Very much in love with your photography and the use of Roto light

I just purchased one myself in December thanks to Jason Lanier...has taken my work to a whole new level! An excellent video with like you said minimal accessories ..probably one of the best examples I've seen to date other than Jason lol...those two at night with the tree and bokeh...super images!!

thank you for this beautiful photo shoot and demonstration of the capabilities of the rotolight neo, Awesome, I loved it and Sam Fazz is amazing

Great video Sam, I will be investing in this light soon. I love the look of this light and I think it will be a hug advantage to my senior portrait work. Keeping my gear small and light is a must for me and looking how you used it has sold me. Also I'm a big Jason Lanier fan as well.

Whoa, LOVED this shoot. Stayed for the whole video. I just attended Jason's workshop this week and was considering getting a NEO or ANOVA PRO and see YOU use the Neo like you did and get such awesome results has inspired me to take action and make the purchase. The image with the green tree on the right and lights on the left is STUNNING. I really enjoyed this and I REALLY appreciate how you gave Jason a few shoutouts when using the backlight technique. Seriously great video, thank you!

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

7 жыл бұрын

Tony Felgueiras the rotolight's do come in handy.

I know Jason Lanier promotes Rotolight frequently in his videos, but this is the best real use example of the Neo I've seen. Nice work.

Beyond cool! I feel like I could actually do some shots like this with a Rotolight, you make it look so easy! Your selection of background colors behind Sam at the table blended very well. I also liked the photos at the brick wall after dark with the shallow depth of field!! My favorite however, was the window reflection image!! Masterfully done! Thank you for sharing!!

Great video that really shows how to get some fabulous shots with that rotolight, something that I will definitely be looking into. Your use of such a simple setup and yielding such amazing photos was truly wonderful to watch, as the ambient light faded the fill from the single light seemed to just make your photos pop more and more the darker it got throughout the evening to such an amazingly beautiful final setup in the street with some truly spectacular shots!!! Wonderful work David and a huge shout out to beautiful Sam for a wonderful shoot and video!

David, you did an excellent job with this photo shoot. Sam is gorgeous. Thank you!

David, Great shots. Posing is super. Lighting great. I ordered the Rotolight after seeing this video. Jason gets credit for getting my interest in it, but you clinched it. Thanks.

Another great video David. As I have said before seeing behind the scenes really helps to show your position in relation to the model and placement of lighting. Big fan of your work and video channel.Thanks again and looking forward to your next post.

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Tony Seddon Thank you Tony! More videos will be coming for sure.

mike is an amazing assistant. Sam is drop dead gorgeous and you've got a simple and interesting personality

An inspiring and educational BTS video. Itching to get out and do some model work now! Shots of Sam are gorgeous!

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video Wes! And yes Sam is Gorgeous! ;)

You rock, David! Great video. I have been following Jason Lanier for years, subscribed!

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks and enjoy the videos.

Thank you David for your response, I admire your work and I follow you on KZread.

Been hesitant to purchase a Neo due to the price and the fact that I'm a hobbyist to semi-pro photographer and the fact that I figured I would need two to three of these lights. Seeing your video (along with a one day sale at B&H) I went for it! Can't wait for it to arrive. Thanks for the video guys.

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Johnny Guerrero You are going to enjoy the Neo for sure! And thanks for watching.

@bsm1th99

8 жыл бұрын

+Johnny Guerrero i agree with david. i purchased the rotolight neo and love it. i'm actually going to order 1 or 2 more soon

Wow man. That was a killer session.

David, love your work stunning model and so refreshing to hear someone that can attribute something to another professional, in this case Jason, thank you...

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Steven Green Thank you Steven! And thank you for watching. I was introduced to the Neo by Jason... and have no problem giving credit where credit is due.

Left eye dominant, right lens thumb smudger........Glad to know I'm not alone!!!! And in very esteemed company no less. Thanks for posting. Please continue, your images and in particular the way you go about setting them up, is very much appreciated

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+hatemondays More in the works!!! Any requests on subjects you want covered.. I want the channel to be a resource for photographers.

Jason Lanier is full of great information! Well done. 👍😎

Xmas tree and the bokeh was in my opinion your best shot. Very nice video

Best 25 minutes i have watched on KZread in a long time.........Thanks So Much

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow !! David great work !! Keep up the videos,, love them !

Great photo's!!! Amazing what you can do with such compact equipment! I like Sam Fazz! Beautiful profile and beautiful face but in a very natural look.

Sorry David asked him what lens he uses in the video, because I love his sharpness, color and blur. Your photos and cool frames and beautiful model. Greetings from Spain David

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

6 жыл бұрын

Juan José Arasa I used the Sony 135mm 1.8 A mount

Excellent work and some great photos.

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Wow fantastic! David great work Keep up the videos,, love them. More Videos shooting with Sam please.

wow with just one rotolight! amazing dude! a big hello from Mexico!!! now it is time to order my rotolights!!!

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Erick Rugerio Hello to you too! Thank you for watching. You will enjoy the Rotolight Neo's for sure. Great tool in my bag.

Thanks for Digital equipments know we don’t have to wait 2 -3 weeks to see the proofs great crews great job

Very nice shooting . Loved the video .

Yes, your photography and gear are great. And Sam is gorgeous... But it should also be mentioned that I really like you processing style. Nicely done...

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+in2food Thank you! I might do a video on my work flo..

Excellent....I got the rotolight for Christmas and your video has helped me alot..Thank you....Subscribed! Keith

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! And thanks for subscribing.

Great video! I see you are rocking that Zeiss 135mm 1.8 and you are manually focusing!! You da man!!

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Robs Photography Thanks Rob! I LOVE the optical quality of that lens. i hope Sony ports it over to FE!! I would be the first in line to order one.

Great stuff! I just spent 4 days with Jason Lanier and was very intrigued by the Rotolight. I've been going back and forth about it but this video seals it for me. I'm going to have to get one of these.

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

5 жыл бұрын

Frank Zayas North Georgia PPA? The rotolight neo has its place.

@frankzayas3103

5 жыл бұрын

@@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC Yes, Photoworks last week.

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

5 жыл бұрын

Frank Zayas cool. I know Brad Bud. We shot at the castle once with some models. Nice place.

@frankzayas3103

5 жыл бұрын

David LaRochelle Photography jeez! Brad knows EVERBODY! lol!

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

5 жыл бұрын

Frank Zayas lol

Thanks Dave, really enjoyed this!!

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Frank McManus I am glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching!

you are one kool & relaxed dude, I love your style. Great photography by the way #onelove

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Laverne White Thank you Laverne! Just my nature I guess.... Thank you for watching.

Very informative video. Loved it. Lovely model too.

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

5 жыл бұрын

Peter Heuts thank you! So glad you enjoyed watching.

THANK YOU DAVID GREAT WORK MATE KEEP GOOD WORK

No Words.. Super Shots

Very informative video ; When sung only the Rotolight on the street with Xmas decoration , what were your setting on camera ? thanks David. I work with Canon with a 60mm 2.8 lens for these kind of shoots.

Really nice shots.

Fantastic shooting, David. 👍

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Brett Harris Thank you Brett!

when he came back at 13.00, the light barely changed, I actually think this light only works in dark situations, night time, but for daytime photography it doesent seem to work. For black and white portraits in studio, black background im sure the results will be amazng. You do get the little catchlight in the eyes.

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

7 жыл бұрын

Studio Edin It is not a flash replacement for sure. I was using the Neo for fill in the section you mentioned.

Towards the end around the 20+ minute marks, when youre back lighting with off camera flash, are you controlling the power manually on the flash, or TTL?

love the photos in this shoot. after a lot of thinking about the rotolight I have finally ordered me one this week. may I ask what camera and lens you used in this shoot

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

7 жыл бұрын

Bobby Lisi I used the Sony A7RII and the Sony 135mm 1.8 Zeiss

Very nice work really enjoyed watching this video.

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you Frank! More on the way...

If you can only have 1 portable light for daytime and night time shoots what light would that be? Thanks!

Awesome work David! And Sam Fazz is an amazing model! Ahhh, makes me want to get out and shoot right now! I doubt my cheap-o $25 LED light won't be as nice looking as that Rotolight, but it might be almost as good. I don't think it's as powerful so it probably won't do well if it's too bright out, have to wait for either a cloudy day or for the twilight hours. Question, what lenses were you shooting with for these?

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

I shot almost entirely with the Sony 135mm 1.8 Zeiss. A few were with the 16-35 f4 Zeiss in the alley. And Sam is a great model.

@RyoHazuki224

8 жыл бұрын

***** Thank you, good to know! Ahhh I wish I could afford a Zeiss! My best lens is a lowly 35mm f/1.8 OSS for my A6000. But I am just learning at this point. Channels like yours is why I love youtube, I learn so much from you!

amazing !

Great, thanks for sharing

AMAZING work, i need that light ASAP. also, some REFLECTORS. thanks for this.

Awesome video, Sam is such a great model! Do you use any of the accessories for the Neo (diffuser, grid, softbox, etc) or do you just use it with a reflector? Also, if I was starting off with external light would you recommend me invest in a couple of Neo's or a couple flashes (like Mitros +'s or Yongnuos)?

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

I use it with the diffusion filters it comes with and reflectors.

@RayEccleston

8 жыл бұрын

awesome thanks!

That 135 1.8 is so sweet!

Excellent video, Thank You! Could you tell me what power settings were on the flash for backlighting?

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you Charlie! I am glad you enjoyed the video. I had the power set to 1/64.

Amazing rotolight

I would be interested to find out what sort of settings the Rotolight allowed you to shoot at . How far are you having to push the ISO ? Trying to establish just how bright the light is compared to using a speedlight !

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

6 жыл бұрын

Adrien McGuire The neo or any LED for that matter does not have the same power. The benefit is in low light situations. You can balance with ambient light for more effect and depth.

Great work..........you give Jason a run for his money!

great video , keep up the good work!!! i am "neo die hard" and love it so far as well. What lens do you use ?

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Kostadin Mitrev I use the 135mm 1.8 Sony/Zeiss and the Zeiss Batis 85mm 1.8. I love the Neo from Rotolight. Great addition to my bag!

Hey David great video and work as usual. Really enjoy your videos. What monopod are you using for the Neo?

@frankw.8561

8 жыл бұрын

+Dion W Same question here

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Frank W. I am using an old monopod that I purchased some time ago. It was too flimsy to trust putting my camera on but works well with the light weight of the Neo.

Which camera and lens did you use to shoot these photos?

thank you for this !!

Great demonstration - I'm really seeing lately how important good light is. How long would you say the Neo will last on a fresh set of batteries at 100%? Did you have some sort of rechargeable battery pack attached, or use AA batteries? Any issues with heat dissipation?

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

6 жыл бұрын

Dave Oplinger Thanks for watching! I would say the batteries last about two shoots for me. And I use just standard AA batteries.

@doplinger1

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I saw the "Low Battery" warning flashing during your video; it also looked like there was a wire coming out of the back in some of the shots.

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

6 жыл бұрын

Dave Oplinger No wire, what you see is a lanyard attached to the monopod

Great!!! I lm in Birmingham AL, Let me know when you are shooting close or even in your home town, seems it may be close. Also has does the strobe work, what trigger are you using to fire and does it allow you to dial it up and down.

At around @12:30 you mention bumping up the ISO to maintain sharpness / shutter speed. What Speed do you like to maintain while doing these type of shoots? Or a good rule of thumb with these sony systems in particular? Excellent content here man... keep it up

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Faraad Haashim Even with In body stabilization in the A7RII the 135mm 1.8 I like to keep my shutter speed at or in excess of 1/100. Some models tend to work fast and don't hold a pose for very long. The IBIS does not stop subject moment just camera shake. I was shooting wide open and the only thing I could do to increase shutter speed is to up the ISO. And Thank you for watching! More on the way.

Great video David!

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tim. More coming.... We are working on more concepts for the channel. Stay tuned as they say..

Awesome stuff sir! How does the 135 handle with the Sony adapter?

Great work, David............is the only light coming from the Neo, plus ambient?

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

6 жыл бұрын

Old400 for the most part yes... A little reflector in the beginning. And one shot in the alley I used a spotlight to backlight Sam.

What back light did you use? Thank you

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

I used one of my speedlights on the ground. Sony 60m

Very nice!

Can you do a comparison of same shots with and without the rotolight? Also for the first shot why the reflector needed below her face? Thank you

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! The first shots were shot when we had bright sun. The Neo was best used in lower light conditions. The reflector was used to fill in hash shadows created by the sun.

Wonderfully compact light source with a wonderfully compact camera too! I blame J-Lan with my Sony/Rotolight love too!

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Carl Jervis Great little light. Big things come in small packages for sure!

Hi David great video can i ask do u expose for main ambiant first and drop in the Roto light , or drop in the Rotolight and expose for that led first . alot of people do it differently . wondered how your work flow went . thank u ps great images

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

6 жыл бұрын

Hello! I use it two ways. Expose for ambient and adjust color temp and brightness on the Neo.

@stephenmorgan4780

6 жыл бұрын

Thank u David. Ive just ordered mine. Will be tomorrow. Early birthday pressie 😃. U have great style

Great video david, can I ask what lens you were using and also was you focusing in manual or DMF?

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+thankfullytrue I was using the Sony 135mm 1.8 and yes I usually use manual focus with this lens.

@famvoyage

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Can that lens auto focus with A7? Finally which A7 did you use? Thanks again.

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

The Sony 135mm 1.8 can autofocus using the LA-EA4 adapter. I use it on My A7RII and A7II. It will Auto focus but find for critical eye focus i will switch to manual.

@famvoyage

8 жыл бұрын

+David LaRochelle Photography thanks for that.. I look forward to new videos. I got some saving to do lol.

Great video! Very helpful just watching the shoot and the minimalist setups. I couldn't help but notice it looks as though you're shooting with a Zeiss lens on a Sony but it looks as though you've got an adapter for it.... Is it an A mount to E mount?

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Yes I use the 135mm Zeiss with the LA-EA4 to go from A to A mount. The AF is less than desirable so I use it as a manual focus lens. The optical quality of that lens is second to none.

@PeterCat1111

8 жыл бұрын

I'm sure the focus peaking feature makes manual focus that much easier! I've been wanting and waiting to make the switch back to Sony (the RX100 mk1 started my interest in photography) and then went with Nikon since I could get a body and a few lenses for the price of the A7 body.... With the new G-master lenses being released, I'm patiently waiting (and saving) for an update to the A7rII. I may have to wait another year though from the looks of it.

You da man!! Best I’ve seen. Thanks.

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

5 жыл бұрын

Jungle juice Thank you! New release coming soon.

Ok, that does it! I'm getting at least one of these. I like my alien bees and power pack but they are bulky and heavy. Not only that but I often need an ND filter to keep the shutter within sync speed. Something that can be done without filters using constant lights. And at $399 they are so affordable. Thanks for your inspiration!

@Larslovesjhoney

8 жыл бұрын

+in2food $399 affordable? :( Price made me cry! I'm a student though, so that might be the reason.

@in2food

8 жыл бұрын

+Lars Sanen yeah, I guess we're all in different places. Compared to other highly portable light sources this is affordable. But as a student I could see where you are experiencing limitations. I'm an old dude with no kids left at home and no other expensive hobbies.

Just found your page and shoots .. ( Also a J Lanier Fan.. ) Great stuff David , will be following you. ! Andy

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Andy Jay Thank you Andy! We have more videos in production.

Very nice David. Do you have any thoughts on the Rotolight Neo and shooting film instead of digital?

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul. It would be fun to play around with tungsten film and the neo.

Please i want to know in your shoot were you using your camera in manual mode or aperture priority and what focal length where you using for the part the model was leaning on the wall (3:29) and on the pole (5:17) and the part she was sitting down on the side of the road (6:11). And finally, what lens range is that?

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

7 жыл бұрын

Chris Ezeani I used the Sony 135mm 1.8 Zeiss for all shots except some in the alley. And I always shoot in manual!

@ChrisEzeani

7 жыл бұрын

ok thanks great video too and great shots!

great one!

Was that a 135mm 1.8 lens you were using? Plus what lens do you recommend for headshots?

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+mcatuara1 It was the Sony 135mm 1.8 ZA that I was using. At least a 85mm for head shots is my recommendation

I wonder is that smaller RL48 light big enough for this type of shoot?

Nice shot David! For portraits what lens you used?

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

6 жыл бұрын

Mike guitar thanks for watching. In this shoot I mainly used the Sony 135mm 1.8 A mount. Adapted with the LA-EA4 adapter.

@mike_spotter_cr

6 жыл бұрын

David LaRochelle Photography thanks! Again nice shots!

What type of hand held boom was your assistant using to hold the Rotolight?

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Steve Cook I had an old monopod that was not being used. I bought cheep and did not trust my camera on it. Works well with the Neo's light weight.

Great video

I like the rotolight, but what do you do if you dont have an assistant helping you?

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

4 жыл бұрын

Dee Dee, put out on a light stand.

P.S What platform do you use to host your site and your sales? Is it smugmug? Love your site and been looking at the market for options.

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

7 жыл бұрын

Tony Felgueiras I use Zenfolio.

Would have helped if you'd mentioned the camera settings more often. It's hard to assess the ambient because the video brightens it up much more than the eye sees. I could then assess how much the neo actually adds.

I hate to be "that guy" asking about settings but I have to ask about the shot at 20:15 with the flash from behind. I just tried a quickie version in my house and the flash lit up the hole area around my subject so I didn't get the same "halo". I see no snoot on your flash. How did you control the flash and limit it to just the subject? Thanks!

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+in2food The speed light was placed on the ground approx. 4 ft. behind Sam and aimed at her back. I am not sure of the power settings I used but do recall zooming the flash in. I bet if you try again outside in a near dark environment you will get a different look. You won't have surfaces like inside your house that will bounce the light around.

@in2food

8 жыл бұрын

+David LaRochelle Photography Wow David! That was a fast response and so much appreciated. I finally figured out the video constantly adjusts for the light so it is hard to tell what the ambient light really is. Anyway, I'll be trying this out soon as a fun exercise. Thanks for all you do!

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

Your welcome! Go out and have some fun!!!

Nice work!!!

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Pavel Vara Thanks Pavel!

Please could you tell me what extension you are using to hold your rotolight? Many thanks

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

7 жыл бұрын

Any monopod will work. I use one from Sony I purchased a while back.

@mikewall827

7 жыл бұрын

Many thanks David, much appreciated your feedback

awesome

Hi David, planning to buy this. Do I need the barn doors? Looking forward to your reply. Thanks.

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Gene, Although the Barn doors give you more options controlling the pattern of light they are not necessary.

Where did u get the stand for the neo and what the name of the stand

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

It was an old mono pod I had laying around.

can this be done with a regular flash? like turning down its output? thx! I imagine flash will be annoying tho

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+robert I find most strobes to be on the Blue side of the color spectrum. My favorite feature on the Neo is the ability to change color temp with the turn of a dial.

@robertktw

8 жыл бұрын

indeedie, that made sense, thx David! :]

Hi, David, can I ask what color balance you are on for the rotolight thanks.

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

4 жыл бұрын

Martin Quinn, I used a variety of color settings on this shoot. Daylight during the day but at night I used a variety. One example is camera and rotolight set to daylight. Makes the street lights turn a warm color. Hope this helps answer your question.

@martinquinn3795

4 жыл бұрын

@@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC Thanks for getting back to David much appreciated.

Fantastic vid thanks for showing

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed watching

@djmartinquinn

8 жыл бұрын

Can a ask about your white balance and how you set yours.

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+djmartinquinn I usually have it set to daylight but in a number of the shots in this video I used tungsten and dialed in the Neo to match. I did not want all the Christmas lights on the street to capture with a yellow cast.

@djmartinquinn

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you David for your reply I have picked up a lot of tips from your videos.

Wonderful work David, what camera and lens did you use for the shoot? thanks for the video

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

+Majid Hussain Thanks Majid.. I used the Sony A7RII and the 135mm 1.8 Zeiss

@MajidHussainphoto

8 жыл бұрын

thanks David, can you help? I'm hoping to get my hands on A6300, I wanna do portraits,weddings and want to get 1 lens (low budget $1000) for now what would you recommend? I had the Sony Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar T E 16-70mm F4 ZA OSS Lens on my mind.

Great job mate and do you shot with Sony a7II or a7RII???

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

6 жыл бұрын

This shoot was shot with the A7II. I am now using the A7RIII and love it. Thanks for watching!

what setting did you mainly use? like shadow,cloudy,daylight on camera??

@DavidLaRochellePhotographyTLC

8 жыл бұрын

I shot most of them using daylight 5500k. And some at 3500k tungsten in the alley.

@honda619boy

8 жыл бұрын

thanks. love the work you did