I’ve been testing different papers, and Brooke was a wonderful subject. Interesting results: some papers have lower contrast with loss of detail, yet others are the opposite. Still no verdict on using VC filters with the paper. It appears to cost an additional stop and a half on the exposure. Yikes!! ISO 6 to iso 2? I’m going to have to break out the 3200w/s pack for that. Wish I had the 4800 Speedo or maybe Ascor.
I’m joking about the Ascor… That is some serious power, and as a young assistant, I heard numerous stories about them arching with metal on those make adjustments to the packs. I’m sure most of the stories were assistant lore, but these things were probably safe only to 1960 standards. The Ascor (American Speedlight Corporation) was one of the most powerful flash systems available. Capable of generating 45,000 watt-seconds of power into one flash head. As a comparison, I’m using 1,200 watt-seconds to make the portrait above. Food photographers used this system to put out enough power to freeze the liquid when pouring a product shot.
below is a link to a facebook post that has a picture of the flash tube
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=806784689339550&set=a.788939567790729
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