A few weeks ago I had a fun fashion shoot with Caleb in the streets just outside of the centre of Oxford. This shot was lit with one Canon 580ex flash through a shoot through umbrella to the camera left, and then a Vivitar 285 also to the left but further back as a rim light. I used a shutter speed of 1/250 of a second to reduce the background light as much as possible, just leaving the moody lighting setup.

To try and explain this here’s a little lighting diagram:

Caleb bridge photography lighting setup shot

The flash Speedlites were trigger by Elinchrom Skyports, shot on Canon 40D.

I used one Canon 580ex flash through a shoot through umbrella to light this one. I really meant to take some setup shots for this shoot, but I forgot. I really need to remember to do that more often! The flash was to the camera right. Anyway here’s another flash lighting diagram.

Caleb photography lighting setup shot

I used a slightly longer shutter speed of 1/100 of a second this time to allow a little more background ambient light to come through and light the pillars around Caleb, yet retaining the moody feel to the photo.

So this is the first time I have posted lighting diagrams, feel free to leave comments about them.

I had a fun shoot with my friend Local in my studio the other day, trying to get some fun different shots, nothing too pretty! Went for quite an exagerated lighting setup and post processing.

Always fun to get a few props involved, getting wild with an axe…

Found a really small little chair which was fun to play about with. This was probably my favourite photo from the shoot.

I have LOADS of photos and stories to put up on here, just finding the time to do it is a bit of a problem. I was in London last weekend taking stills on a TV advert set, not something I had done before but it was really interesting. I am going to do a whole post on that soon, I just need to sort through 850 photos from that weekend… I have also been shooting quite a bit of model/fashion stuff which I am really excited about. I am going to try and update this a little more regularly…

Friday 13th June was the Cardiff University Summer Ball in Coopers field, Cardiff. Thousands of students turned up to enjoy massive tents featuring artists such as Pendulum, Scouting for Girls and Kids in Glass Houses.

Galleries

For ease of viewing the photos have been split into into three galleries:

• Groups of students

• Students around the site

• Overview of site and acts etc

Prints

Prints are available of all the photos, the photos shown in the gallery are of reduced size and quality. For a small charge additional correction work such as removal of bottles etc can be done. If you would like a print, please contact me quoting the image number from the galleries above.

Prices for high quality lusture (matt) or gloss finish are:

• 6×4″ (one copy) £6
• 6×4″ (two copies) £10
• 9×6″ (one copy) £10
• 12×8″ (one copy) £14

To order please send me an e-mail quoting the image number displayed in the gallery below the photo, I can post them to you for a small charge or I am based in Cardiff where you can pick the photos up from locally.

Overview of the massive tent where Pendulum among others played

I have put a couple of samples on the site here, there are several hundred more in galleries listed further down the page.

There were fairground rides to enjoy alongside the music

If you have another request such as poster sized prints, or want framed photos feel free to e-mail for a quote. I am also available for future events of this kind, again please contact me.

Once again here are the list of galleries:

• Groups of students photos
• People around the site
• Overview of site photos, and acts etc

I had a great time, I hope you enjoy the photos

Some of the finely dressed students enjoying themselves

Overview of the main tent