New gear!!!

[btaylor]

Hi guys,


I finally recieved (well 90% of it) my strobist gear tonight after a very long 3 weeks.


I already owned a 580 exII and420 EX flashes so most of what I bought was based around hotshoe flashes rather than studio strobes.


So today I recieved:


Yongnuo RF602 trigger and 2x receivers (can double as a wireless shutter release)


Speedlight Prokit (look them up they're pretty amazing as a mobile strobist solution) which includes 2 x softboxes (1 with a diffuser and the other with a large grid), 1x snoot with medium grid, 1x snoot with small grid.


2 x light stands (2.8m and 1.8m)


Rosco gels strobist kit


I have a 38" white shoot through umbrella and a couple of umbrella holders/ coldshoe mounts to come.


I'm looking for a large softbox to use with a speedlight so if anybody has any recommendations I'd love to hear them.


So anyway here's the result of my first attempt with an off camera flash setup. I'vegot a fairly serious collection of guitars and have never photographed any of them so I figured a couple of them would be a nice subject.


The first two are of my Dean USA Evo (my baby)


40D, ISO 100, 1/250, 70-200mm f/4L IS @ 70mm and f/7.1


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40D, ISO 100, 1/200, 70-200mm f/4L IS @ 135mm and f/11


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This one's my Cole Clark Fat Lady II acoustic. Solid body bunya pine, crystal pickup on the bridge and mic in the body. Amazing sound - I loooooove this guitar.


40D, ISO 100, 1/250, 70-200mm f/4L IS @ 70mm and f/7.1


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I'd love some C & C on these and I'll certainly be posting up some fresh shots in the nearfuture.


I mentioned a while back that I'd do a bit of a review on the Yongnuo triggers so I'll do some testing and post something up - so far I haven't had any misfires but haven't tested out their range.


Cheers, Ben.

[btaylor]

Oops I forgot to post the strobist info - 1st attempt fail [:P]


For all three images:


580exII in softbox camera left in front of subject with 1/4 CTO gell;


420 ex in gridded softbox camera right behind subject with blue gel.

[Sean Setters]

Congrats on the gear. You're gonna love it. ;-)

[Oren]

Congrats! nice photos []

[Sean Setters]

By the way--I'd suggest using one of those strobes to light up the background (I think you need some background separation)...the other gridded or bare on the guitar.

[btaylor]

Ok thanks Sean I'll give thata go next time. Cheers.