A few weeks ago, I caved and added some additional gear to my photographic kit. Since learning about off camera flash a few months ago, I've become highly enamoured with using off camera lighting, and in particular, doing this in location.
I've added a Godox AD200 to my collection, and yesterday was the first time I employed it in the real world. I used it in conjunction with a beauty dish.
I'm pretty happy with the results.
This series of images was shot in Adelaide, South Australia in a public park called Thorndon Reserve. It's got a lake, a waterfall, a reservoir tower, and a few other amusements like barbeques, play equipment, and wide open spaces for outdoor activities.
It also had myself and Kelsey Burgers yesterday. The vision for this series of images was to be dark, moody, and with a Pre-Raphaelite painting vibe, a throwback to the first shoot Kelsey and I did together. I set myself the challenge of using one light, (the new one!) and one lens. All these images were shot on a Nikon 105 F2 Defocus Control lens.
Here are the results:
Even though dark and moody was the brief, some brighter images also prevailed.
All these images have light retouches in Photoshop - vingettes are added, in addition to lens correction. The nautre of the 105 F2 DC lens means no skin retouching is necessary at all. The fact that Kelsey has an amazing complexion definitely helps with that, too.
A rare insight - also, this final image is straight from the camera, and I did not make any adjustments in Photoshop, lightroom, or camera raw, other than lens correction (to fix perspective). I'd probably straighten the image a little bit as the water tower in the background is a bit slanty, but I'm pretty proud of what I can now achieve without any Photoshop (and for the most part --- with out thinking too much about what I'm doing in the moment).
Would love to hear comments, critique, and feedback on this set of images.
My Camera Kit and Gear:
2x Nikon D750
Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 VC USD G2
Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 VC USD G2
Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 D
Nikkor 105 f/2 DC
2x Godox TT685N
1x Godox AD200
1x Godox Pro X1 Trigger