Comments on: [Article] Axstål’s Airborn Flash Photography Challenges The Sun

By: Claes Axstål

Claes Axstål — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:10:00 +0000

Learn more about the story behind my #AirborneFlashPhotography at http://www.axstalphoto.com/LightFantastique.pdf

By: Claes Axstål

Claes Axstål — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:04:00 +0000

Photo with our Airborne Flash Photography (that has design tech input from Profoto) published in Canadian Skies Magazine article and as wallpaper:
http://skiesmag.com/images/wallpaper/2013/jan_feb/08_wide.jpg

By: C Shipley

C Shipley — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:35:00 +0000

Ingenuity to get the setup working is great. Looks like something as simple as gelling the lights would make a huge improvement just to balance those shots more. Don’t see much point in getting the shots in their environment if it still looks artificial and staged.

…long time reader now and first post so also wanted to give a much deserved thanks to Lee, Patrick, and the rest of the crew that have made this site such a great resource.

By: Kenn Tam

Kenn Tam — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:50:00 +0000

It’s funny you should say that, cause I said almost the exact same thing to Patrick.

By: Louis Rafael Rosenthal

Louis Rafael Rosenthal — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:12:00 +0000

can you imagine the size of softbox one would need to light a plane, and the wind resistance such a contraption would cause?!

By: Mike Nelson

Mike Nelson — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:20:00 +0000

I couldn’t agree more. I think the yacht photo is the best example of “forgetting about the image.” There should be a lot more lighting on the front of the boat to make the image work in my opinion. You nailed it on the head when you said they look like terrible on-camera flash style pictures.

The best picture of the bunch is the one of the helicopter on the ground.

By: Kagetsu Steve Buic

Kagetsu Steve Buic — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:19:00 +0000

I’ve been having a similar idea for a while but wasn’t sure how to go about it. This has certainly helped.

By: Mark Kauzlarich

Mark Kauzlarich — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 02:34:00 +0000

His air photos aren’t so compelling… but I should be impressed anyway? I don’t think so Ron.

By: Lee Morris

Lee Morris — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:55:00 +0000

I think this is a perfect example of someone getting so excited about the gear that they forget about the image. These look like terrible on-camera flash style pictures in my opinion. It’s cool that he did it technically but the images look like something out of the 80s.

By: Robert Simpson

Robert Simpson — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:34:00 +0000

Taking “gear porn” to a whole new level …. oooooh yeah! :)