back light......

frgfrg Registered Users Posts: 583 Major grins
edited September 25, 2007 in People
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late afternoon shot....... Diffused sunlight from the front......home made snoot on an sb 600 aimed behind his head at 1/32 power to add a bit of separation between hair and wall (got the idea on strobist).

C & C most welcome
Francis
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  • photojen1photojen1 Registered Users Posts: 16 Big grins
    edited September 25, 2007
    This is my first post and I have a lot to learn but for what it's worth - I love what you've done here...the result is great! Now I need to figure out just exactly what you mean in explaining what you've done! Thanks for sharing!
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  • urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
    edited September 25, 2007
    this is a really great shot! the backlighting is VERY subtle but effective. Adorable subject!
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  • frgfrg Registered Users Posts: 583 Major grins
    edited September 25, 2007
    :D Thanks for your comments.....
    Francis
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  • frgfrg Registered Users Posts: 583 Major grins
    edited September 25, 2007
    photojen1 wrote:
    This is my first post and I have a lot to learn but for what it's worth - I love what you've done here...the result is great! Now I need to figure out just exactly what you mean in explaining what you've done! Thanks for sharing!

    Welcome Photojen, this is a great place to learn

    this is an otherwise normal photo, I just lighted the background a bit with my nikon sb600 flash off the camera ( without the extra light his hair would probably have blended in with the background).

    A snoot is a device that allows you to restrict the light coming out of your flash (sort of turning it into a spot light) which allows you to direct it a bit better to where you want the light to go, in this case just behind his head without spilling the light all over the place.

    Snoot....
    Flash without the snoot - made it from this plastic container (coconut juice) which fit perfectly on the sb600

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    with the snoot


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    Hope that helps....

    SloYerRoll has a neat tutorial on off camera flash you may want to check out
    http://jbrittphoto.blogspot.com/

    have a look at the strobist site as well http://www.strobist.blogspot.com/
    Francis
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  • photojen1photojen1 Registered Users Posts: 16 Big grins
    edited September 25, 2007
    Thank you!
    Thanks for taking the time to explain and demonstrate! This is definitely a place where I can learn from some very talented and very generous people! I'm so glad I found it!
    Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
    --Rachel Carson
  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited September 25, 2007
    Thank you
    FRG, that is the epitome of a helpful post.
    My hat's off to you.clap.gif
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