Joe McNally was in town shooting a lighting video on
dance for Kelby Training. He travels heavy with a lot
of gear and light shapers. He started the shoot with a
local dance company, the 605 Collective. He’s one
of the first to shoot with a Nikon D4.
Here is a short promo for Richard III shot at the end of a stills shoot for Bard on the Beach.
I used my 7D on a Glide Track to push the camera in until the lens came in focus.
A recent shoot with the cast of Hairspray at my studio. These are all
the images strung into a movie. Featuring Jay Brazeau, Jennifer
Neumann and Adam Charles. At the Arts Club Theatre May 12–July 10.
Shot on a Hasselblad H3D.
One light from a medium box on a boom overhead. A foot light on the
floor from below with a pink gel. Back light with a rose gel on a small softbox.
White background 1/2 stop brighter than the key.
Just got a lovely mention on Joe McNally’s blog.
He is very supportive of the people that assist him
and he willingly shares everything he knows about
the business. A really nice guy who has 35 years of
amazing images under his belt. He just finished teaching
at The Vancouver Photo Workshops. I spent the day with
him and the guys from Landyachtz boards.
Lots of great info on his site. He’s a great writer and
busy shooter. Several books for sale on Amazon too.
A fun day with Joe McNally shooting B camera for his upcoming
Speedlighter DVD. Only Joe McNally would hang out of a van
on his belly at 50mph with strobes clamped to the van door.
A few priceless spills during the day made this all worthwhile.
The footage out of the van was shot with the camera hanging
upside down, only 6″ from the road on a 7D. I had a monitor
plugged in to help guide my framing.
If you want to see Joe’s amazing work check him out at:
Exploring movement and light with dancers
David Cooper is teaching a two day dance photography and studio lighting workshop. David will demonstrate his lighting and camera techniques in his east side studio. You will explore various lighting set-ups and capture dynamic movement using strobes and professional dancers. David’s Hasselblad 39 million pixel camera,tethered to a computer will be supplied for all participants to use. You are welcome to bring your own camera too. The cost for the two days is $595 and includes the use of the studio, dancers, lunches and use of all of David’s lighting and camera equipment. If you are interested in learning more about this valuable, hands-on learning experience, please call for more details. 604-255-4576