Comments on: 18 Quick Lessons from On-Location – Revived http://www.beyondphototips.com/2008/06/05/18-quick-lessons-from-on-location-revived/ Photography for the Serious Amateur. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:53:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stop reading this… and take some photographs. | Digital Photography News and Advice http://www.beyondphototips.com/2008/06/05/18-quick-lessons-from-on-location-revived/comment-page-1/#comment-848 Stop reading this… and take some photographs. | Digital Photography News and Advice Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:00:03 +0000 http://www.beyondphototips.com/?p=141#comment-848 [...] 18 Quick Lessons from On-Location – Revived [...] [...] 18 Quick Lessons from On-Location – Revived [...]

]]> By: Susheel Chandradhas http://www.beyondphototips.com/2008/06/05/18-quick-lessons-from-on-location-revived/comment-page-1/#comment-256 Susheel Chandradhas Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:48:50 +0000 http://www.beyondphototips.com/?p=141#comment-256 Good tip Matt. You're right. Its always important to have a fall back strategy in case of a massive electrical failure. Strobist.com has some handy tips that allow for "small flash" photography with bigshot results... Always a big asset to know what to do with just basic equipment. Good tip Matt.

You’re right. Its always important to have a fall back strategy in case of a massive electrical failure. Strobist.com has some handy tips that allow for “small flash” photography with bigshot results… Always a big asset to know what to do with just basic equipment.

]]> By: matt haines http://www.beyondphototips.com/2008/06/05/18-quick-lessons-from-on-location-revived/comment-page-1/#comment-255 matt haines Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:33:37 +0000 http://www.beyondphototips.com/?p=141#comment-255 When planning for a shoot, always ask yourself "what can I do with only one light?" Or, in the case of an outdoor shoot, "what can I do with only daylight?" This serves a number of purposes. 1) it gives you a back up plan, if you have some massive equipment failures (or forget to bring some vital and small piece of equipment). 2) it gives you some quick options to try after you're finished the main shoot, as a back up for variety (and doesn't take long to set up). and 3) it forces you to think outside the box and/or with limitations, which might lead to something more creative than you'd originally planned. When planning for a shoot, always ask yourself “what can I do with only one light?” Or, in the case of an outdoor shoot, “what can I do with only daylight?”

This serves a number of purposes. 1) it gives you a back up plan, if you have some massive equipment failures (or forget to bring some vital and small piece of equipment). 2) it gives you some quick options to try after you’re finished the main shoot, as a back up for variety (and doesn’t take long to set up). and 3) it forces you to think outside the box and/or with limitations, which might lead to something more creative than you’d originally planned.

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