Playing with a Profoto ringlight. shot with a 24-105 IS canon lens mounted on a 5D MII

The model is Juliya, my neighbor.

diagonal fisheye

strobist info: sigma 15mm diagonal fish-eye with 540EZ strobe on shoot-through umbrella from camera left

Rented this studio last Saturday. It has a round window and was playing around shooting there and thougth a fish-eye would be interesting. What do you think?

Below is another shot with a regular lens.

The model's name is Inna. Besides modeling, she makes webpages in Japanese and teaches Russian and Ukrainian languages. She is fluent in Japanese and has "ikkyu" level.

Taku Hachiro-san

Reiko-san

Kumi-san

Shot these at a small and private club in Nishi Azabu. 2 shows with a combination of humor, spinning pole dancing and a talk show by Taku Hachiro-san.
Reiko is a world pole dance champion, and will be competing again this year in Jamaica. Kumi almost went there as she was 2nd in the Japan championship. Taku Hachiro is a "Japanese Otaku". Just talking to him for a few minutes makes you realize how bright he is.

Lighting with shoot-thru umbrella "a la strobist" except for the dancing shot (just straight on camera flash).
My 5DMII gives me great photos at high ISO, but is slow focusing in the dark... a bit of an irony.

Shot Sengoku 7 last Thursday. You can view more photos at http://photos.mmaweekly.com/gallery.asp?categoryid=10605

Rented a 400mm 2.8 lens with a 1.4 extender and when I got there, they said "we have ring side for you tonight!!".

camera info: EOS 5D MKII with 24-105IS lens. shutter priority at 1/640 for the action shots

Hot Air

Shot these in the dressing room at Ageha. Used the Ray Ring Flash and a couple of 540EZ on optical slaves in some shots too.

Maki

Kayo

Pipi

Reiko

Darts queen?

Tech info: Canon 5D MII with sigma 24-70 mm lens.
540EZ through white umbrella to camera left, 540EZ at 1/128 power to models left on VAL

There is this mexican bar I often eat dinner at. One of their staff is participating in the national Darts queen contest, so they asked me to take her photo. They call her "Negishi", after the Manga character in Detroit Metal City.

Katja

tech info: waffer 100 softbox with Hensel Contra/Integra on models left.
Camera: EOS digital SLR

Katja is a friend from Siberia and her hobby is to collect stones (she studies geology). If you ever see her, offer her a pebble.

Shot in my living room/studio.