Photoshoot with Sofie Burley

Sofie Burley

We learned about manual studioflash photography at college last week, this included: using an appropriate lens; an introduction to the various flashheads; setting the ISO rating; taking light readings; adjusting the power of the studioflash and setting the aperture to get the most suitable exposure. This week we spent the entire class putting our new knowledge into practice.

I had arranged for pro model and photography student Sofie Burley to assist us in our shoot. Much of studio work is trial and error, as various apertures are tried in an attempt to get the best photographs.

This picture above right was taken with my Canon EOS 1000D and two 'barn door' flashheads with the following settings: ISO: 100; Exposure: 1/125 sec; Aperture: 8.0; Focal Length: 85mm.  Whilst the one below used a beauty flash.

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