5280 Top Dentists

Posted in Photoshoots on May 31st, 2009 by Randall Bellows III

5280 just published 16 images of mine in their Top Dentist issue. It was an honor to work with 5280 (Jena Platte and Kent Odendahl) considering how professional they are. Here are some of the fruits of my labor, 500 miles and 16 different locations later:

Shop Talk

Posted in Shop Talk on May 31st, 2009 by Randall Bellows III

In other news, I’ve just been approved for a loan to get some more equipment. I have been borrowing my mentor/friend’s equipment (BryceBoyer.com) from the time I learned how to use strobes. For this I owe Bryce many thanks, but it’s time to move on. I will be getting some sweet gear:

The kit consists of 2 1000ws packs with built in radio receivers and three heads. Dynalites are tough, economical and great tools. These are the packs I learned studio lighting with. I made this decision after a few hours of study. After extensive research, I looked at profoto, but you get two heads and one pack for the same price as the Dynalite kit.

Pocket Wizard. Industry standard for camera/flash sync.

This is my favorite tool. It’s a Chamera small softbox with silver interior. This light has been my main light on more shoots than I can count on my fingers. It is compact, light weight and packs a dynamic lighting punch. I typically use it with the 40 degree grid to throw the background into shadow. So, any photographers looking for a great light modifier, this is my recommendation.