Bristol Strobists' 4th Shoot (at The Crown, St Nicholas Market

An August bank holiday weekend saw the increasingly popular `Bristol Stobists' on the streets of Bristol looking for locations to get some photos. After deciding against an outdoor shoot due to the weather and many people in party spirit (otherwise known as drunken idiots) we managed (through the negotiating skills of one of the group) to gain access to a basement bar of a local pub.

This 1st shot fetures Mario and is processed using one of my favourite methods to get a `gritty' look. The lighting was a single SB-28 positioned high and close to the model at camera left



A very simple pose was all that was needed for Tanith. This was lit using my Lastolite Triflash which held two Nikon SB-28s and a Canon 580exii. The light was softened with a shoot-thru umbrella. I have added a heavy vignette to draw the eye to the model.



The Triflash set up was used for this photo of Lucea, but this time set at camera left; I have a rule that my main light must aim at the model's chest with the addition of a (borrowed) Nikon SB-800 set behind me slightly at camera right one stop below the main light to act as a fill in. This was converted to black & white, a sepia tone added as well as a light vignette.