Yesterday we headed over to Chateau d’Hemphill for a Joust practice in anticipation of the upcoming Lysts on the Lake. A couple of jousters and their squires came out to get used to tacking up horses and handing up lances.
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I have been to a few joust competitions thanks to my always interesting friends. Usually, we have to stay pretty far away in case a horse gets loose and for our safety. But since this was a practice and I knew the horses pretty well, I got a chance to get new angles. The top shot above shows what is standard fare, a telephoto from a safe distance. The next shot is exciting for me, I was close enough to touch the horses and catch dirt as they rode by.
Part of my assignment was to gather a few headshots for the brochure and website. I used my big AlienBee into an octobox in close offset with two 430’s at full power adding the rim light. I was shooting in dappled shadow, because it was noon and about f22, 1/200th, at iso 50. Really bright with not a cloud in the sky in normal speak.
And then we grabbed a few of the Lady of the Court and her steed. And I love a square format.
Enjoy!
–JB
Josh loves a good adventure and some of his favorite wedding and engagement shoots have involved “getting crazy” or going somewhere special to the couple.
Josh is a Texas native and long time Pflugerville resident. He started his photography business in 2009 and has never looked back. His photo business even allowed him to be daddy-day-care before his two sons reached school age. Over the years his business has expanded to include just about every type of photography including automotive, editorial portraits, corporate events, sports and food. Through it all, he has continued to love wedding photography for genuine moment, the fast pace and the diversity of subjects it offers. Josh is a co-founder of North Austin Pfoutographic Society and a resident instructor at Precision Camera & Video in Austin, Tx.