Kids on Trampoline
Recently I've been working with fellow Photographer Steve Z utilizing strobes. This allows us to have more flexibility and interest in our location shooting by using off camera flashes powered by batteries rather than full studio lighting and the need for electricity. Last week Steve & I had a couple of outings, one where I "modeled" and another where we had a model much prettier than I. Check out his BLOG & the Boulder Strobist BLOG. Yet another example of our minds working alike is Steve turned me onto the Strobist, a BLOG with some great tutorials and information. I came across a Do It Yourself project on how to make Beauty Dishes and emailed Steve writing that we should do this. He replied with I've already been to Home Depot and have the stuff in my garage. So last week we threw a couple together and here are the results of my first shoot using a single light source off camera DIY Beauty Dish...
A friend of mine has one of those "old fashioned" dangerous trampolines... ya know, the type that doesn't have the netting around the edge. I guess I can see how the netting can keep injuries down by preventing the total eject of a double bounced kid and the eminent dry landing but to me the new tramps are promoting Ultimate Cage Fighting; I don't know which is worse. Besides wasn't it fun when we were kids with a "dangerous" trampoline that we could use as a diving board when we drug it up next to the pool? We had a sport whereas a bunch of my hooligan buddies and I would have a few after our Hockey games then all get on the trampoline in full gear and bounce each other off and / or break the egg. Ah, the good 'ol days... I digress. Anyway we finally worked out the logistics to get the kids on the trampoline... enjoy.
Dry Colorado air + Trampoline + Long Hair. One boy is completely patient while waiting for me to take the shot, another is not so patient and is pouting.
Check The Boulder Strobist for Steve's, other's and my off camera flash work.
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