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So you've seen me using Rotolights at my workshops, and now I'm using them at my weddings! I'm working on an affiliation with Rotolights so we can make these amazing lights even more available to all of you guys. Stay tuned!
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Having a 1 handed lighting set up can be criticial to getting an amazing shot. As you all know I LOVE my Rotolights and when paired with my MeFoto Tripods the combination is just perfect. Many video lights are very heavy and as a result very hard to manage. The Rotolights are perfect for creating an outdoor studio environment. LOVE THESE LIGHTS!
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This is a fun image taken at my workshop in Oklahoma just last week. Peggy was arranging the model and we caught a fun moment on camera. Thanks to Sidney for being such a great model. Thanks to everyone who came...:)
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It's all smiles whenever I break out the Rotolights at one of my workshops! This image was taken in Oklahoma just a few days ago during my workshop there. This was during Day 2 and the sun was starting to set which meant it was time ROTOLIGHT TIME!
Thanks to Peggy Hogan (in the left with the big smile) for recruiting me to come out there and helping to make it happen. I had a great time with you and it's so good to see that you did too....as well as all the others...you know I'll never forget off-roading in the minivan and Tasha's singing...what a workshop!!
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Ever needed to create a studio look outside? Well, that's what I did last night at my workshop. Having portable LED lights and a few tripods can enable you to do just that...and the results are AMAZING! Can't wait to share pics!!
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This image was taken at my workshop in Miami last night in the Wynwood area which is the artistic portion of downtown where all the crazy people like me congregate. There are so many advantages to using video light over flash in a situation like this one. For starters it's easier to focus and pose the model because you can see. Secondly there is no bounce back nasty reflection on the wall from a flash being fired. Third, you can get beautiful even lighting over a great portion of the wall. I love my Rotolights!!
A fan of mine posted this image on Facebook with the following caption:
"Hey photog peeps look what I got!! Thanks for the referral Jason Lanier!!"- Thea Maddox
I hope the folks at Rotolight are paying attention because this is going to start getting bigger! I personally a lot of folks that have already purchased these lights since I started using them last month after finding them at WPPI. They are great!
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This image was taken at my Supernatural Shoot in Moundsville, West Virginia at the Moundsville State Penitentiary. The lighting for this shot was achieved by placing 1 Rotolight behind the model (the beautiful Rachel Anne) and then we used two Rotolights on the left and right in front. No flash was used for this shoot and it was pitch black down in there except for the Rotolights.
This was shot in the solitary confinement section of the prison also known as "The Hole" where many prisoners took their last breath. We found this chair down there, draped the model in a bed sheet, and started shooting. I love creating something out of nothing and we worked to do just that with this shoot. The water on the floor was thanks to the heavy rain we received during the shoot which made this even better. Hope you like it!
Camera settings: Nikon D800, 1/125 sec at f/4.0, 16mm at ISO 6400, flash did not fire. Taken at 10:32pm on April 16, 2013 by Jason Lanier at the Moundsville State Penitentiary.
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This is a production still from my Supernatural Shoot at the Moundsville State Penitentiary this week. We were taken down to "The Hole" where they kept the real bad dudes. Since it was raining hard that day it leaked and there was 2 inches of water all over the floor. With the use of my trusty Rotolights and MeFoto Tripods, we were able to shoot in pitch black darkness. Just an unbelievable experience!!!!
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I snapped this shot of my group as they were taking a break during my Supernatural Shoot at the Moundsville State Penitentiary. I was on the upper levels just outside of the jail cells and was starting to work my way down when I saw them and took the picture. This is a good representation of what these shoots are like. It was pitch black and the only illumination on this shot came from the two Rotolights that we were using as flashlights at the time. Y'all have to join me on one of these, they are so much fun!
This image was taken at my Supernatural Shoot at the Moundsville State Penitentiary on Tuesday. This was shot without flash, using three Rotolights, one behind her and two in front, to the left and the right. I had a challenge from the group to do a shoot using Walmart clothes...so I took the challenge, went into the local Walmart about 10 miles from the penitentiary and in 20 minutes bought the hat, skirt, jacket, and did the shoot!
We had an amazing time and I thank everyone who came to shoot with me. This Supernatural shoot was truly unforgettable!
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So who else does model fashion shoots inside of haunted places like the Moundsville State Penitentiary...just me baby. This is a production still from the Supernatural shoot on Tuesday that was literally out of this world. It was straight out of a movie, a thunder and lightning storm moved into town immediately as we arrived, and we went around calling for the ghosts it started to pour, as soon as we stopped, it stopped. Don't believe me? We have all the video to prove it.
In this shot you see our gorgeous model Rachel who I was posing at the visitation booths where they would use a telephone handset to talk to the prisoner on the other side of the wall. Just wait until I start showing you shots from "The Hole" where I had one of the best shoots I've ever done. Because of the thunder storm the water leaked through the walls and down into "The Hole" which was isolation where they locked up the prisoners who were the worst of the worst. With the water coming down the walls it left 2 inches of water on the dirt floor...it was just epic. Can't wait to edit and post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks again for these amazing Rotolights....I need to buy stock in their company because all my students are buying them! Thanks to all my assistants Vanden, Faye and Joyce for doing so much...I love you guys.
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This production image was provided by Vanden King at my workshop in Nevada. I always love to see the various shots that my attendees take at my weddings because inevitably we get some funny ones like this.
This image was taken at my workshop in Nevada by Vanden King. I love using these Rotolights because they give me such a great catch light in the eyes of the people I'm shooting. I can't wait to share how awesome the lights are when I see you at one of my workshops!
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This is a production image from my workshop in Vegas last week that shows us during our last shoot of the night. It was so awesome being able to be in the middle of the desert in the middle of the night, and by using 4 simple Rotolights we were able to completely light the model and get the shoot done...it was awesome!!!!
This is a production shot of me setting up my new Rotolights at my workshop in Vegas last week. I can't wait to share these amazing lights with all of you at my workshops...they are great!!!!!
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