Profoto B10 for Winter Portraits in the Swedish “Alps”
Stefan Tell | Portrait Photography Blog
by Stefan Tell
3y ago
Bringing lighting equipment on family holidays is not something I do all the time, but once a year it happens. My oldest son is kind enough to model for me, and this time in front of a Profoto B10. Last year it was with the then new A1. One of the days on the ski resort gave us fantastic weather, the same harsh sun as last year with the same deep blue sky. But working against the sun without flash tends to wash out almost everything, and I really wanted some lens flare again. Overpower the sun = HSS What I wanted to get out of our brief but good photo session at the top of the mountain was ab ..read more
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Sell twice as many portraits
Stefan Tell | Portrait Photography Blog
by Stefan Tell
3y ago
If I as a photographer can let my clients chose from more different portraits with more different backgrounds and styles, chances are big that they will buy more. That has been my sales pitch the last few years, and it works. The more choices I give to my clients, the more portraits they will buy. And the best part is that they will pay me more money but at the same time they will be more satisfied. Truth be told, if you are in need of a professional portrait, two or three will be a lot more useful than just one. In the long run, at least. Why buy just one carton of milk when you have walked ..read more
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Disco Prism for Profoto A1 [DIY-project]
Stefan Tell | Portrait Photography Blog
by Stefan Tell
3y ago
Controlling and modifying light is a lot of what photography with studio lights and battery powered strobes are about. Especially when it comes to portraits, I like to work with my lighting setups so they add something that is not perfect or flat. Twisting and turning your lights to make use of the edges is one very effective way of doing that. Breaking up the light with a scrim, gobo or something else is also very rewarding. This DIY project is all about a cheap prisma from a LED Disco Party Bulb that I found for under 10 EUR/USD. A cheap Disco Light bulb When looking through a store in Sto ..read more
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[REVIEW] Profoto B10
Stefan Tell | Portrait Photography Blog
by Stefan Tell
3y ago
Profoto B10 is a Profoto B2 reborn in a smaller Profoto B1 jumpsuit, which means there is now an option for photographers between Profoto A1 and the significantly heavier B1. Läs på svenska istället: Profoto B10 – test och recension I borrowed two Profoto B10 for a week to test how the new studio flash / battery light / on-location flash works (call it whatever you want, but not a speedlight). Here is my review. In short (but you will be wiser to read the entire review, plus see all the fine example photos), this is precisely the battery powered light that I was missing in Profoto’s ecosystem ..read more
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On-location Portraits using two Profoto A1
Stefan Tell | Portrait Photography Blog
by Stefan Tell
3y ago
Shooting portraits on location is something I do a lot, and think a lot how to do in the most effective way. Of course, I want it to be as good as possible, but I also want to work faster and carry less equipment (those two things are very connected). For most lighting setups on location I have a standard list of lights and stands that I bring along. Most of the times, I only use about half of all the things I pack. Since I bought my two Profoto A1, there is now a mini-kit available as a good choice when I do quick assignments. If I know that the portraits are to be taken indoors, two lightwe ..read more
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Profoto A1 for Winter Portraits in the Swedish “Alps”
Stefan Tell | Portrait Photography Blog
by Stefan Tell
3y ago
In Sweden during winter as a photographer you don’t really need that much light. Overpowering the sun is not a challenge when there is no sun to speak of. But, on vacation skiing up north on a sunny day with lots of snow, suddenly you will need a lot more power. This year, I only brought my two Profoto A1, but for these portraits I only used one. Fitting a Nikon D750, two lenses, a Profoto A1, an umbrella and a Manfrotto Nano stand in a small backpack was simple. Lighting a portrait and battling the sun was not so much harder. High-Speed Sync on a sunny day Thinking back to when I was restri ..read more
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Portrait using two Profoto A1 and a ring flash adapter
Stefan Tell | Portrait Photography Blog
by Stefan Tell
3y ago
Profoto A1 has become a very welcome addition to my arsenal of light. So far, I have mostly used the two I own together with aProfoto B1 or a B2, on-camera or off-camera. During Christmas at home, I tried a setup using only my two Profoto A1, and it worked just perfect. At least for close-up headshot portraits, and together with lighting modifiers that fits. For these portraits, I used a Profoto Deep Umbrella silver Large and a modified copy of the RoundFlash ring flash adapter. Lighting Setup, model´s view My idea with this lighting setup was to create something that works in a limited spac ..read more
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Follow me on Instagram. (Please?)
Stefan Tell | Portrait Photography Blog
by Stefan Tell
3y ago
I might not be the most frequent poster on this blog in English, but I try to keep a steady flow on Instagram. If you want to see more of my portraits, behind the scenes and sometimes a lighting setup, please follow me there, or translate my Swedish blog. Any question, please ask If you think I have the answer to something related to portrait lighting, don’t hesitate to ask me. Just write a comment on the blog or send me a message. I will try to answer it as soon as possible. Here are some links: Follow me on Instagram My Swedish blog via Google Translate Thanks in advance ..read more
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Outdoor Portrait With Two Umbrellas
Stefan Tell | Portrait Photography Blog
by Stefan Tell
3y ago
Always having extra lighting modifiers, for example an umbrella, can be a really smart thing sometimes. Especially when you are hired to shoot portraits on a location where the best backgrounds are outside and it rains that day. Lucky for me, it was a nice day temperature-wise, so my model, a Swedish author, didn´t mind standing in the rain. But having an extra umbrella saved his jacket from getting wet with dark dots everywhere and his hair from getting all flat. But the Profoto Deep Umbrella he held in these portraits also helped me getting much more interesting light and shadows. Behind T ..read more
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Profoto A1, test with difference settings and modifiers (Soft Bounce etc)
Stefan Tell | Portrait Photography Blog
by Stefan Tell
3y ago
After my review of the new Profoto A1, I thought it would be interesting to see how different settings, angles and modifiers would make the light look. So I set up a Nikon D5 with a Profoto A1 on top and started to take a few test shots. All the example photos in this post has gone through Lightroom with the same settings. I have applied Camera Standard profile and lens adjustments, and set the colour temperature to 5500K. This it just a quick test to see the difference in light and output with different modifiers such as the Wide Lens, Dome Diffuser, Bounce Card and the larger Soft Bounce. I ..read more
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