"INTERVIEW WITH JEFF ASCOUGH" Resumes Today

Hi Scott

 

We have a Skooks shopping Kart available for clients to see their wedding pictures while the

album is being made. It also allows guests to order prints after the wedding.

Hi Jeff,

 

Do you use other lighting equipment (like umbrella, soft bank) for your formals or are they also just available light?

Hello Jeff,

 

Your B&W images are simply delicious!

Are you setting your in-camera B&W mode or are you doing all these in post-processing on your desktop computer?

HI Arthur

 

I don't own any lighting equipment other than a 580EX and a beat up 550EX. :)) I certainly

wouldn't be interested in bringing out any sort of large light modifier just to do two or three

formal shots.

 

**Shameless Plug**

 

The b/w is done via my actions. More info at http://www.ascoughactions.com

matt or glossy?

 

merci d'avance

Hi Yuri

 

Both. Depending on the album.

Hi Jeff, fo you ever do formals with the subjects at the altar in church? If so, I'm wondering

how you handle the lighting. That's the situation in which I would likely set up a lightstand

and umbrella to use off-camera flash (580ex), assuming there's enough time to do so. It

means carrying an extra gear bag and it takes time to set up. Lighting at the altar is usually

not very pretty for portraits, and on-camera flash looks, well, like on-camera flash.

Sometimes the weather doesn't permit outdoor photography, or it's dark out when the formal

portraits are being done. Thanks very much for all of your insights here and for the

continuing inspiration.

Sorry for the typo. That was "do", not "fo".

HI Zlatko

 

Alter returns are something that I have never done. It breaks up the flow of the day too much

for me.

 

If I get stuck inside trying to do portraits and I can't use a window for whatever reason, I'll

resort to the 'F' word and bounce a little flash into the subject. I certainly wouldn't use

anything other than a 580 on top of the camera.

>I certainly wouldn't use anything other than a 580 on top of the camera.

 

But, cathedral ceilings are sometimes impossible to bounce light. By the time the light returns to the bride, it has already lost so much of its intensity --- it's almost no flash at all. How do you handle this? Do you bounce it off a reflector carried by your assistant on the side?

Hi Arthur,

 

I wouldn't shoot formals anywhere that I couldn't control the light. So if the ceiling is too

high or dark, I would move the couple to an area with a lower, whiter ceiling. Even if it

means sacrificing a slightly better background.

 

If I've got to shoot PJ in a high ceiling environment, and I needed to use flash (my mind

goes back to a 5pm winter wedding in a barn last year where part of the drinks reception

was taken in zero light) then I'll flip out the white diffuser thingy on the top of the 580,

stick the flash head upright and bounce into that.

I'm sure you have thought of giving us a lovely discount on your action set! 60.00 GBP = 119.054 USD We'll call it the photonet-maryball coupon! LOL! What say you?

OK guys...it's now time for me to sign off.

 

I hope you have enjoyed this thread. I've certainly enjoyed responding to all the questions.

Hopefully I've given you all an insight into my work.

 

One thing I should mention is that there is a post that has been deleted just before the

formal images. It actually makes sense of the formal images. I'm sure Mary will fix that.

For those that didn't see the original post, I was simply giving examples of the kind of

formal images that I take on a wedding when I have to. Sorry if there was any confusion. I

know one or two on DPreview were definately confused over it. :))

 

Anyway, thanks for the interest in my work.

 

Cheers

 

Jeff

Thanks, Jeff. It was an excellent discussion --- very effective meeting!

<p>I have a ? for you Jeff.. I am a naturalist lighting lover too and try to do so when shooting a wedding also.. what is your advice or tech specs for shooting at night.. with little or no lighting around.. I ran into this very thing unexpected.. The wedding was postponed for almost 2 hours and my strobes would not reach out with cords to the ceremony site.. what should I have done to get the most excellent shots..??? Being a natural lighting person, I am not used to working with all the hot shot lighting equipment and allthough I have done some major studio shoots with un-natural light, I still don't get how to use them in an enviroment outdoors..<br>

Thanks.</p>

<p>Hello Jeff<br>

I would like to know how do you get rid of the obtrusive videographers?<br>

Thank you</p>

<p>Way off topic<br>

Hey Jeff - when you are next in Nottingham, come and have a beer<br>

<br /> Richard King</p>

<p>Hello!!! What equipment do you use? how do you deal with harsh sunlight if there is no shade around? Do you use reflectors? Do you have an assistant? What do they do? How has your style changed over the years?</p>