Sound of One EGO Flying

Up in the air with one Ego and all Lowel grip bits-

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Getting the selfstanding EGO to fly

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The Booming LowelEgo

EGO bloomn' booming - Two EGOS (#1 & 2) joined by clamps and by a simple homemade bracket (that I would make up for anyone interested.) The boom is made from Lowel componates and counterweights. This creates a simple relatively inexpensive interview light for a two person interview. Then always, open up your background with a light positioned behind your subject, here with a third EGO set on the floor (#3)

EGO Portraits for Summer Theater 2008

Click on photos to enlarge - Now here, our psychopompous Master of Ceremonies (no comment on the candy filled Willy Wonka cane). Again, two EGOS (#1 & 2), but this time enlarged for our actor portraits by being doubled - side-by-side - joined with multiple clamps (#5s) available from Lowel or similar from do-it-yourself stores such as Home Depot (USA). This doubles not only the size of the working EGOs, but the light output (intensity). The panel (#4) provides a white surface - so acts as our full length reflector card to open up the shadow side of the portraits. One note the card material placed at the end of the joined EGOS (#3): always block any light from your light source from reaching the camera lens to avoid flare from degrading your image - this could have been achieved with a lens shade, a "flag" or "gobo" or here a piece of cardboard cut to size.