Early in February of this year I had a photo shoot with The Bonfire Effect (fantastic people I might add) at Drive Train Industries in Denver, CO. We crammed as many shots as we could in a single day, starting at 6 am and finishing just before 6pm. There were tons of challenges shooting in a wharehouse/factory/machine shop/mechanics shop/etc... the biggest being the multiple locations and different lighting situations in each spot. For most of the shots I used a simple off-camera speedlight shot through a diffuser (softbox, diffuser panel) for others I used an alien bees 800 mono light. I was pretty pleased with the shots for how quickly we moved from scene to scene and mixing ambient with the strobe allowed us to see all the texture the location had to offer. Some of my favorite shots of the day were lit only by ambient and the arc welder. Another great part of the day was how awesome the guys in the shop were about getting their photos taken. Couldn't have asked for a better, more willing group to photograph.
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