Shooting glasses from RudyProject are really cool subject and I looked forward to go out there and challenge my photography on the sporty side of guns.
Since shooting glasses are all about getting a clear vision, I wanted to create some really ‘sharp’ pictures. Before the shooting I envisioned the shells as caught on camera right off the chamber and thought this would have been a good way to have something cool happening close to the shooter’s eyes.
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Of course getting the shell right there including some smoke and a little bit of motion blur would have been an easy task in post.. but I like the feeling of shooting it real and this added also some extra fun to the job.
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The day of the shooting was a bright one in Corona, CA. I kept a fairly simple lighting but nice and effective to my eyes choosing the beautiful Chimera 5’ OctaPlus as filler light balancing the harsh Californian sun.
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I’m fine with bouncers when there’s no room for lights in my bag (that is quite rare) or when I work hanging on the edge of a cliff (that is also quite rare)…. in all other cases I love to fill the sun with strobe lights for many different reasons. Firstly I can better fine adjust the amount of light to fill in. Output power also brings a better control over contrast and this is usually of huge advantage for my creative workspace. Than I gain better control over light direction and position. Moreover: the OctaPlus 57 gives me stunnig quality light allowing great reflections over skin and objects surfaces. As in this case, I love the highlight spreading over the skin and the riffle itself.
Last but not least I’m a huge fan of soft light control tools from Lighttools and that’s really make the difference in many situations where I want a thorough light control.
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Shooter Jojo Vidanes has been great with me and my team, I’ve really enjoyed working with such a champion.
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