But for now this set up works pretty well. I was able to get about 150 shots with 3 lights on one battery before the battery started to show signs of weakness. That is when I came in and used just one Alien Bee on the battery and I used 2 Nikon SB-800s attached to the CyberSync receivers. And that worked pretty well for the rest of the shoot. So in about 3 hours we got about 250+ shots. Not to bad. It is expensive? Not as expensive as a ProPhoto or all Elinchrom setup. So it will work for most people who want to have some power.

Alien Bees Studio Lighting on the Utah Salt Flats

I am using a boom arm with a c-stand so I can get light in front of and above the subject without the light poll being in my way. I am also using ankle weights to weight down the light stands so they don’t fall over. I don’t want to lose a flash head to wind.

So what is the purpose of this new website? The monetary answer is to make me money through advertising and clicks to amazon.com.  The public relations answer is that this site will ultimate share everything I know about photography with anyone who will read the blog.  I am hoping to add some tutorials, reviews, videos, and other media to teach photography.

I will be focusing on a few areas that are my specialty and areas that people may find most interesting.  That would be camera gear, HDR, software, and lighting.  I am going to guess it will take about 3 weeks to get the minimum amount of content to make this website readable.  So if you discover this before the grand opening please pardon my dust.

And if you have questions – please let me know!