A day with Adam Duckworth

You'll all be pleased to know that despite the subzero temperatures that froze my screen-wash dispensers I managed to make it to Birmingham and back in one piece. It felt a bit like driving through cotton-wool in the fog, and it took way longer than it should have done, but it was all worth it, for I followed a day long lighting seminar with photographer Adam Duckworth. Adam is a very keen 'strobist', and as I like to call myself a strobist as well, I thought I could do worse than get a few tips from him. A 'strobist', for the few people out there who might wonder, is a photographer who uses off-camera flash to create interesting lighting effects. A number of photos on my website use this technique, particularly the fashion ones, and for those who are interested in learning more about it, here's the reference website: http://www.strobist.blogspot.com/
We started by spending quite a bit of time in the studio, as it is a good knowledge base to then transpose on location. We worked on various lighting effects, using a mix of soft and hard light sources. It was a pleasure to work with professional model Katie, who really knew how to work with the light. We then went outside and used a portable Quadra lighting kit. Here's some of the photos I took. They are direct from the camera and haven't been worked on in Photoshop.