Inspiration for images, but the wind & chill – UGH!
Seriously! I have LOADS of inspiration, LOADS of motivation to create some rather epic images. And then the temp goes up (yay, but a bit of boo as it means the snow will disappear) and the wind also kicks up. Which means 33 degrees feels like 27 degrees F. Still a brisk brrrrrrrrr!
Wind also means that saddling up my studio strobes with their softbox modifiers is a bad idea. They like to try to take flight, like big air filled balloons. Which means light stands and the lights they’re holding tend to topple. This typically results in death to the light. So that’s a solid pass for me.
The evening sunlight has been very inspiring, how it tickles the grasses and branches as it proceeds to set in warm golden colors. The temperature, not so much. Until this week when we’re going to tap into the 40s! Then 30s, then 40s and then back just under 30, the weekend looks like 30s and then Monday we drop back into the teens. February averages in the 20s, March averages in the 30s. Am I antsy for warmer temps? Yes. Do I want the snow to depart before the end of the winter season (March marks the start of spring)? Nope.
Winter should be 2-4 ft of snow, lovely hoarfrost and temps in the 20s up to 30s without a breeze. Thus far we hit classic subzeros, there’s perhaps 2 inches of snow and no more in the near forecast.
Ah I’m rambling.
I want the temp to mild out (if that means no snow, well…) and the breeze to cut so I can get to creating some epic images.
The images that are hankering to be created:
- Downtown St. Cloud
- In the woods with a dreamy background
- Night time downtown St. Cloud
- Star trails / Milky Way – though these types of shots are better in the spring to fall
- Dreamy action shots with no feet touching the ground
- Sunrise with the strobe / sunset with the strobe
- Images made with the BEAST – the biggest lens I own, it’s been in the wild… once when Blue was a baby
- Waterfall + dog
And yes, I want to create a version of each of the hankering images with strobes. I want to learn, to grow my knowledge about off camera flash especially outside. If you ain’t learning you ain’t growing! (Or something along those lines haha!)
I’ve been working on a new editing style as well. Dreamy, rich in color, still playful and personality filled.
How am I going to create these images?
Blue & I will create them. It likely will be a challenge as he & I don’t frequently go out and about with camera in tow. We’ve never lugged out the lighting to toodle around with it and the camera. It can be done. I just haven’t attempted it as of yet.
Yes I know, I say every year I want to accomplish getting the strobes out into the wilds and nature and it doesn’t happen. I just need to pull up my britches, load up Blue, the camera & lighting setup and find somewhere we can practice. If you want to lend a hand, I would appreciate it (we would need to go through Blue protocol beforehand.)
Or…
If you want to lend your dog and your hands that would be MEGA AWESOME! Don’t worry, I’ll direct you what to do with the light. You’ll get to be a voice activated light stand. Those who already signed up for the model call, I’ll be in touch.
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Here are few more of the dreamy edited images! What do you think?
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