©DannyNorth
www.dannynorth.co.uk DannyNorth
Artist/Band:Napoleon3rd
Hesays:“I’vebeenaBowensfanfromdayone–
buttherearen’ttoomanyoccasionswhenIcan
lugheftymonoblocsontoastage.
I have done it – but it tends to be restricted to
soundchecks,notliveactiononstage.
RecentlyIhadtoshootthreebandsinthreecities
forthreedifferentpublications-allinoneday.
Ishotonesessionduringasoundcheckrehearsal
but these events are normally quite stale. They
don’thavelightsblazingduringthesechecksand
Iamnotafanofdirectlight.
I took out a Gemini 500 and did a zoom burst
shot,soithadalivevibetoit.”
He adds: “I also use Bowens pulsars with my
NikonSpeedlights.
IwenttoBraziltoshootanimportantbandcalled
Gogol Bordello. The venues were big so you’d
thinkthelightingwouldbefinebutIwasn’ttaking
anychances.
Idon’tlikeshootinganythingslowerthan1/200th
ofasecondbecausewhenbandmembersjump
aroundyouwillstillgetbluratthatshutterspeed.”
EarlierinhiscareerDannytookoversomestudio
spaceatthebackofaband’srehearsalareaon
thethirdfloorofawarehouseinLeeds.
“It was a really dusty corner but it was where I
couldsetupmyGemini500sandmybarndoors
etc.
IchoseBowensbecauseyougetsuchgreatvalue
formoneywiththisbrand.
He adds: “And for me to this day Bowens still
offersthebestvalueformoney.Youcanachieve
highclassresultsforafractionofwhatyoumight
paywithcompetitivelightingkit.
Andthisequipment isruggedtoo.Theselights
havebeenquiteliterallydraggedthroughhelland
highwater.
I’vetakenthemintodensewoodsinpouringrain
-andI’veusedASDAsupermarketplasticbags
aswaterproofjacketsfortheheads.
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