Mentor Series Workshops can be a great learning experience. If you are new or just a avid hobbyist of photography this can be a great way to see some of the world, meet some great people and get educated by some of the best photographers working today. This quick snap was taken on the San Antonio speed lighting workshop sponsored by Nikon and SanDisk. A similar speed light workshop will be happening in NewYork in July. The workshop was taught by Dave Black and David Tejada with sideline help by yours truly. See you in NYC in July!
Take the time to check this out. Dave is one of the nicest guys to work with and he really knows his stuff. Check out his “Workshops at the Ranch” articles at www.DaveBlackPhotography.com as they are packed full of information. Look for him at Photokina this year as I was told he will be sharing his thoughts on photography for Nikon. I’m sure they are probably going to have a great deal of new toys to announce as well. Dave has a down to earth style and is a super teacher. If you ever have the chance to attend one of his workshops in person, it is well worth the investment. Tell him I said hi!
I won’t spoil it here in the intro, but what you will see is someone thinking “outside of the box” to make great imagery. I can only image if we had the chance to do this on the north shore of Hawaii. I think this can only be done to this level with Nikon equipment as I don’t believe the other makers have the high speed sync all together worked out without the significant loss of light. I am sure this technique could be done with “studio” strobes but hey … only eight speed lights … it’s amazing. Take a moment and check it out. The optic triggers were powered by RadioPoppers with some fiber optic magic dashed in by MichaelBassDesigns.com. Now on with the show …………
This is a behind the scenes shot of Paul videotaping Dave while he uses the FourSquare for some amazing motocross shots. The sky could not have been more perfect. It made for some truly amazing shots and a not to shabby video. Hang tight, the full web video will be released any time now.
Just in case you haven’t found them on YouTube of Facebook, this is the five part series of videos with Dave Black shooting a hockey game with two FourSquares. Enjoy!
I just posted my latest video on the Lightware Direct YouTube page. Watch the new video below where I show you how to use a FourSquare Block with an umbrella and a speedlight.. You can also follow the link “Video Tutorials” in the menu above to go to the main YouTube channel for Lightware Direct. Keep watching for the upcoming series of videos with Dave Black using the FourSquare system to get some truly amazing shots. COMING VERY SOON!
We caught up with Dave recently shooting on assignment. His assistant Justin holding 2 FourSquares for the shot. If they could only find one more strobe!!
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