
Sunday… 4am… Eyes open… FML. That was the worst part… Oh, and the sweat. I’ll get to that. Why was I voluntarily disturbing my slumber at this ungodly hour? A sunrise shoot of course. ‘Ilo Gear‘, a local Miami owned and operated womens fitness wear line had commissioned my sleepy self to shoot 4 athletes … [Read more…]
Aside from the obvious, my Nikon DSLR, here is the photography equipment I just cannot be without: What: Einstein E640 Why: Cheap, reliable, fast flash duration, ability to adjust levels remotely, fast recycle. Where: In studio and on location, it’s a perfect starter monolight for sports and action shooters How Much: $499.95 What: Paul Buff Vagabond Mini … [Read more…]