View Full Version : Juergen Specht's Flash Helmet


tj_parpan
05-18-2006, 05:00 PM
Check out the Flash Helmet (http://www.juergenspecht.com/truestories/?number=1&storypage=2) of Jeurgen Specht. For those truly commited to thier craft. Or as Strobist's (http://strobist.blogspot.com/) David Hobby put it, for one who is "Straddling the Line Between Genius and Insanity".

willy_palacios
05-18-2006, 05:03 PM
OK who has the guts to try this one out :D

nino_carandang
05-18-2006, 05:04 PM
that was a pretty good re-invention.

Parc_Cruz
05-18-2006, 05:09 PM
Probabaly when you use this , you'll be an instant subject for other photogs too :D

PARC

john_villavicencio
05-18-2006, 05:15 PM
hehehe... i get stares as it is with the LSID... what more with this... hahaha

martin_cp_valeriano
05-18-2006, 09:48 PM
hehehe... i get stares as it is with the LSID... what more with this... hahaha

hi john..what's an LSID?

Pilar Tuason
05-18-2006, 11:10 PM
Oh my Gosh!!! I don't think I am THAT desparate....

Imagine me wearing that to a wedding.. :D

john_villavicencio
05-18-2006, 11:52 PM
hi john..what's an LSID?

hi martin...
it's short for the Light Sphere Inverted Dome system.

more info here
http://store.garyfonginc.com/liiido.html

willy_palacios
05-19-2006, 12:14 AM
pero ayos po siguro yan kung meron kayong rainy day wedding shoot :Grin:

Oh my Gosh!!! I don't think I am THAT desparate....

Imagine me wearing that to a wedding.. :D

miguel_deleon
05-21-2006, 06:44 PM
can you imagine if you use that outdoors on a windy day? your poor neck! ;)

Aris Guerrero
05-21-2006, 08:34 PM
surely most subjects in your photo will have a smile on their faces.

roi_francisco
06-01-2006, 07:10 AM
Oh my Gosh!!! I don't think I am THAT desparate....

Imagine me wearing that to a wedding.. :D

gee, i 2nd on that.

i wonder what the priest's reaction would be if i get to try it on a wedding ceremony...

but hey, at least you'll be a really potent source for candids and cute kid's reactions. :Grin:

"mom, can we buy an umbrella helmet too?"

Aris Guerrero
10-11-2006, 09:42 AM
an emulation: http://www.sweetlightstudios.com/core/strobehat/strobehat.html

Tok Paler
10-13-2006, 03:01 PM
Hehehehe! =D that pretty much looks like my avatar =b yun pala tawag dun? Hmmmm.... By the way, hindi ako yung nasa avatar ko ha!

Amiel_Mercado
10-13-2006, 03:17 PM
Hahaha Tok, I thought that was you in your avatar.

Those laughing grannies are probably laughing at the photographer's helmet :D

raymund_madronero
10-13-2006, 04:20 PM
this is something nice to try out when taking shots of street presentations... hehehe

Makapunta nga ng Avenue to get some attachments... hehehhe

Jerry Sagmaquen
10-13-2006, 05:17 PM
i still like gary fong's light sphere 2 :D

orlando_arcelao_jr
10-13-2006, 06:44 PM
Oh my golly wow! A mobile/walking/portable studio! Whooppeeddooo! :D

migsguerrero
10-13-2006, 06:48 PM
Hehehehe! =D that pretty much looks like my avatar =b yun pala tawag dun? Hmmmm.... By the way, hindi ako yung nasa avatar ko ha!
haha funny, all the while i thought it was you Tok. :)

orlando_arcelao_jr
10-13-2006, 06:55 PM
haha funny, all the while i thought it was you Tok. :)

Hahahaha! Same here migs! I always thought how crazy Tok is about his photography just by merely looking at his avatar!

Aris Guerrero
10-13-2006, 08:09 PM
this is something nice to try out when taking shots of street presentations... hehehe

Makapunta nga ng Avenue to get some attachments... hehehhe


hehehe. what comes to my mind is the giant parabolic umbrella that was used during the Hidalgo Inauguration. :)

Tok Paler
10-13-2006, 11:51 PM
Lol! =D Buti nalang pala sinabi ko! =b i'm not "yet" that crazy about my photography, sooner or later siguro! For all you know, i might do something of that sort soon! =b

i'll let you guys know if i do! Lol! =D

raymund_madronero
10-14-2006, 12:09 AM
I wonder what would be the effective GN of the SB-28 with that contraption...

Amiel_Mercado
10-14-2006, 12:22 AM
Lol! =D Buti nalang pala sinabi ko! =b i'm not "yet" that crazy about my photography, sooner or later siguro! For all you know, i might do something of that sort soon! =b

i'll let you guys know if i do! Lol! =D

Tok, put two or three umbrellas :)

jameslgo
10-14-2006, 06:28 PM
hmmm...this is what happens when you want to achieve the best lighting. hehe