Haven’t been in Miami in a long time, so really looking forward to this Kelby Tour Stop. It’ll be this coming Monday at the Miami Beach Convention Center. One or two (maybe three) lights, all day long.
It’ll be even more fun for me, personally, because Annie will be there with me, along with the man himself, Jeff Snyder, from Adorama Camera. Just did something for Adorama TV, playing around with TTL transmission at a distance on the streets of Hong Kong.
Miami is just as exotic as Hong Kong, in its own way, and we fly tomorrow. Drew and Cali are already down there. They googled “hottest poolside scene in Miami Beach,” and came up with the Perry Hotel, below. Needless to say, I’m not staying there, which they’re very thankful for, fearing, methinks, that I’ll walk up to whatever group of young things they are chatting up wearing Bermuda shorts, black socks and my Jesus sandals. I would also of course have a floppy hat (for the sun) and a pair of flip down shades (handy!) and a D800 with my extra wide paisley strap around my neck. They would have to try to explain me away as a crazy uncle who’s “interested in photography.”
Hmmm….from the look of this place Annie and I better get down there to do some chaperoning, or perhaps refereeing, or by Monday I might have no assistants at all and I’ll be having to ask folks in the crowd to move light stands and such. Strange stuff can happen in Miami!
Have a great weekend everybody! More tk….
at least you’re being the ‘crazy uncle’. I’m now the ‘crazy granddad’. ouch!
Check out Wynwood Walls just north of downtown at NW 2nd ave and 25th….amazing street art scene. Great backdrops for shoots.
Have fun Joe and be safe! I will be in NYC on Sunday any recommendations for a good pizza place?
Welcome to Miami Joe! If you want to see the real Miami we have some of the worlds best street art in Wynwood. Blocks and block of amazing graffiti and murals. Best of all no one bothers you when you shoot.
Wynwood is about 10 minutes from Sobe so if you have time check it out. Here’s a series I shot in Wynwood during Art Basel – http://giuliosciorio.com/#/client/template.xml?aaa=portfolio/57482
COOL..many thanks…Joe
refereeing or reefering?
Joe, if you sent them down to Miami Beach with their pockets stuffed with cash, well, worry or get there quick to chaperon. If not or, payday is next week then you might be a-ok.
ML
Joe – I was at the Perry in May for my nephew’s bachelor party. Yes, we we chaperoning too (or maybe they were watching out for us). Either way, for us more mature gentlemen (ugh) it is worth going to that pool and bar on the roof just to see the sites- especially if there is a party going on. Enjoy!
You did what? Sent the boys ahead and they are alone in Miami?
HAHAHA!
Yes, I am available for assisting in the Mia Beach Convention Center, just keep in mind =).
See you there!
your link to Adorama TV is broken.
It is missing a colon in the http://
Commander mode is great when you have the line of sight, and you can keep the remote flash out of the frame. I tend to work on hiding the distant flash to keep the light nearer the subject, but hidden from view. Radio poppers (PW) seem like the only answer.
Here’s the great debate many of us have, that I’d love to see you demonstrate to prove to the world. The exposure for a flash is dependent on flash-to-subject distance, not flash-to-subject-to-camera. Some want to apply the distance square law to the subject-to-camera. They are so used on camera flashes (or small bracket). Can you demonstrate this? This video comes close to proving it, but you never mentioned how as the subject moved further and further, you never had to adjust the exposure.
Joe, I want to thank you for a very informative seminar today. This was my first, of many, seminars from the Kelby group. I thank you all for your dedication to teaching and sharginyour wealth of knowledge that you have collected over the many years of struggles and effort in the field. I was able to take away from theism that even though the speed lights are relatively small in nature to a large studio strobe, you are not confined to simple methods. Thanks for a great day and wonderful teaching ability along with great laughs including when Drew “feathered” your umbrella! Thanks so much.
Is it possible to create a link to the shots from today, for a memory aid??
Joe, great workshop. Had the chance to participate and learned 1000. Thanks
Ha Ha enjoyed this blog post!
Hey, I had one of those extra wide paisley straps in the 70s. It was very comfortable 😉
“…wearing Bermuda shorts, black socks and my Jesus sandals…”
The imagery in that line should NEVER be put into a photograph!
🙂
Oh boy I wish I could have been there!
It is Sept 3, 2012 is this Blog no more?