Originally Posted by Tim Kamppinen Ahh, ........ I remember seeing a video of Annie Liebovitz using a softlighter with a monolight... she had the light mounted on some sort of articulated grip arm that reached out from a C-stand and up around the front of the diffuser surface, allowing her to get the light very close to her subjects. I still might try that one of these days...

She may have used a Hollywood Grip Head. You can do a lot with these. They are only about $30.

For the white floor the bkg is vinyl and then a sheet of white plastic from Lowes.

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Main light was the 4x6 softbox.

I got some white corrigated plastic sheets from Home Depot, gotta love that store. Then I cut some wooden circles and screwed the plastic to that and then added some twine to help them hold their shape. Main is the trusty 4x6 then two strips on the bkg.

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Sweet. Are those columns made from corrugated plastic roofing material?

Saw a fellow photographer do this and thought it was cute.

Nice ring light...
Is that some sort of fluorescent tube that you PS'ed the main connection out of?

Originally Posted by adbsgicom Nice ring light... Is that some sort of fluorescent tube that you PS'ed the main connection out of?

Bingo on the light. On the plastic I'm not sure exactly what it was used for it was just white corrigated plastic. Not a full 4x8 sheet.

Originally Posted by Hackbone Bingo on the light. On the plastic I'm not sure exactly what it was used for it was just white corrigated plastic. Not a full 4x8 sheet.

Sweet ring light! And those columns are killer!

Again the trusty 4x6 with reflector and at times a gelled background and a hairlight at times.

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OK Charles I want to be a fly on the wall in your studio. What a creative place. Thanks for adding these. This is awesome!

I have been DYING to try out some corrugated panels like that and have had my eye on them for ages! I kept hesitating cuz I wasn't sure what it would look like - thanks for sharing!! I'm digging the shade/blind as well - that is a GREAT idea. I think I need to go to Ikea one of these weeks... ;D

Diva, don't forget to also purchase some pleated shades in color. Light them low from behind and you get some neat effects. Even gel you bkg light.

Same trusty 4x6, reflector and at times a kicker. Plus a few others.

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Great set, Charles. Very clever.

Thanks for posting these. Its cool to see the before and after shots. I noticed a hair across the model's face in the second one. Maybe its my screen???

Setup description: http://www.flickr.com/photos/byrkdau...57621832784087



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RKD, thanks for sharing some great work.

The first four photos were taken with the same setup. A beauty dish with a sock on it. The first two photos I used the sun as the main and the dish to fill in. photos 3 & 4 & 5 were taken in open shade with the beauty dish as the main. Camera was Canon 5d MkII with a 85mm 1.2 lens.

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Both of these were taken in a shaded area. The first one I only used a reflector and the second one was a reflector with some fill flash on camera.

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Just stumbled onto this thread. AWESOME! A BIG thank you to all who have contributed to it.