This weekend I participated in the 2nd Annual Worldwide Photowalk in Paso Robles, CA with two other photographers; Brian and Joe. We got to hang out with Strobist and photographer Syl Arena from 9:00 AM until 12:00PM. Syl dropped by around 2:00 PM while we were in the alley and helped out with our Model Shoot. SWEET. I'm getting ahead of myself. On Thursday, two days before the Photowalk, Brian suggested we send out some Model Mayhem invites to see if any models would be interested in shooting with us while we were in Paso Robles. I searched and found a beautiful newbie Torey Nicole, and shot her a quick e-mail letting her know I would be in her area Saturday. We talked Friday and she agreed to shoot with me and the guys, and meet us at the Downtown Brewing Company at noon. She was punctual, and very statuesque. Torey is 6' 2" and is just stunning. 
We decided to do two to four outfit changes starting with a cocktail dress at the Downtown Brewing Company. The Brewing Company has a lounge area complete with a fireplace, couches and other pieces of furniture. The area is kinda small, so I started moving stuff around and sunndenly other photographers from the Photowalk came over and started watching. One photographer even loaned us a mini-softbox and Brian loaned me a full CTO gel for my SB-900. Joe was my key grip and he would hold the light in the proper 45 degree position. Thanks Brian and Joe!!!
As we moved around the brewery, I spotted a "stinky, crappy elevator" as Torey put it. This shot was done with one flash. I have about another 150+ photos of beautiful Torey, and the guys probably have another 300 combined.
We had to call it quits after our third costume change around 4:30 PM. We had been shooting since 12:30, poor Torey hadn't eaten and the temperature was hovering around 105. Like I said, she was a real Trooper, and here is my final pic of that locale. Single SB-600 in behind the model with a Red Gel, using my 70mm - 200mm lens.See more photos from our shoot on my Flickr account
Camera Info:
Nikon D700
Nikon Nikkor 2.8 24mm-70mm ED Lens
ISO 200
f/stop 2.8
Shutter 1/60
Focal 48mm
mode: Aperture Priority
Strobist Info:
D700 Command Mode -0.7 E/V
SB-900 TTL -1.0 E/V CTO Gel and mini-softbox camera right 45 degrees and at Joe's arm length high (Don't ask why it was -1 E/V, most likely negligence on my part)
What did I learn? Have plenty of photographers around who are strobists because they have cool gear and are willing to share it.
One more Shout out!! Thanks Syl!!! You are an awesome and unselfish photographer.
That's A Wrap!!!
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