Both shots are ISO100 250@f8, umbrella left, soft-box right and Canon 580ex back-lighting.

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1TECH |
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Came home from work to find my daughter taking pictures of her friend in a wedding dress to post on Craigslist for sale and ask if I would take a couple of
shots as well. As you can see this was not planned out and my backdrop is not large enough for the spread of the dress. Mostly did it to play with the lights.
Both shots are ISO100 250@f8, umbrella left, soft-box right and Canon 580ex back-lighting.
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Leppod |
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looking good Roger ;-)
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northohana |
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Setup worked well. Thanks for sharing.
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cdedancemom |
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Looks very nice. Pretty dress also.
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Leppod |
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hey i wanted to get back to you on these with a little "feedback". one of the "keys" i found early on is that background. almost anything
will work, but how you light it, or don't light it can make all the difference in the world. one reason i prefer soft-boxes over umbrellas is that i can
control the light better. umbrellas just spread light everywhere. soft-boxes offer a bit more control and a lot more control if you put a grid over it. i got
grids almost immediately because i wanted as much control as possible.
having said all this, there is one thing you could have done (or can do next time) to greatly improve your shots: keep light off your background. these are kind of flat. the rim light helps, but had you kept light off that background, you would have added much depth. you need room to do this. gotta keep your subject away from the background (6-8 ft min). lighting your subject and not the background is easier said than done...lol, but it's something to think about. |
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1TECH |
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Glad you got back with me. I realize these look flat and is something I would try to avoid. But this dress was just too large for the area I have to work with
as I pointed out. A matter a fact.. My goal is to produce something more like the practice shot I posted here. The background is much more pleasing in this picture and makes the subject pop out IMO.
By the way I have 2 soft boxes and 3 umbrellas and I like the softboxes better as well. I've heard you mention using grids with your softboxes before. So how do you attached them when using in conjuction with softboxes? Both softboxes I have are the collapsible Paul C Buffs, 1 Octagon and 1 Rectangle. Roger |
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Leppod |
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i hear ya on lack of space. full body shots are a challenge and i have a pretty large room to shoot in. the grids attach via velcro on the outer edge of the
softbox. PCB makes one for whatever size you need. i almost always use them when shooting indoors. "feather" the light as much as possible to keep
it off the background too. "feather" meaning to angle the light away from your subject & background as much as possible while still lighting the
subject. this will throw the light away from the background and produce an even softer (often more pleasing) light on your subject.
here is a shot of my daughter that shows a gradient effect of the light hitting a "white" background from an angle.
a white background can give you anything from white to black depending on how you light it. kinda cool.
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1TECH |
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OK Lance, you must not have the collapsible softboxes or am I missing something on attaching the grid to this. This is what the inside of my softbox looks
like and there is a bracket which the inside dia is smaller than the dia of the grid. Oh, and I like the lighting effect on your daughter. She's a good
model.
Last Edited By: 1TECH Mon, Nov 9, 2009 7:21 PM.
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Leppod |
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oh yeah that looks familiar! actually got the same thing you got, foldable large octabox and a "regular" rectangle softbox (large). i was looking
for a photo and the closest one i had to show you is this one...lol
but you can also go here and see how the grid looks. it fits over the
top of the softbox ;-) it really
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1TECH |
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Oh I see say the blind man. I was looking at the small ones which snap onto the 7" reflector. It's all clear to me now.
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