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So maybe we need a bigger venue, perhaps ANZ stadium, or Acer arena !? Ok that might be a slight exaggeration, but in all seriousness the Attic bar was packed to breaking point last Tuesday night. The best turnout so far.

The topic was “Flash Dance – Natural and Creative Flash Techniques”. This topic is one of my favourites and is obviously the favourite of many others as well. These days, most photography enthusiasts own a speedlite, but do they know how to get the most out of it? Do they know how to use it off camera in a creative and fun way?

Well hopefully most of the students have now gained a better understanding and have been inspired to try some of the techniques covered.

Scott McGale was our special guest on the night. Scott showed off some of his work while explaining the different light effects used to create that particular image. He also shared a little story about his experience shooting Naomi Campbell – and yes, apparently she is the Diva that everyone in-the-know says she is!

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Jose

Congratulations this week to Andrew Code for taking out the “Shots @ The Arthouse” Shot of the Week, selected from the Shots Flickr Group. I asked Andrew to pen a few words about his inspiration along with some of the technical aspects of it’s creation.

‘The shot was inspired by one of my favourite TV shows Supernatural. The purpose was to focus on creating a simple but effective composition using a couple of lights to light the model. It was taken in my warehouse, hanging from a window on the second floor looking into it.

The lighting was a couple of cheap flood lights from Bunnings behind a diffuser. The wings were added post (after experimenting with drawing it on the floor). Taking the photo from above using the floor as a back drop really created the different look i was after. It would have been much easier to take it standing against a wall – but the result would not have been as effective.’ – Andrew Code

‘Editorially in the UK, Scott has shot for Vogue, Arena, Marie Claire, Elle, GQ, the Sunday Times Magazine among others. While in Australia he has shot for for Marie Claire, Instyle and Noise. His beauty and fashion work has been published in over 20 countries around the globe, including over a dozen Sunday Times Magazine covers.’

Scott will be our guest speaker at the forthcoming Shots @ The Arthouse – flash session on Sep 8, 2009 , where he will discuss some of his location lighting techniques as well as being available to answer any questions.

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