Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

[Sean Setters]

Hey guys, I took this one tonight...






Still loving that Canon 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 wide angle. Today, however, I got a new toy to go with it--the Delkin Fat Gecko Camera Mount. I think this was the most fun I've ever had doing a self-portrait.



strobist: 1 Canon 580EX, 1/2 power, 1/2 CTO gelled, positioned to my right, diffused by a Fong Lightsphere. 1 Vivitar 285, 1/16 power, 1/2 CTO gelled, laying in the back seat pointed at the ceiling, bare. Flashes and camera triggered via Cybersyncs. Camera attached to hood using a Delkin Fat Gecko camera mount.

[Keith B]

Really cool Sean!

[Oren]

Wow Sean - this is so cool!! [H]


So you took it while driving? (seems like that because of the lights behind)

[Sean Setters]

Wow Sean - this is so cool!! [img]/emoticons/emotion-11.gif[/img]


So you took it while driving? (seems like that because of the lights behind)
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Yep, I took the portrait while driving. I used a Cybersync CSRB connected to the camera via a motor cord from flashzebra. The connected to the camera was triggered using a CST in my right hand (which is also working the gearshift). When I fire the shutter using the handheld CST, the CST on the camera's hotshoe would fire the strobes. It was alot of work to set up, but I was happy with the results. ;-)

[devsalvi]

Sean,


This is one of the best self portrait i have seen... and look at the baby... is that a GT?





Cheers!


Dev

[Sean Setters]

... is that a GT

You got it. It's a 2004 Competition Orange Mustang GT. Affectionately known as the "Pony Express." ;-)

[Jayson]

Sean,


That isridiculouslycool!!! Love the shot. Takes a lot ofca honesto do that with your camera...good thing that tripod is sturdy and secure.

[Jorundr-Jorgensen]

Amazing shot Sean! I really like the colors of car and the lamps around, they match perfectly and make it very pleasant to watch, what a great way to use a ultra wide angle!

[Sean Setters]

Sean,


That isridiculouslycool!!! Love the shot. Takes a lot ofca honesto do that with your camera...good thing that tripod is sturdy and secure.
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You know, I wasn't quite sure when I started looking at the mount just after opening the box. However, I took it outside and attached my backup camera (XTi) and it felt pretty solid. Then I mounted my 50D once nightfall came and did the setup for real. I was still really nervous about driving while my camera was perched on the corner of my hood. I was driving through Tennessee Technological University (where I graduated from) where the speed limit is 15 miles per hour. I did not exceed the speed limit.

Amazing shot Sean! I really like the
colors of car and the lamps around, they match perfectly and make it
very pleasant to watch, what a great way to use a ultra wide angle!

I think this is the perfect use for my wide angle lens. I've been loving it ever since I got it, but now it's just that much more useful to me. I can't imagine how many kids will want their senior portraits taken like this... ;-)

[Rodger]

... is that a GT

You got it. It's a 2004 Competition Orange Mustang GT. Affectionately known as the "Pony Express." ;-)

I got all excited and thought of buying one of those mounts, then realized that the family's minivan just wouldn't have the same effect.. superb shot Sean!!!


-Rodger