DVD: Flash Bus Tour 2011 - Two Disc Set, By Joe McNally & David Hobby
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David Hobby DVD: Flash Bus Tour 2011 - Two Disc Set, By Joe McNally &

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Shopper : How long, time wise, is each DVD?Scott B : David Hobby's piece is 2 hours 21 minutes Tour the Flash Bus is 4 minutes McNally's section is 2 hours 24 mins Sometimes it Pays to Take A Break is about 4 minsLARRY K : As best as I can remember each DVD is about 1 hour long.JOHN B : I don' recall how long each DVD was. Not listed on the box. Regardless of length, there wad too much talk and not enough usable information. Definitely not worth the price.RUSSELL G : McNally is about 2.5 hours, and Hobby is about 1.7. Highly recommended... Two great shooters, down to earth, and articulate. Years of experience and knowledge, for the price, it's unbeatable.JASON K : The Hobby DVD is 2 hours 22 minutes The Mcnally DVD is 2 hours 31 minutes there is also a minute or two of spoofs at the end of the dvd'sDAVID B : The first disk with David Hobby is 2 hours and 22 minutes, the second disk with Joe McNally is 2 hours and 31 minutes, each disk also has a short special feature. I attended the Flash Bus stop in Buffalo and this captures the day well.ACCOUNTS P : Disk 1 - 2:03:37 Disk 2 - 2:31:16DAVID V : For disc 1 the main session is 2 hours and 22 minutes. For disc 2 the main session is 2 hours and 31 minutes.MIKE M : The David Hobby DVD is approx 2 hours and 22 minutes. The Joe McNally DVD is approx 2 hours and 30 minutes. There are also two special features which I did not look at the timings of. But for 5 hours of content, this is well worth the cost.EDWARD M : I just checked - the David Hobby disc is 2hrs 22min and the Joe McNally disc is 2hrs 31 min.
Shopper : I am using a 2 light set up for now, would I benefit from the content in these DVD's?Andrew L : Yes, covers single through multi light setups.ANDREW R : The content on this DVD set should be useful no matter how many speedlights you're using.
Shopper : Why Did You Choose This?MACIEJ P : Simple, learn from masters!ALFRED P : I attended the session in San Francisco. It was great.I bought the DVD because I really like David Hobby's style and there is no better person with practical solutions than Joe McNally.DAVID W : If you missed the live show, buy the DVD. These two flash pros together on one DVD. Very well done.CLINT S : I choose this item because of Joe McNally, he is very instumental in my understanding of TTL flash photography.STU E : I attended the Flashbus Tour's Madison, WI stop. Two friends and I had a great time that day and we learned some new things. I bought the disc set because I want to be able to refer to the techniques again later.

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2017-04-19T11:25:25

Rated 5 out of 5

A Lot of Fun

David operates manually with his flashes. Joe uses all the automation available. You need to understand both approaches because there are situations where you need both. These guys know their stuff, and the way their lectures are done the whole thing is very entertaining and a lot of fun.

Russell L.

2017-01-14T17:58:21

Rated 4 out of 5

great to view

I enjoyed having my imagination stimulated. I wish I would have had a chance to learn from these two great masters of the speed light in person. Worth watching.

JONATHAN H.

2017-01-01T11:07:25

Rated 5 out of 5

I was there in Pittsburgh, great event, great DVD series.

McNally took my portrait in Pittsburgh, such a great event. Learned a ton. DVD is with the money if you want to see both situated to lighting, full manual versus TTL automated.

andrew l.

2013-04-08T21:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Great resource from two experts

I've read Hobby's blog and have McNally's book, but it's so helpful to see the techniques in video form...

Jarama L.

2013-03-25T21:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Instructive, but so-so video quality

David Hobby and Joe McNally are great instructors and they do a very good job of explaining their respective areas of expertise. The simplest way to think of this this DVD set is that it is like going to one of their classes without having to take notes. My one disappointment with the set is the video quality. Not so much that it is SD, but that the video is noisy and generally not terribly good looking. I suppose that it was a limitation of the venue and equipment on hand, but the video (not instructional content) could definitely be improved.

CARL I.

2013-03-25T21:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Great Lighting Traing Aid

Excellent lighting primer.

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About DVD: Flash Bus Tour 2011 - Two Disc Set, By Joe McNally & David Hobby

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A Lot of Fun

By Russell L.

David operates manually with his flashes. Joe uses all the automation available. You need to understand both approaches because there are situations where you need both. These guys know their stuff, and the way their lectures are done the whole thing is very entertaining and a lot of fun.

I was there in Pittsburgh, great event, great DVD series.

By andrew l.

McNally took my portrait in Pittsburgh, such a great event. Learned a ton. DVD is with the money if you want to see both situated to lighting, full manual versus TTL automated.

Scenes and lessons from the most acclaimed and talked about tour of 2011! On this two disc set, you get the both sessions--Hobby and McNally--in their entirety.

Disc One- David "The Strobist" Hobby
If you are going to drive, you should know how to drive stick. So the morning is spent lighting in manual mode.

We start small with a 4-light headshot, learning to control the scene by adding one light at a time. Then we take those same principles and export them into other settings -- an outdoor portrait at midday, a table-top, a big dark room, a shower stall (with water) and finally, into the woods at dusk.

For all of these situations, simple or complex, we use the same approach. Control the ambient, then add one light at a time.

Disc Two- Joe "Numnuts" McNally
After learning to drive stick, in the afternoon we go automatic, and get out on the high wire of TTL. Using members of the audience,we craft spontaneous lighting solutions, talking our way through each setup, mixing TTL and manual (oh my!) approaches, going from one light on the hot shoe to four and five lights on sticks, fitted with lots of different light modifiers.

It's location photography--with all its wonderful possibilities and chaos, right there on stage.

And with this being Hobby and McNally, the entire day is completely serious, steeped in utter formality with no fun or irreverence whatsoever. Kidding.

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