Wollongong Strobist Meet

I just attended a local Strobist meet in Wollongong.

If you don't know, Strobist is a name coined by American photographer David Hobby, it refers to the use of flash off camera. Not the pop up flash on top or flash attached to the top but separated completely from the camera. For more info follow the links at the bottom of this post.

Anyway, this was a reasonably big turn out. Nearly 20 photographers, 5 models and 2-3 make-up artists. The idea was to make this a learning experience rather than a real portfolio builder, and while most of the lighting setups were fairly safe, the shots turned out great and I learnt a lot. I was made aware of this event via a flickr group I am part of (link at the bottom).

Here are some of my photos... enjoy! Clicking on the Photos will bring up model details too.


These are a few of the links I look at for info and inspiration:

David Hobby's Strobist Blog
World Wide Strobist Flickr Group
Australian Strobist Flickr Group

More HDR

Man I really like HDR. There seems to be no limit to the creative possibilities. I am really in awe of the light HDR work that some photographers use. You know the lush landscapes that are just that bit too perfect. I also don't mind seeing some of the edgier stuff that is almost to the point of overdone.

Anyway, here are a couple of shots I've taken & have been pretty happy with the result of my tone mapping!