The Flash Bus - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM

01/25/2011 03:13:58 PM · #5

I might make the flight down to Seattle to check it out. Joe was up here in Calgary in November and it was awesome so it would be great to check out David Hobby too.

giantmike

Canon EOS R6

01/25/2011 05:49:38 PM · #6

Oooh, thanks for sharing! They will (very surprisingly) be in my city, so now I just need to figure out if I have anything going on that day.

Tommy_Mac

Nikon D800

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF

01/25/2011 06:08:08 PM · #7

I have my calendar set to send me an alarm Monday morning when the tickets go on sale.
Its like I'm trying to get tickets to a concert! :-p

faidoi

Pentax K10D

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

01/25/2011 06:43:13 PM · #8

Originally posted by binarysmart:

I have my calendar set to send me an alarm Monday morning when the tickets go on sale.
Its like I'm trying to get tickets to a concert! :-p

Me too.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70 f2.8 L IS

01/25/2011 07:00:49 PM · #9

Wow, that is food for thought! They'll be in my vicinity on April 15. Hmmm...

MattO

Nikon D4

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

01/25/2011 07:18:44 PM · #10

I'd love to go, but they are here on a MONDAY! WTH no one goes to these things on MONDAY the day after Easter!

Matt

$100 is a bargain!

spiritualspatula

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100

01/25/2011 10:13:23 PM · #11

Wow.
Well... request for vacation officially filled out.
hm. If any other Coloradoans attend, I'm definitely going to try and make it.

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100

01/25/2011 11:25:31 PM · #12

So, they'll be in LA, but I don't know about these guys. Is it a hands on workshop thing? Do they provide models. What's the deal. I read the description but I guess I'm dense...

mgarsteck

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

01/25/2011 11:30:19 PM · #13

It should be interesting. They give you a goodie bag when you are there so that could be cool I guess.

spiritualspatula

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100

01/25/2011 11:56:54 PM · #14

Originally posted by tanguera:

So, they'll be in LA, but I don't know about these guys. Is it a hands on workshop thing? Do they provide models. What's the deal. I read the description but I guess I'm dense...

It'll be instruction, then with models (unwitting photographers). I don't think you'll be shooting models yourself. Basically, it's them putting into practice what they say and showing you how to adapt to a situation that is put before you.
I wanted to attend a Strobist one here last August I think it was but didn't end up being able to. This one is cheaper, and has McNally too. Strobist hinted that this is sorta going to be one of the last tours because he's been neglecting his family some, so there's that too.

There's another announcement pending too, so not sure what that will hold...

spiritualspatula

Pentax DA 16-45mm f/4.0 ED AL AF

01/26/2011 10:31:12 PM · #15

Vacation granted. Now, to make sure I get registered...

alohadave

Pentax K-5

01/27/2011 01:18:10 AM · #16

Originally posted by tanguera:

So, they'll be in LA, but I don't know about these guys. Is it a hands on workshop thing? Do they provide models. What's the deal. I read the description but I guess I'm dense...

It'll be more of showing how to work through lighting situations.

David Hobby is all about manual flash, while Joe McNally uses TTL a lot.

If you are going to go, you should be at least familiar with off-camera flash, or a lot of it will go over your head, and it's not really focused on teaching how to use your flash.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR

01/27/2011 01:24:36 AM · #17

Thanks Dave. I have a working knowledge, but I'm more interested in how they handle situations on the fly. I always learn a lot from that.

Ozzie

Nikon D90

01/27/2011 04:14:42 AM · #18

Oooh, I'm tempted!

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

01/27/2011 11:30:19 AM · #19

One other thing: any idea how many slots per workshop? There's no indication. If it's too many, it may not be worth the aggravation :-)

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

01/27/2011 11:34:12 AM · #20

drat, drat, drat!! None in Virginia. :(

eqsite

Nikon D7100

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

01/27/2011 02:20:16 PM · #21

Originally posted by tanguera:

One other thing: any idea how many slots per workshop? There's no indication. If it's too many, it may not be worth the aggravation :-)

From their twitter feed:

Originally posted by twitter:

we are averaging ~300 seats per venue. We want it doable for Q&A, but we will also have big screen(s) for images/etc.