Hi,
Having acquired Andy's portaflash lights similar to the ones the club has, plus 4 of the smaller Series II lights I think I could run a practical session (workshop) on studio flash, say one evening for those interested to go over some of the problems raised by Theo. (unfortunately I'm away between xmas and New Year)
Similar to the manufacturer's flash talk I did, I could link the 450D camera into my computer and the projector so we could see the results as they happen. It wouldn't need a model present and would be more of a hands on experimenting with light workshop. I'm no expert on studio flash by any means so it would be a case of trying different light combinations, main/fill etc and also there should be enough lights to do high key, and if not I can cheat a little by using one of my Canon EX580 flashguns to achieve the effect.
Hopefully it would be of use prior to hiring a model, though obviously a session from someone like Ian Austen would be good, I think in the timescale we may struggle to get someone like him.
Anyway, just a thought, one evening before christmas or early in the new year is ok for me. For the techie's amongst us, I attended a portrait night at Rivington Park Galleries the other week and took a number of pics without flash with varying results
http://www.oakeycoke.co.uk/portraits.html should take you there to see what happens under fluorescent lights at shutter speeds above x-sync.
Phil
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