Maarit & Ville
by Tomas
Let me introduce todays lovely bride and groom - Maarit and Ville.
The weather could not have been better for our session in Lauttasaari, a very picturesque and ornate area 3 kilometres west of Helsinki city. A huge thnaks to the assistant of the day, Mr Sami K for being a really good sport and also pointing out the Lauttasaari would be an ideal location for us today.
So, I’m lucky in all respects today, great couple, great weather and also a great assistant. Perfect.
For today’s lighting, I opted for a single D4 head and Profoto AcuteB 600R diffused with a 170cm octabox boomed fairly high.
Maarit and Ville were both laughing about Ville’s ring, apparently the real ring was not yet available from the jeweller so he had to use a temporary ring that was a little on the comical side.
Cheers for such a good session folks.
A little behind the scenes, note that there is a 5 kilo counterweight on the boom:
Comments
The photos are beautiful. The background is amazing! Great job!
nice work!……so pleased I found these!…I dont see many 170 Octa location shots. I have been thinking about buying an Elinchrom Ranger Quadra “A” to use with a 170 Octa on location.It can be windy here in Scotland though!!
Cheers Lisa ;) Muchly appreciated.
Hi Gary,
I have a good friend with a Quadra, we often shoot together so I get the chance to use it quite regularly.
The Quadra is indeed a great unit but it’s major selling point is how compact and lightweight it is rather than offering a more capable/flexible output in varying conditions. When using the Quadra as a key light, we tend to use smaller diffusers and light much closer.
The AcuteB 600R was nearly at full power here and I could have used a little extra in all honesty.
How about an Elinchrom Ranger pack as an alternative option?
In terms of price, the difference is minimal and the capability is far greater.
T.
Tomas……….downloaded the Profoto brochures……will weigh up my options…..
thank you and best wishes!
First one is superb Tomas. Real depth to the shot.
Cheers Tom ;)