Scott Lewis

Return of Lord Vader

By Scott Lewis on July 24, 2013

Not long ago in a galaxy not so far away, I had the chance to photograph one of the “501 German Garrison” Darth Vaders. That costume was a 100% true remake of the Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Vader costume. The time was the costume was a 100% accurate version of Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. To be honest I was kind of excited as a big Star Wars fan, a new hope was the first film I ever saw at the cinema as a kid. I also wanted to time this shoot for Star Wars celebration this weekend

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Toxic Trash

By Scott Lewis on July 17, 2013

After a lot of blogging last week I’m taking it a bit easier this week. ~ToXic~Trash~ is a local cyber-goth so it is time to get into the studio and do some crazy lighting.

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RoundFlash Mobile Softbox

By Scott Lewis on July 11, 2013

And I have a new toy to write about. The RoundFlash Mobile Softbox 45 cm is the first real solution I have found for converting your system flash into a ring flash. I have tried a few different variations over the years but was never happy with the results. After we all had a play with Toms one way back at the Palm Valley shoot, 10 of us put our money together and bought in bulk….

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Barbie beatdown …

By Scott Lewis on July 10, 2013

A busy week of bloging this week. Lots and lots going on, Monday night as usual I was out shooting with another photographer. This time Christine “Just in time” Lutz was out and about with me and Model Barbie Beatdown. The idea behind this shoot was to get out of the studio and shoot with our RoundFlash adapters.

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Mopedfreunde Oberhausen e.V.

By Scott Lewis on July 9, 2013

Mopedfreunde Oberhausen e.V. are a local club the is based entirely around historical 50cc Mopeds. When they asked if I was willing to help them out with a few photos at their summer festival I was more than happy to help out.

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Replica…

By Scott Lewis on July 8, 2013

Replica are a local covers band that were the subject of this months “Last Friday Night Shoot” in the lightGIANTS studio.

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The Extraordinary Karlsruhe Ladies League of Temporal Adventurers and Society for a Better Cup of Tea.

By Scott Lewis on July 3, 2013

I needed a better name that just “Steampunk shoot” so the “The Extraordinary Karlsruhe Ladies League of Temporal Adventurers and Society for a Better Cup of Tea” aka TEKLLTASBCT was born. I love photographing people that have an obsession maybe because I can relate to them. The chance to do a steampunk shoot with 2 “ladies” that make fantastic Victorian/Gothic style clothing.

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Karlsruhe 1932 … Part 2

By Scott Lewis on June 28, 2013

This may be the last batch of scans for a while, as the rest of the glass negatives are either highly over or under exposed. The standard software that comes with my scanner isn’t the best. It looks like i will probably have to invest in Silverfast or some thing similar.

“Schloss Karlsruhe”

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HVL-F43M

By Scott Lewis on June 27, 2013

Sony just has announced the HVL-F43M – a powerful, fully featured new flash that is compatible with all of the company’s latest cameras and interchangeable-lens camcorders equipped with the new Multi Interface Shoe.

The advanced new flash builds on the success of the acclaimed Sony HVL-F43AM and offers the same popular ‘Quick Shift Bounce’ system that allows instant rotation of the flash head when switching between landscape and portrait compositions. This maintains the same bounce angle in either shooting position for consistently-lit photos.

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Karlsruhe 1932 … Part 1

By Scott Lewis on June 27, 2013

Recently we were at “my Wife’s, Uncle’s, Partner’s birthday”. During dinner she remarked “Scott I have something for you”…. My ears picked up and was curious as to what she had. It turns out she was cleaning out her cupboards and found a box of 100 old glass negatives of Karlsruhe (the city in Germany where we live). The photos were taken by her long dead husbands farther. i.e my Wife’s, Uncle’s, Partner’s, ex- Farther in-law.

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