Category Archives: Location Kits

Modifiers for the Speed light … Did you think of these?

I just love hardware stores. What I have here a a square picture frame painted black that I use to mount different screens, scrims and odd materials that I find in the store. I have pictured different “bug” screens and a plastic square mesh that I found in the garden isle. They all have a...

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Home Made and Lots of Fun

www.lightbreak.com    All different sizes and patterns. They roll up neatly for travel. If you use my snap together picture frames you can build a diffuser/cucoloris to be used with your speed lights while on location. Here is a wooden frame that I leave in the studio and use plastic cardboard to build sides to...

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I Protect My Dynalite Kit With A Lightware MF1217

Well now, all that power in one Lightware MF1217 (12″x 17″x8″). This is my road kit. It is small and then small and did I mention small? In addition to the Dynalite case, stands, gels, boxes, cables and background go in another Lightware bag. I use a MF2012 case for my speed lights, cameras and...

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Lightware Case Utility Light

Utility light from home depot that works great inside the lid of your camera case

I recently found this handy little light while at my local improvement store. It runs on three AAA batteries and by adding a couple of hook and loop tabs the the back, it attaches perfectly to the inside of my Lightware  camera case. So you are working in a dark set this can be a...

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FourSquare portrait of kayaker by Lucas Gilman

On of Lucas’s locations in far away places. He took this great portrait with a FourSquare and a Nikon SB900 speedlight. Such a nice balance of “flash” light and available light of Rush Sturges.  For more of Lucas’s work check out http://LucasGilman.com

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