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PN reader 2: MarkKidsley
Mark’s a professional photographer and his main interests are portraits and live music. “But I do everything and anything,” he says. “I’m pretty experienced in a studio with flash, although normally I’m shooting products. I really liked how hands-on the day was, partly due to the small numbers, but it was great to see Hannah demonstrating the lighting patterns and moving the lights.
“I really like the B10 lights,” he continues. “They are super easy to use and so easy to set up – straight out of the box with relatively little modifying. Now I’ve tried it, I can say Profoto’s TTL system is probably the best I’ve ever used. “I also enjoyed using the range of Profoto light shapers we had available. I really like the OCF Beauty Dish for its light quality and portability. I do have one but it’s a metal one, so it doesn’t fit in my camera bag. When I'm carrying it around, everyone thinks it’s a wok! So, having a collapsible beauty dish is very good,” he jests. “I tend to shoot more outside on location or at events – that’s what my business is based on. Being out on location is easier – it’s free and accessible. The Profoto B10 would suit me perfectly,” he adds, “because it is so portable and it fits my camera bag, too. For my needs, I don't need the power of the B10 Plus, so the B10 would be ideal, especially with the OCF magnum reflector that gives an extra 2EV of light.” mark-kidsley.com
ABOVE LEFT This was a three- light set-up. A B10 with a gridded 2x3in softbox was the main light, an A1X added hair highlights and a filtered B10 with a gridded 1x3-in softbox added a side-light ABOVE A Profoto A1X, bounced into a deep white brolly, supplemented the fading natural light LEFT A B10 and softbox from above and a reflector below have an attractive beauty light RIGHT This was taken using a similar set-up to the previous shot, but this time with a B10 and softbox from below for clamshell lighting. Mark was shooting with a Sony A7 III and E28-75mm f/2.8
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