Mark Wallace
Mark Wallace is a photographer based in the United States. Best known for his web-based video series Digital Photography One on One and Exploring Photography sponsored by Adorama. Millions of people have watched Mark’s videos on YouTube, and the numbers continue to grow. Mark has a strong social media following on Facebook and Twitter, where he spends time interacting with viewers and workshop attendees. In 2014, Mark left the United States to embark on a 2 year worldwide adventure. He visited 28 countries and captured thousands of unique photographs across the globe. In 2016 Mark decided to give up planes, trains, and automobiles and is now exploring the world on his motorcycle.
In this episode, Mark Wallace looks at several basic light modifiers to see what kind of difference they make to a single portrait lighting setup. Mark compares a shoot-through umbrella, silver umbrella, octobox, and an octobox with a 50-degree grid.
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PRODUCTS USED:
- Savage 43″ Translucent Shoot Through Umbrella
- Savage 36″ Black/Silver Umbrella
- Sekonic L-858D-U Speedmaster Light Meter
- Leica M10 Mirrorless Digital Rangefinder Camera, Black
- Leica 50mm f/1.4 SUMMILUX-M Aspherical -Black
- Flashpoint XPLOR 600 TTL Exclusive Kit
- Profoto B2 250 AirTTL Power Pack Location Kit
- Profoto Air Remote Transceiver
