Band Photography – Ricoh GRii with flash.

 

Yes, new Ricoh GRiii camera is already announced and I saw a few reviews about the new features of the new version like a touch screen and 24MP huge APS-C sensor. And one “feature” made me a little bit sad – the lack of flash in the new camera. Now I’m not sure if I will want to have this new one ever – even presence of the new in-body image stabilization can’t help – I do not feel it unnecessary for me exactly like to have this touch screen.

Today I continue the theme of my previous post about using Ricoh GRii pocket camera with a built-in flash during live performance events. Band photography is my special love. I use the same techniques and skills I got when I learned street photography and was in love with the genre – a fast reaction on what is happening around, knowing your gear habits and to being everywhere at once. In the first days of using Ricoh at night, I photographed in the same way as with my DSLR – high ISO, shutter priority fixed on 1/60-1/125, but I always wanted to see what I can do with the built-in flash and much more slower shutter. I made a preset with an ISO 100, shutter speed 1/2-1/6 (depend on the amount of ambient light), first curtain flash and manually prefocused lens – 1-3m, depending on the situation.

As you can see, the results I got are slightly different from the results created early by DSLR, but I also used a different technique. I love these strange lighting effects I got in my images – after all, I don’t pretend to be another Bruce Gilden, but I’m going to improve the flash photography technique with the goal to make something interesting and new, at last, new for me.

 

Acid Moon and the Pregnant Sun, Levontin7, TelAviv

 

 

 

Muna Camuna, Bella Bar, TelAviv

 

 

 

Appetizer Cheesecake, Levontin7, TelAviv

 

 

 

Metatron,Zimmer TLV, TelAviv

 

 

 

Acid Moon and the Pregnant Sun, Levontin7, TelAviv

 

 

 

Muna Camuna Flea Market, Jaffo

 

 

 

Muna Camuna Flea Market, Jaffo

 

 

 

Muna Camuna Flea Market, Jaffo

 

 

 

Muna Camuna, Mahane Yehuda Market, Jerusalem

 

 

 

The Morrisons, Pasaz, Jaffo

 

 

 

Turkish Delight, Levontin7, TelAviv

 

 

 

Heavy Stone, Levontin7, TelAviv

 

 

 

Turkish Delight, Levontin7, TelAviv

 

 

 

Muna Camuna, Barby, TelAviv

 

 

 

Heavy Stone, Barby, TelAviv

 

 

 

SHREDHEAD, Barby, TelAviv

 

 

 

Heavy Stone, Barby, TelAviv

 

 

 

SHREDHEAD, Barby, TelAviv

 

 

 

SHREDHEAD, Barby, TelAviv

 

 

 

Java, Barby, TelAviv

 

 

 

Java, Barby, TelAviv

 

 

 

Elokim, Barby, TelAviv

 

 

 

Muna Camuna, Mahane Yehuda Market, Jerusalem

 

 

 

Muna Camuna Flea Market, Jaffo