LIGHTASSISTANT/DIGITECH
You have to think of a light/digitech as the swiss army knife to your production.
Someone dedicated to light and technical solutions on set.
Someone that thinks of possible problems before they could occur, so your production can run smooth.
When i am not obsessing over light, I assume my role as a digitech, assuring files transfer and save correctly.
All while prioritizing potential images a client might point out and every now and then showing a layout of these selects.
On location as well as in studio, I always try to offer a plug and play experience for the photographers i work for.
My skills include:
Capture One
Lightroom
Photoshop
holding props when no hand-models are available
browsing the internet looking for extra kit to invest in
bringing music to the set
hauling to the rental to get adittional kit
being mighty serious about cable management
measuring lights for brightness and color
colorcorrecting lights
knowing the different stances of an apple box
looking at a clean cable with a look of satisfaction
organising the clutter of empty flightcases, unused stands and reflectors
charging batteries
convincing triggerhappy photographers to go for AC powered lights
The main AC-powered workhorse capable of providing up to 2400 W/s through three power outlets. (one available)
Powerful flashheads that work seamlessly along with the generator. Providing reliable flashoutput and powerful modeling lights. (two available)
Quirky ringlight that is able to process the full output of the 7A Generator. Particularly fun to fill in an entire scene with a hard fill. (one available)
Powerful 1000 W/s monolight that recycles in a breeze. I often boom this light overhead controlling the power using the built-in radio system. (one available)
Battery-powered 500 W/s monolights. Ideal when I need that extra pop of light and AC-power is not an option. Also has a built-in radio system. (seven available)
Super reliable remote I use to control flash settings remotely. It can also trigger most of my flashes in HSS; nice for when you need to shoot wide open in direct sun. Batteries can run out on a long shoot, so I always carry spares. (TTL-Nikon & TTL-Canon available)
No-nonsense no misfires! Great little remotes that can be used both as a trigger and as a receiver. They work together perfectly with the TTL remote. I use them to trigger non-Profoto flashes as well, just plug and play. (two available)
Like my mom would tell you, if you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it. Very intuitive lightmeter to measure flash settings. Allows for precision adjustments of flashpower by giving readings up to 1/10th of a stop. (one available)
Ok so little confession, I am somewhat colorblind, so I used to be unsure about color. This lovely device expresses color temperature in tangible digits. It allows me to precisely measure and match the colors that different lights put out. (one available)
The clients best friend on shoot. It is plenty big, so everyone involved can get up and close into reviewing every pixel of the image. In terms of color accuracy this autocalibrating bad boy works wonders. (one available)
It is flashy for the single reason that if everybody notices it, nobody trips over it. set of cables that firmly connects camera and pc. Images can be reviewed and edited in real time on a big screen. (USB 2.0 to Mini-B 8-Pin, USB 3.0 to Micro-B & USB-C to USB-C available)
Standard light reflector, use them straight up if you are looking for a film-noir vibe. Equally handy to control the spill of light bouncing into an umbrella (four available)
Hard light reflector that bundles the lightoutput and is able to project a beam of light over a distance. The internal finish of the reflector boosts the output of a flash by about one Fstop. I often use is to bounce a light into a wall to illuminate an entire scene. (one available with grid)
Softlight reflector for use with ProRing, softens the feel of the ringflash towards a more evenly lit feeling. This results in flattering for shooting portraits/people. (one available)
Probably my all-time favorite portrait light modifier, something in between hard- and soft light. I often use it with the accessory grid to create a beautiful portraitlight. (one kit available)
An intriguing modifier, this focusable gobo projector allows you to project different creative light patterns. It is also useful as a means to accentuate very small surfaces. Fitted with a Profoto speedring (one available)
Lets you control the light throw by adjusting the doors, I might not be using this one enough. (one available)
Nothing too exciting just bundles the light output. (five available in a two different sizes)
Both subtle gels for correcting the color temperature of the flash, as well as funkier, more saturated ones for creative projects. Besides tiny circular ones I usually carry a few big sheets as well. (enough available)
And the price for the most clumsy/ DIY modifier goes to, these foldable panels. Nonetheless a great tool to bounce a flash into a white seamless, while avoiding spill. Or to use as a negative fill. (two kits available)
A 135cm Octabox for when you need an overall soft light. Fitted with a Profoto speedring. (one available)
A large (100 cm x 100 cm) Softbox. I hacked it to fit a Profoto speedring, and even equipped it with flag cloths, which makes it great as a controllable toplight. (one available with sideflags)
Two (30cm x 90cm) strip-softboxes with great spill control over the light. I often use these as silhouette kickerlight, to build a Martin-Shoeller-flash setup, or simply to flash into a white seamless background. (two available with grids)
A small (60cm) and handy softbox with grid, nice for portraits on the go, as a rimlight or to accentuate a specific area of a broader scene. (one available with grid)
Umbrellas (115cm) to bounce and soften light, or remove the outer baffle and shoot through them. They throw light everywhere but with a bit of lightcontrol, you would be surprised what can be achieved using these lightweight modifiers. (two available)
This umbrellabox is huge (2m)! when the Elinchrom Octa isn’t soft enough, this one should do the trick. Equally lovely to fill in an entire scene or even to use it as a white background. (one available)
Flash Stands, different brands and sizes. Besides the standard-sized stands, I often use two smaller ones to mount lights or reflectors low enough to be able to shoot over them. (ten available)
Heavy is kind of an understatement here, but they are solid and since a light is only as safe as the stand it is on I use these heavy-duty wind-up stands for when I boom lights. (two available)
Straightforward boompoles for when you need to boom multiple lights, Also nice to connect both poles to one another and build a bridge or menace arm (5m) to boom lights overhead on location. (two available)
I love this thing, weighs a lot, but it is relaible and most importantly it can pan/tilt/swivel the boomhead. Great for when you want to adjust a light with precision when your boompole is already up. (one available)
Useful little fellow to grip lights / cupholders/ J-hooks to stands/ booms / or whatever will support them. (four available)
Tried-and-true to grip lights / V-flats / flags / backgrounds. I use them a lot to connect extension arms to stands, that way I am able to tilt and turn lights more easily from the ground up. (six available)
