I received a few Phottix Atlas wireless flash triggers to play with and only recently was able to use them on a shoot. These triggers from Phottix are compatible with Pocketwizards Plus II triggers and anyone who is semi-serious will know Pocketwizard is known for it’s reliability and performance.

It seems Phottix built the Atlas to compete directly with the PW Plus II’s and it seems like they have really comeup with an awesome product. They button layout and everything is relatively the same as the Plus II’s with slightly better build quality to boot!

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So I left my Sony NEX-5 at home and had to make do with the iphone 4′s video capabilities. Still came out alright though… kinda…

Got the chance to work with Chloe Maxwell again on a beach shoot. 11am high tide and sunny. Awesome! We had a fierce wind machine all day but we tried to make the best of it. Thanks to everyone involved for making it a great shoot. Left my Sony NEX-5 at home so had to use the iphone4 to do all the video work :p

Was also my first time out with the Phottix Atlas triggers. Had no problems with them and will be throwing up a review soon.

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Shot with Chloe today down at the beach. More later
Model: Chloe Maxwell
Makeup: Glen Evans
Assistants: Daniel Cheung / Ed Khou

Video from the snow shoot

Wow what a weekend!?! Dave and myself took 2 girls and 4 photog’s down to the snowy mountains in a mini-bus. Took us about 7hrs drive where we stayed in a nicely renovated barn. I didn’t actually shoot much, let the other guys have a go instead.

We got there friday night and immediately unloaded the cargo, proceeded to setup and do some quick shooting infront of the fireplace before having snags for dinner. After dinner we had a few drinks and some one decided to take a big swig from the bottle of  Hennessy Cognac *cough* Ally *cough*.

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Wooo, only 2 weeks until we hit Gold Coast and there’s only 2 spots left for Sat, 12-2pm session so get in if you’re still thinking about it. Gold Coast girls if you want to shoot on the friday afternoon, email me ed@edwardhor.com

Register now at http://workshop.xploit3d.com/

So we drove like 7hrs today from Sydney to the snow. Living in a renovated farm barn and we couldn’t resist the fireplace. Had to use a very long shutter speed, 1/3s handheld. Yes I’m pretty steady holding the 1Ds2.

Part 2 of my trip to Perth earlier this year. Big thanks for Brodie for bringing me over, Jay & Karl for assisting, AJ for the awesome video work and all the girls who attended!

I wonder if kids these days know what the “Sunny 16″ rule is. If you came from film them no doubt you would know or at very least heard of it.

Basically this is the “Sunny 16″ table (if I remember correctly)

Beach/Snow – f/22 @ ISO 100, 1/100
Sunny – f/16 @ ISO 100, 1/100
Cloudy – f/11 @ ISO 100, 1/100
Overcast f/8 @ ISO 100, 1/100
Heavy Overcase f/5.6 @ ISO 100, 1/100
Late Sunset f/4 @ ISO 100, 1/100

How does it help? Well it will provide you with a base to start with when you’re outside doing location off camera flash work. Of course you should still meter and adjust to suit settings/taste/sensors