Canon 580EXII Outdoor Fashion Lighting
September 24th, 2009With the new purchase of my Canon 5DMark II I also bought a Canon 580EXII speed light. This combination is simply amazing ! I shot this in not so great lighting conditions but because of the solid power of the 580EXII I was able to over power the sun and still maintain details in the highlights because I used Hi Speed Sync mode.
If I didn’t tell you I used a speed light flash you would probably think I used some really elaborate lighting set up.
If your curious about the details & how I pulled this off, ask me 
Photographed with a Canon 580EXII
September 24th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
wonderful shot sir! you’re amazing.
details please.
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Jason Christopher Reply:
September 28th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Hi Alexsandria, thank you so much
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September 24th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
very nice! if you dont mind me asking, did you use any photoshop actions to process your photo here ? I love the tones. Im curious, please share how you pulled this off. Thanks a lot.
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Jason Christopher Reply:
September 28th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Hi Elaine,
Thank you for the compliment. I didn’t use any Photoshop actions. To achieve this tone I used Nik Color Efex Pro. I would love to share the settings with you but I forgot to save the settings lol. So stupid of me. But if you just play around you will find the settings you like.
*REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR SPAM FOLDERS. I HAVE A NEW AUTO REPLY PLUGIN AND SOME REPLIES ARE GOING TO THEIR SPAM FOLDERS*
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September 25th, 2009 at 12:31 am
You used the flash on camera. Don’t you?
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Jason Christopher Reply:
September 28th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Yep the flash was on camera which is rare for me. As you have seen in recent posts I typically mount it on a light stand with an umbrella. This situation I didn’t need to.
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September 25th, 2009 at 10:51 am
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September 26th, 2009 at 9:35 am
You never cease to awe me. Love this shot. Dont even get me started about how awesome you are with sharing your knowledge! I would LOVE to know more about how you pulled this off.
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Jason Christopher Reply:
September 28th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Wow ! Thank you so much Ginger
I am going to make a post on how I shot this.
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September 26th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Okay, how DID you shoot it? Where was your flash?
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September 27th, 2009 at 8:45 am
I’m curious, please tell us!
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September 27th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Looks good, a bit of a weird shadow going on on the left side of her foot/leg which also shows inbetween her legs. Would love to know the setup + cam/flash settings and how far you’re from the model with the flash here.
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September 29th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Is that up in the Ojai area? East of Ojai on the 150, “Happy Valley” I think they call the area. Looks familiar!
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Jason Christopher Reply:
September 30th, 2009 at 8:04 am
Hey Matt, that is Hidden Valley also called Lake Sherwood which is in Westlake Village.
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September 30th, 2009 at 8:08 am
Oh nice, didn’t know that existed. Will have to check it out.
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Jason Christopher Reply:
September 30th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Ya just take Westlake Blvd. all the way down to Potrero Rd. make a right and drive until you find a spot you like.
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October 22nd, 2009 at 9:16 pm
always great amte and very interested in how u did it
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November 18th, 2009 at 6:12 am
Nice shot!
I am very curious how you did it with the flash on camera. I always have a hard time with those things. Please explain!
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Jason Christopher Reply:
November 19th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Hi Manon,
Thank you very much ! Read this post and I explain how I shot this. http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2009/10/01/update-to-learn-outdoor-fashion-lighting-with-one-580exii/
Please feel free to ask more questions about any other posts in my blog.
Cheers !
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