Comments on: Shooting Rock Climbers With Studio Strobes

By: Thomas Woodson

Thomas Woodson — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:31:00 +0000

I signed up for a location lighting workshop with Tom Bol in Boulder over the summer. The course randomly got cancelled and now the date is to be announced, but I’m pretty stoked to learn from him!

By: Jonathan Nock

Jonathan Nock — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:46:00 +0000

Nice… cool angles Bram… and again, very raw. I think your work, in a few shots, captures the many aspects of climbing!

By: Hunter Harrison

Hunter Harrison — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:15:00 +0000

Just say NO to comic sans.

By: Mike Folden

Mike Folden — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 06:06:00 +0000

I agree with everyone else here. The images just don’t feel right and speedlights totally seem to work just fine for this type of stuff. This whole piece just didn’t feel too quality. No hate but personally not impressed.

By: julesvl

julesvl — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 03:30:00 +0000

You are wrong, nothing about it can is cool! The idea is bad and the images are even worst.

By: Matthew Wagg

Matthew Wagg — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 23:58:00 +0000

Wow you guys want some cheese with your whine?
I thought it was a cool excersise in lighting and showing off a manfrotto product

By: Erez Peled

Erez Peled — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:11:00 +0000

Light is to harsh, Blown highlights on the rocks makes for artificial light noticeable
even for the non professional eye.
As for the posing…nothing much to add on that, the other comments say it all.
He did not balance ambient and strobes, that i think is the main reason for below average photos.

By: Bram Berkien

Bram Berkien — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 21:56:00 +0000

Seems like the guy just wanted to tackle the challenge of using studio lights on a rock face. No creativity or any reason to be using those. The girl isn’t such a good climber either, probably just his daughter or something. Jonathan I like the one with the starry sky.
I took some myself in Fontainebleau (France): http://www.bramberkienfotografie.nl/?galerij=boulderen

By: John Godwin

John Godwin — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 19:14:00 +0000

Didn’t really like how these were lit. Too harsh; too obvious.

By: Bryce Powrie

Bryce Powrie — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:27:00 +0000

Is this guy mad?! Climbing down a rock face with his lens poking straight out behind him. Thats just asking for trouble.