Emily and I just returned from our trip to Lanzarote, which I talked about in my last email. Thanks a ton to those of you who replied to my request for pointers and contacts – you really rock!
Now I can reveal that we stayed in lovely Puerto del Carmen, in a resort named “Spice”. We love this place. Check them out if you and your partner are open for adventure: http://www.spicelifestyle.com, NSFW.
As promised, I did shoot quite a few photos of Emily, but I have not turned any of them into tutorials yet. However, I thought I should at least share a half minute behind-the-scenes video that Emily filmed when I was making a snapshoot of Cousin Amy on our terrace.
Amy just came out of the jacuzzi. When your friend is posing with dripping wet hair, you better be quick with your photo. That’s exactly when TTL for flash control comes in handy. I did set my Odin radio transmitter to ETTL, controlling a Mitros+ Speedlight inside a 60×90 softbox-umbrella. Snap-snap-snap… done. And off she goes to the hair dryer.
Pay attention to the histogram shown in the video. I marked the higher mid-tone area, which contains the tones that the flash produces on the subject. This is the portion of the tone you absolutely want to nail in your exposure. TTL is NOT a guarantee for getting these tones right, so try to keep an eye on them at all times.
I wish you good light!
Michael