Peregrine Studios

Tips, Tricks, and Photographic Ramblings

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Paul Peregrine is both a photographer and product designer who has over thirty years in the business. He has been designing products for the photo industry for the last twenty. His work has taken him numerous places around the world.

He is a husband, father and thankfully a two time cancer survivor. Paul's love of photography and design started when he was young with a old Kodak Box camera. His passion for photography was everything and anything and still continues to this day.

Paul's noted skills are in problem solving and lighting. Many clients come to Paul before a campaign, to help work out the technical and logistic issues before anyone sees a camera. Paul likes to get the most from the image before its actually created. Preproduction is the key to a successful result.

His product designs can be seen around many airports and photo studios wearing the Brand Name Lightware. His latest venture, a lighting product using speedlights, called FourSquare, is taking the industry by storm.

He has been a photography instructor at the Art Institute of Colorado, was a founding member and past president of ASMP Denver Chapter and past president of the Art Directors Club of Denver. He has served on the National Board of Directors for ASMP for five years and is currently a member of NPPA and PMA. He consults regularly with many numerous photographic clients including Nikon, Canon and Olympus.

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January 25, 2012

Tablecloth Lighting

This image was done with a “White Plastic Tablecloth” I snarfed from a awards banquet at my daughters high school. They were putting them in the trash. I figured that I could use it for a diffuser, and I was right. The package price was $1.99. I shot my assistant with it using some foam core and two SB-900 Nikon Flashes. Pretty simple and could easily be used on location with another table cloth as a fill (replacing the foam core) and as a background. I did not spend much time with this, but it shows how simple things can be when you need them to work.

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January 11, 2012

Do It Right Kit

Model Releases, GretagMacbeth Color Checker Charts (varying sizes), GretagMacbeth Gray Cards, Cinefoil, Compass, Boston Spring Clips, Fun-Tac, Sharpies, +2.5 Reading Glasses, Small Maglite, Small Spirit Level, 77mm Circular Polarizer, Expo-Disc (for “special” white balancing). These are just a few of the little things I take with me. If I am traveling by plane I try to hone it to the minimum. Since this to go kit lives in a Rubbermaid tool box it is easy to go through before the assignment.

I always bring some form of reading material for my assistant and myself. This helps if creative block hits me when things are getting a little tense with the photograph. It also helps pass the time when you are waiting on the client, athlete, or suit. Always photographically related, it’s like taking a mini refresher course while you wait. I find that I always use something out of this kit on every assignment.

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December 5, 2011

Identifying Your Cases Can Be Easy

Keeping track of bags you check at the airport can be easy. Using a stencil kit and a metallic Sharpie you can code your bags as required. Stencil on your cell phone number or your name and address. This makes for a “permanent” marking on each of your cases. This works just as well on fabric as it does the hard size cases. My system is simple. I abbreviate everything so my assistant and I know exactly what each case contains. Example, “N” for Nikon or “C” for Canon. I also give each case a number. For example case “17″ has a complete Lumedyne set up. By keeping a cheat sheet book on all your gear, you know what case “17″ holds along with all the contents and any serial numbers. This makes traveling easier as you have a record of all the gear, serial numbers and contents for each of your numbered cases as well for your insurance company. Yea I know it’s anal but it sure helps when you have to file a claim

Another tip I like with stenciling is actually from a friend of mine. He takes Rosco scene paint, black, and on the bottom of all his cases he paints out an area sealing up the fabric. Next he uses a stencil he had made at his local sign shop and paints in with the color of choice using spray paint.

One more is using colored webbing, like our guys in the military. Colored webbing with a loop sewn on allows you loop it around a handle and when it comes off the carousel you know it’s yours. Happy traveling.

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December 2, 2011

FourSquare modification with nail polish.

Sometimes things need a little help . We have discovered that a little “Silicon” on the tip of your wand in the FourSquare pocket will make assembly and disassembly

much easier. Another little tid bit would be to finish the tip with clear nail polish to make it “smoother”.

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November 28, 2011

Photos from Francis Zera

A very happy customer sent us a few sample shots that he took at a small resort in Fiji. Francis Zera found that carrying the large power packs he usually uses was not an option for this trip. He decided to try speedlights and his FourSquare™ with great success as you can see. Check out the full article on Francis’ website by clicking here.

In the first shot he used the FourSquare and a few cheap strobes to kick the extra light into the ceiling to fill in the shadows.

Francis Zera, Resort, FourSquare, Speedlite