Birthday party photos

Jay25Jay25 Registered Users Posts: 70 Big grins
edited August 31, 2010 in People
Ive always used the 580EX flash. This time I took my lighting to a whole new level. Using two alien bees, B1600 and B400. Set the B400 to front and the B1600 to my left 9 oclock position. I bounced the flash off two silver 42 inch umbrellas. Guys Im not a pro, but Im just happy that I shot these photos manually and no sekonic. I was just reading the historogram on the camera. I used a 5DMKII and a 28-70 2.8L set at F4. I still got a ways to go with lighting but Im trying pretty hard here. I dumped the 580EX flash and moved onto a Quantum T5DR w/turbo battery. I was impressed with what a much powerful flash is able to produce. The 580 is excellent in tight quarters.
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unmodified photo right out of the camera

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my 9 year old snapped this one with 580EX with luminquest attached. 20D with a 16-35 2.8L lens attached

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  • TrigPhotographyTrigPhotography Registered Users Posts: 72 Big grins
    edited August 31, 2010
    Wow, gorgeous shots. Beautiful.
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  • Jay25Jay25 Registered Users Posts: 70 Big grins
    edited August 31, 2010
    TrigPhotography wrote: »
    Wow, gorgeous shots. Beautiful.

    thank you for the compliment.
  • StueveShotsStueveShots Registered Users Posts: 544 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2010
    All the shots are beautiful. Your nine-year-old is going to be one heck of a photographer! clap.gif That was my favorite shot!
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  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2010
    I really like the last one the best. I would work on shadows and choice of settings within the house in the future on some of the others.
    Well done
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  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2010
    First and last are my favorites of the group. I think you could possibly also have a wonderful vertical crop on the last one.
    The middle ones seem to get a little underexposed and the next to last one has a lot of shadow issues.
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