My Minimalist Portrait Photography Kit (with the Fuji x100vi)

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Nick Roush

Ай бұрын

I break down my new minimal camera kit. I've had a ton of fun shooting some portrait photography with this kit lately.

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@amanda.outside Ай бұрын

I love this minimalist kit! Having a smaller setup for travel is perfect!

@nickroush Ай бұрын

Can't wait to go back to South America with it!

@rudermanphoto 27 күн бұрын

I love your photos, they give off real National Geographic vibes - especially with all the portraits amongst nature. So good! Also, i'd recommend trying Tiffen Glimmerglass 1, I find it a much better version of Pro-Mist tbh

@nickroush 25 күн бұрын

Appreciate that! I’ll have to give glimmerglass a try! Thanks for the tip.

@freekvanbuul5100 23 күн бұрын

Agree

@mrdarryljones1 29 күн бұрын

Dude, the algorithm read my mind! Thanks!👍🏾

@nickroush 28 күн бұрын

Love to hear it!

@allenfpascua Ай бұрын

Love the kit sir!

@stefanaigner1587 6 күн бұрын

Thank you for this video. I am reducing my gear as well. But never thought about the small Profoto A2. Great idea!

@nickroush 5 күн бұрын

Really loving the A2! Heard Godox has a similar flash, that one might be worth checking out as well.

@zacharyf.9936 24 күн бұрын

Love this kit and your setup. You nailed it with your comment about we are so focused on gear and lenses first and not on the creativity. Keep up the great work.

@nickroush 24 күн бұрын

I love tech stuff so new cameras and lenses always get me…

@hopedeserio6841 Ай бұрын

:33 was my fav part😁 love seeing you in front of the camera finally!!!

@nickroush Ай бұрын

bet it was... I'm not made to be in front of the camera but I'll keep trying.

@user-dm1ke8ek6l Ай бұрын

Superb, thank you. Greetings from Scotland!

@nickroush Ай бұрын

Scotland is high on our list of places to visit! We want to hike the west highland way and shoot portraits of people along the way.

@gordoa172 25 күн бұрын

Wow! I have a very similar kit- xt5 with the 27 2.8 godox ad 100 , godox x3 trigger and angler 24 inch soft box . Light weight and capable! Keep up the great work!

@nickroush 24 күн бұрын

Awesome! The x100 is my first step into the Fuji system. Love their color science so far.

@ClashingwithTofu Ай бұрын

Great video! I’m a minimalist too, I don’t have those accessories that do not contribute to a better photo with exception of a NiSi in front. My gear is just the x100vi, wrist strap (artisan and artist paracord) and the godox 350F since the built in flash causes red eye and doesn’t reload fast enough. I either use a Patagonia 3L dirt roamer waist pack or the Temba 4 skyline v3 4 pouch.

@nickroush Ай бұрын

Sounds like a great kit! Forgot it in the video but I have an older super thin peak design strap that I shortened so it’s comfy around the shoulder or with one wrap makes a nice wrist strap.

@AI3Dorinte 25 күн бұрын

Kit can be great, needed to see the results :(((( Subbed because your portraits are really the style I love.

@nickroush 25 күн бұрын

The photos of Taylor (the redhead) are shot with this kit, straight out of camera.

@ele.photo_ 27 күн бұрын

Please keep this channel going, cheers from Panamá!

@nickroush 25 күн бұрын

Planning on it! Definitely want to visit Panama!

@ele.photo_ 24 күн бұрын

@@nickroush Please let me know when, will be happy to show you around!

@edwintam2349 Ай бұрын

Nice video! I've been thinking of doing something similar with my GRIIIx. I have the optional adapter that brings it to 75mm equivalent, so I'm thinking I can even do some traditional portraiture. I realized my Godox triggers will work with Ricoh in manual mode. So, small camera, lens adapter, small flash for OCF (runs on two AA batteries), small trigger, and a compact tripod/light stand. Didn't get a chance to try the kit yet, but I'm hoping!

@nickroush Ай бұрын

Sounds great! Hope you can get that kit working. I wish fuji would come out with something like a 70-90mm equivalent.

@michaelacedeno Ай бұрын

Great work dude, I have a similar kit and love it.

@nickroush Ай бұрын

Thanks man! That’s great, what’s your kit?

@michaelacedeno Ай бұрын

@@nickroush Leica M11, Light Lens Lab Speed Pancro replic with the A2 and a lightweight stand. My perfect kit for on location portraits and traveling around. Gotta keep the stress off the back hah

@nickroush Ай бұрын

oooo that sounds like a fun kit to shoot!

@michaelacedeno Ай бұрын

Definitely an inspiring one that’s for aure

@johnyjsl9219 23 күн бұрын

anything I can do to minimize even further by replacing the soft box with something even smaller? I'd like everything to fit into a small shoulder bag.

@nickroush 18 күн бұрын

You could go without the soft box and just work with hard light or try to find sources to bounce the flash off of. If you have some help maybe have someone bounce the flash into a small foldable reflector?

@velvetphoenix1 Ай бұрын

I really like your photos from Ecuador. Pls make a video about how you made them :) lighting + processing

@nickroush Ай бұрын

Thank you! A deeper dive into those images is on my list of video ideas!

@MartinV. Ай бұрын

Great Video!! do you bring a light stand or just hold the softbox?

@nickroush Ай бұрын

So that clic softbox does have a mount for a stand at the bottom of the handle. Sometimes I’ll bring a stand with me if I’m solo, have a friend hold it for me, or in a pinch I can hold it myself if I’m shooting come close up portraits.

@koffilyet7914 Ай бұрын

how do you balance natural light and flash? do you use a light meter?

@nickroush Ай бұрын

I've used a meter in the past but now I just eyeball it. Typically I'll shoot a couple photos without the flash and dial in my exposure around 1/3 - 1 stop under exposed and then bring in the flash and adjust power to get a mix I like.

@koffilyet7914 Ай бұрын

@@nickroush I see thank you. Great video!

@CharlieWangPhoto Ай бұрын

Do you gain any benefit from the leaf shutter using the profoto wireless system or are you limited to normal sync speeds?

@michaelacedeno Ай бұрын

@@CharlieWangPhoto leaf shutters flash sync at all shutter speeds so wouldn’t matter what flash you’re using.

@nickroush Ай бұрын

Correct! Some wireless triggers may have some sync timing issues but you should be able to sync all the way up to the leaf shutters max speed. For my setup in this video thats all the way up to 1/4000 sec

@CharlieWangPhoto Ай бұрын

@@nickroush @michaelacedeno That's great to hear! I tested a godox system at work with a friend's X100 IV and we couldn't figure out how to get it to work, but if we ever try again, we'll try to get a trigger that lets us dial in the sync timing. I really appreciate the insight. Seems like the perfect way to min/max flash size to power ratio while traveling

@nickroush Ай бұрын

Hmm... Don't have any advice for you there. Wonder why it wasn't working. Good luck!

@robertturnbull4976 28 күн бұрын

0:09 Hi, I have the Fuji x100vi for this reason, could you give me the details of the profoto and the flash sync please

@TR4NGOLAS 4 күн бұрын

Whats flash is that ?

@nickroush Күн бұрын

The Profoto A2

@rossgaspar9488 2 күн бұрын

Iʻm you 199th sub. My comment, make more videos. I like them. Iʻd also like a list of the gear with links...

@nickroush Күн бұрын

@@rossgaspar9488 thanks so much! I have more planned! Life’s been busy lately and I haven’t been able to create as much as I’d like to. I’m also working on a way to link to gear!