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Lighting: Not exactly wildlife and not exactly portraiture...

fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
edited December 13, 2004 in Wildlife
Couldn't figure out where this should go, but aside from comments like "you need a better background" and "your DOF sucks", which I realize, I'd be interested in your lighting comments. This is one of my first shots with a two-strobe setup. BTW, this is "Magic"

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"Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston
"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson

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    GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2004
    The lighting looks pretty even to me....
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    fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2004
    Ran out of human models...

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    Ratio favored to left umbrella light.
    "Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston
    "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
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    GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2004
    The lighting looks pretty decent for your average portrait. Slightly stronger on one side than the other to give the face shape without being harsh enough to make the features to strong.

    Drag the family in there and make em pose.
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    fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2004
    GREAPER wrote:

    Drag the family in there and make em pose.

    That's the idea. Actually, I suspect I'm going to be getting a wireless controller setup shortly, so it'll make it easier to do all of us. But in the meantime, I'll drag 'em in one or two at a time...kicking and screaming. I took a few samples of the kids as their mom was trying to get them out the door. Not good enough to post, tho. While the lighting was pretty good, I didn't have enough DOF to cover my daughter in front of my son. Need to stop down a couple next time. But I think I'm starting to get the hang of it.
    "Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston
    "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
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    ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,916 moderator
    edited December 13, 2004
    post a pic of your setup.

    when i get home, i will post one of the setup we used saturday for the
    party shoot.

    ian
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    fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2004
    ian408 wrote:
    post a pic of your setup.

    when i get home, i will post one of the setup we used saturday for the
    party shoot.

    ian
    I could do that, but then the camera would be missing, cuz I'd be using it and well. Oh, nevermind. I have a spare. :) Sorry...pui monday. It's gonna be a rough freakin' week. Bear with me.

    Besides, I know you have a three light setup w/ fancy background. And I must say, I'm a bit cheesed-off you didn't invite me to that party, yff. FLIPA.gif

    Okay, so here's my beginner's setup (just got the stand/umb today):


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    Nice lens shadow, huh? eek7.gif (10D built-in flash over 17-40/4L)
    "Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston
    "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
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    ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,916 moderator
    edited December 13, 2004
    fish wrote:
    I could do that, but then the camera would be missing, cuz I'd be using it and well. Oh, nevermind. I have a spare. :) Sorry...pui monday. It's gonna be a rough freakin' week. Bear with me.
    noted.
    fish wrote:

    Besides, I know you have a three light setup w/ fancy background. And I must say, I'm a bit cheesed-off you didn't invite me to that party, yff. FLIPA.gif

    Okay, so here's my beginner's setup (just got the stand/umb today):

    Nice lens shadow, huh? eek7.gif (10D built-in flash over 17-40/4L)
    At the last minute, the no-host became hosted. Which meant toasted :D
    Over at the Del Monte Building in Sunnyvale--nice place.

    One word. Rental. For the background. One of my co-workers owns (and helped
    setup) the lights. But the stands were .... . Almost lost the softbox :D


    Ian
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    ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,916 moderator
    edited December 13, 2004
    Here you go. Notice the "high-tech" sand bags....

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    gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2004
    fish wrote:
    I could do that, but then the camera would be missing, cuz I'd be using it and well. Oh, nevermind. I have a spare. :) Sorry...pui monday. It's gonna be a rough freakin' week. Bear with me.

    Besides, I know you have a three light setup w/ fancy background. And I must say, I'm a bit cheesed-off you didn't invite me to that party, yff. FLIPA.gif

    Okay, so here's my beginner's setup (just got the stand/umb today):


    12691152-M.jpg

    Nice lens shadow, huh? eek7.gif (10D built-in flash over 17-40/4L)

    eek7.gif All you are missing is ron jeremy

    :roll :roll :roll
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    ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,916 moderator
    edited December 13, 2004
    That's funny....
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    fishfish Registered Users Posts: 2,950 Major grins
    edited December 13, 2004
    Humungus wrote:
    eek7.gif All you are missing is ron jeremy

    :roll :roll :roll

    He'd run away crying after seeing me. 1drink.gif
    "Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk." - Edward Weston
    "The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
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