Conker

Conker
Originally uploaded by petergriffin_1892.

More strobist fun...I picked this up on the street & took it home.

Lit by a single 430EXii, slighty left & above the camera, 1/8 power, with a homemade grid on the flash.

Makeup Shoot

Makeup shoot
Originally uploaded by petergriffin_1892.

Another image from my recent shoot at The Portobello Institute.

The light setup in this case was:

Camera right: Canon 430EXii on 1/4 +0.7 power, via a white shoot-through umbrella.
Camera left: Nikon SB600, 1/8 +0.7 power, with diffuser

MUA: Sarah Fitzsimons

Makeup Shoot

Makeup Shoot #3
Originally uploaded by petergriffin_1892.

Another shot from my recent session with The Portobello Institute in Dublin.

MUA for this shot was Kasia Kaniewska.

I used a single 430EXII flash with a shoot through umbrella (white brolly) to the right on the camera. 1/4 power in this case.

Makeup Shoot

Makeup Shoot #2
Originally uploaded by petergriffin_1892.

A shot from a recent shoot at the Portobello Institute in Dublin. I got in touch with the tutor of their makeup course who was looking for a photographer to take a few shots for the students in the class.

It was a good experience - this was really the first time I've done a setup entirely on my own & it worked very well. There were some black cloth-covered partitions available as a backdrop, so with my light stands and a couple of flashes I worked away at it.

In this shot I'm only using one flash (Canon 430EXII with a shoot-through umbrella).
Makeup artist was Amie Doyle.

Shelly

Shelly #2
Originally uploaded by petergriffin_1892.

Another meeting of the Dublin Strobist group - this time we set up on Portmarnock beach with about 20 photographers and 5 or 6 models (I can't remember exactly).

This is a 2-light setup, Nikon SB800 on 1/4 power to the left and also to the right of the camera. Shelly Massey was the model for this shoot.

Achill Sunset 2

Achill Sunset #2
Originally uploaded by petergriffin_1892.

Achill Island again, this time a sunset image taken on the northern side of the island. This is one of the last sunsets in Europe, being so far west.

Abandoned Village

Abandoned Village
Originally uploaded by petergriffin_1892.

I made another trip to the West of Irleand recently, this time to Achill Island in Co. Mayo.

This shot was taken at an abandoned village on the island, possibly abandoned during the famine, although no-one is entirely certain when it was deserted (there's evidence that people did live there after that period).