David Hobby has become something of a hero in the photography world for teaching amateurs how to use affordable lighting techniques to achieve professional-quality results. Here we take a look at some of his own creations, which he shared with the Strobist community on Flickr. At right, a Howard County police chopper, shot at twilight. "As far as I know this kind of ground-to-air wireless lighting has never been done before," Hobby wrote about the photo.
CREDIT: Photograph by David Hobby.
Dancer Stephanie Yezek is gracefully illuminated as she flies through the air.
Photograph by David Hobby for the Howard County Arts Council.
The Baltimore Fencing Center in Columbia, Md., gets the dramatic lighting treatment.
Photograph by David Hobby.
The lighting sets the mood for a solo performance bysoprano Jillian Finnamore in a shower in the Hotel Monaco in Baltimore.
Photograph by David Hobby for the Howard County Arts Council.
Who knew that it's possible to look poised while being scrunched into a locker?
Photograph by David Hobby.
Careful lighting brings the muscles of a dancer's back to life.
Photograph by David Hobby.
Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Haloti Ngata appears larger than life.
Photograph by David Hobby.
Even frogs can use some well-thought-out lighting to make an impact on a tree.
CREDIT: Photograph by David Hobby.
Reading in bed looks natural with clever lighting.
Photograph by David Hobby.
David Hobby turns the camera—and a Lumi softbox—on himself. He also bounced a flash off the ceiling right over the camera for some (3-stop-down) fill, he explains. Hobby's Flickr captions are often filled with precise explanations about how he got particular results.
