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Never Run Out of Juice on Location: Joel Grimes' Battery Pack System for Strobe Shooters
There is one specific kind of dread I know too well: standing on a location shoot, three lights running, no outlet within a hundred yards, and a battery indicator that is not cooperating. I have been doing commercial work long enough to know that power logistics are not glamorous, but they will end your shoot faster than bad light ever will. When I first started doing outdoor work for fashion clients here in Los Angeles, my entire power strategy was “stay close to a building.