James Rubio: Big Island of Hawaii Wedding Photographer »

December 16th, 2007 — Hawaii Volcano National Park, Big Island of Hawaii

Abe & Gen married in Hawaii Volcano National Park at a beautiful tree park full of curly koa trees. The ceremony was sweet — very small and intimate.

At the volcano steam vents…

The girls.

The dudes.

Group.

The reception…

This one photo sums up the speeches perfectly…

tech note: i got to use my homemade ringflash for this shot

Dancing. Yes!

tech note: 3 lights here. 1 behind on stand, 1 behind right (RED), 1 handheld with betterbouncecard (CTO).

Don’t ask… I just take the pictures.

DJ C & Jas (from DA BEAT FM) did an awesome job.

tech note: ringflash again

Here’s my lovely wife who second-shot and assisted me throughout the whole day. Thank you. I also got to join in on the fun too, with Abe. I love you man. Congrats to the both of you!

And lastly, I had to show this photo…

This couple was running back and forward, dancing and kissing *outside* while everyone was dancing inside. Awwwww!!

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This was inspired by many other DIY ring flashes (especially versions by haydensimons & noid from the Strobist forum. So what is a ring flash? It’s a light modifier that provides shadowless light and looks great in certain lighting situations.

My goal with this one was to keep it light-weight and easy to build. I might’ve skipped some steps, but it’s a simple concept and can be changed for different flash sizes. I found that if you use your camera to see the light path on the posterboard, you can design the ringflash to better utilize the light spread, saving wasted light.

See how nice and even the ringflash lights? It creates wonderful 3d-ish lighting.

Materials Needed:

• large white poster board ($1 at wal*mart)
• white (or black) duct tape
• copy paper
• elmer’s glue
• scissors & exacto knife

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