Enchanté Bridal, Mac Duggal & Profoto B1

Posted on May 30th, 2014

by Thierry

There has been a lot of buzz when Profoto announced the revolutionary B1 system.

A studio head packed with not less than 500 Ws, with a built in battery and above all offering true TTL flash metering (for Canon). It is without saying that for a flash shooter as yours truly, I could not resist to check this baby out.

I drove to Sydney to the official Profoto dealer to try them out.

The system is surely impressive but as a “wide-open-flash-shooter” I was hungry for an additional feature on the B1: high speed sync.

It is said that it could be just a firmware update feature and Profoto would be working on it.

Fast forward a couple months.. A friend fellow photographer, and a Profoto shooter, has put his hands on one of those Profoto B1 and planned to stop by little Canberra for a play on his way home.

There was not more valid excuse for me to throw an mid week casting on FB and take a day off from whatever I was doing for a shoot.

I packed my own Profoto Acute B2 AirS with a couple of Mola beauty dishes.

I would normally use my micro four thirds system for my shoots but to play with the B1, I also packed my Canon 5D Mark III with a pair of glasses. The Canon EF 24-105 f/4 and the 70-200 f/2.8 L II IS USM.

I also packed my OMDs and my Hasselblad H4D40. We didn’t end up using the Blad.

Here are some images from the shoot and you’ll noticed that at some points, I was bombed .. :O

Big thanks to Enchanté Bridal & Formalwear (59 Wollongong street. Fyshwick) for the awesome Mac Duggal dresses.

Enchanté is the exclusive retailer of award-wining designs Mac Duggal in Canberra and surroundings.

Make sure you pay them a visit for all your bridal, cocktails and functions outfits. Their floor stock is just to drop your jaw on the floor.

Models: Brodie & Marie (I also decided to shoot our hair stylist Paula)

Stylist: Julia Price

MUA: Catherine Malak (from Team Malak)

Hair: Paula McDowell

Guest photographer and Profoto B1 owner: Doug PixelScupture Coleman.

We shot on the highway and wrapped up around 3PM, just before the the big storm.

Note: Doug was one of the guest photographers who was featured on this site.