Shoot The Homeless

That is what I was asked to do...well I guess not exactly that, but shoot some pictures for a Christian Homeless Hostel in Oxford.

It was a difficult assignment, trying to show off the hostel in its best light whilst making sure those people who did not want to be photographed were not in the scene.

The hostel had a number of rooms as well as a canteen, library, IT training area and a set of massive allotments. The work they do is amazing and they clearly make a massive difference in the community.

All the interior shots were lit with 2 Nikon SB 26 Flash Guns triggered remotely using a "poverty wizard" trigger. I have 3 of these wireless trigger sets, as for £10 a time from ebay if one set goes down I have enough back ups to keep going with the shoot. And if all else fails I can go old school and use a cable!

I chose to use the flash guns opposed to the mains powered studio lights as I only had two hours to shoot 7 or 8 rooms along with the allotments and during this time the hostel was busy serving food, providing counseling etc so having to route extension leads would have been an almightly pain. Yes, I know I could buy some meaty battery packs for larger strobes but I find the smaller flashes work well in this kind of situation where you have to shoot on the fly.