Location Portrait Combo: Mini & Einstein

22Jul11

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This is no way to start a blog post but lets do it anyways.

I love my new Vagabond Mini battery pack and the Einstein E640 flash unit from Paul C. Buff. The two make a lethal combo for location work. I absolutely love them!

Recently, I wrapped up fifteen location portrait shoots at various Rochester landmarks and working with the Mini and the E640 was such a breeze. Both of the units are super portable and powerful. Last year I shot a similar project but used a 1200 watt generator for portable power. The hassle there was setting up the generator, running the 100ft extension cord to the lights, listening to the generator rumble, and later putting it all away. Ughhhh!

This year I had non of that. On several of these portrait shoots I literally picked up the whole lighting setup and we moved to a new spot and were back to shooting in minutes. The plus side of the quiet Vagabond Mini was that we could actually have a conversation in our normal voice. The advantage of shooting with the E640 was the consistent color temperature reproduction in each photo no matter the power setting. That color consistency was a huge plus while editing the images in CS5. Splendid!

The one draw back I thought I would have ended up being a huge plus. Although I haven’t ran out of power on the Mini the thought of that happening made each exposure more deliberate and meaningful.

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