Help please... looking for old post with 2 flash/bracket set up for portraits

[tonya_wilson]

If there is anyone out there that remembers seeing/posting this I

would greatly appreciate more info on the subject.

 

2 flashes (Canon 550EXs, I'm guessing) set-up with 2 arm brackets

(one being a Stroboframe Pro-T)

 

I'm looking to test drive some equipment so that my current "studio

lighting" set up for weddings and events can be replaced with a more

portable method. I have many weddings coming up and I would love to

have the method worked out and working well before I change to a

different set-up. I will try to post the picture I had saved in my

files. Thanks!

 

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[picturesque]

I couldn't find that actual post, but the set up is used by Marc Williams, a frequent contributor in the Wedding Forum. You might contact him directly for info. The gizmo is a Bogen Magic Arm.

[mark_sirota1]

I'm not exactly sure what information you're looking for, but I can identify the equipment

used there.

 

The bracket holding the flash on the left us a Bogen/Manfrotto Variable Friction Magic

Arm, held to the column with a Bogen/Manfrotto Super Clamp (quick release version, I

think) and with a male-male converter spigot (the brass piece) under the flash mount.

 

The diffuser on the flash on the left is a Lumiquest ProMax, with the flash pointing straight

up. The diffuser on the flash on the right is a Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce, with the flash up at

45 degrees. I'm not sure about the types of flashes or the trigger, not being a Canon guy.

 

If you are considering a setup like this, I'd recommend using a Bogen/Manfrotto Flex Arm

rather than the Magic Arm and converter. The Flex Arm is up to the task (use the HD

version if you're worried about it or plan on working at any angle other than straight up),

and already has a 1/4"-20 thread on one end, and is a lot lighter and less expensive.

You'll still need the Super Clamp.

 

I frequently use my flash off-camera in exactly this way, with the Super Clamp on the

center column and the flash supported with a Flex Arm, with a Lumiquest Big Bounce for a

diffuser (just like the ProMax, but bigger). Used to use a Magic Arm, but I like the Flex

Arm better.

[tonya_wilson]

Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my questions and contribute your insight. I appreciate it very much! :: thw ::