Let There Be Light!

So, this past Saturday I made the mistake of heading down to Denver Pro Photo to pick up a roll of gaffers tape.  I came home with a new set of studio lights (and a roll of tape).  I couldn’t help it.  They had the Elinchrom BX Ri 500/250 kit I’ve been wanting, and it was packaged with an Elinchrom 100cm Octabank softbox and a Kata rolling case for a steal of a price!  Up until now I’ve been rolling the Strobist way, which is using smaller hot-shoe flashes, and ganging a bunch together if you need more power.   The benefit of that is that they’re smaller and lighter, but they come at an expense of having less power.  It’s usually enough to get the job done, but lately Ive been craving the extra power of true studio lights.  I spent all day yesterday and this morning shooting in the Women’s Adventure Magazine office for their Summer issue.  Having these lights certainly made things easier and sped things up, plus the quality of light from that Octabank is so delicious!  After finishing up at Women’s Adventure, I got together with my friend Todd to play around for half an hour and see how the BX Ri 500/Octa combo can fare in a midday battle against the sun.  It’s a blast having more flash power and it will open up a lot of possibilities, but now I just want more!  Keep a look out for the Summer issue of WAM.  In the mean time, go grab the Spring issue!

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