Last Monday we were busy with our medium format gear doing family portraiture. This is a service we offer for families who know they deserve something a little bit special. Click the image to magnify it.

“Interested in having a family group photo? Let me know.
We use a Phase One medium format digital camera for family photos. Lighting is provided by one main light of 3600WS. Fill lighting is with a 500WS Hensel, and two 400WS lights provide the hair lights. To give you an idea of what this means, Canon and Nikons high end flashes are about 80WS.”

From Family Photos, posted by Grant Corban on 10/18/2010 (7 items)

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For the photographers who follow my thread:   I know a lot of people are following our lead in bringing strobes for bridal portraiture now. We have been doing this for over a decade. However this shot was a bit more special than that. Canon and Nikon’s top of the line cameras are actually known as SMALL format. Their most powerful flash guns are still very modest in light output. According to David Ziser they are about 80WS. (I thought a bit more but this will serve for now). When you shoot medium format, everything needs to be bigger. A lot bigger! Our hair lights were both 400WS, four times the power of a normal flash fired at full power.  The fill was a 500WS Hensel. And the main light…a 3,600WS Elinchrom.  Satisfying to see the results.