PQA Flash Clinic New Orleans

Bryan & I attended a Photo Quest Adventures Flash Clinic  (www.photoquestadventures.com) this weekend in New Orleans. We had models all weekend in various urban scenes around the iconic city. The workshops are sponsored by Nikon and Bogen imaging so we had the latest lighting gear to play with. Our leader was Tom Bol (www.tombolphoto.com) who is one of our all time favorites.

We learned a ton of uses for multiple off camera flash techniques as well as larger gear like softboxes and the Elinchrom Octabank Lights. I have to say I fell quickly in love with the Octabank and will own one. It is perfect with the mobile battery pack for outdoor shoots and an amazing single light source for outdoor portraits. TOTALLY Amazing effects!

There were definitely many distractions in NOLA including hurricanes and long island iced teas, but I learned a ton about lighting and really feel like I can do it on my own now, so the workshops are highly recommended as they come to a city near you!