This image illustrates the use of the technique called “dragging the shutter”, combining ambient light with flash to have the “diamond” frozen in the air leaving a trail of movement going upwards that gives the impression of a magic levitation trick.
(tech info: 2 speedlites in softboxes at both sides and behind the subject, 1 speedlite on the background. Synchronized using a voice-activated shutter release. Canned mist for the mystery ambient)
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It’s a kind of magic
Posted by gerard.maas on February 7, 2008
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Ezybox Hotshoe Handle: The neatest gadget…
Posted by gerard.maas on July 6, 2007
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Light is the basis of all photography work. As you can see in a lot of my posts, I try hard to shape and place the light in the right place where it’s needed in a dynamic and changing way, to complement the subject of my attention.
Hand holding my modifiers is sometimes the only way to get them where I want them, but manufacturers often forget about ergonomics on this front. Like you can see here (below), those and mounts are not made to comfortably handhold
| Model: Leen, MU by Inge VBD | Model: Twiggy, MU by Anneke Wastyn |
There’s a very pleasing change in that respect… I received a small package today with the neatest handgrip I’ve ever seen. It uses a sectioned column (like a monopod) and a rubber handgrip. It’s made by Lastolite to fit its Ezybox Hotshoe. On the top it has a standard lightstand knob, so I’ll guess I’ll be playing around with it and all my Manfrotto attachments.
Here some quick pics done with an improvised bg.
(I couldn’t get a pic of the second section extended ’cause my bg was not big enough 
)I’ll be taking this new accessory with me in the coming shots, so expect to have some more posts about it in the near future.Gerard.