Ben is a part of a lighting class which I took a couple of years ago. Basically it teaches you how to use off camera flash using softboxes, umbrellas, etc. So he has weekly assignments due. This week he had to use off camera flash in some way. So we decided to make some crazy portraits and the idea evolved like crazy.
We went through Ben's closet looking for props and the like. And we found an old army jacket that he got at Salvation Army for $5, an old bandana and a bottle of Jim Beam. We decided we would do a double exposure. So using a flash, a trigger and some major quick changes, we made a portrait!
It was definitely a learning experience. We had to mess with the lighting so much. Sometimes I was too faded and sometimes I didn't show up at all. We tried diffusing light with toilet paper (fancy), changing the aperture, changing the power on the flash, using a snoot (actually an old toilet paper roll, again, fancy) and using ambient light. I honestly can't remember what we ended up doing for the finished product, but I do know that I think it turned out pretty cool. Most importantly we learned that while experimenting, it's probably best to write things down so you know how you got that image 20 frames ago.
It wouldn't be complete if I didn't share the bloopers.
So needless to say, we had a blast and learned a lot. Here's the finished product once more.
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