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12/30/2004 07:47:31 PM · #1 |
We had a pro come over today for family pictures. I asked him if I could use his wireless hotshoe adapter to take a few pictures of my own and he let me :D
Here was the setup:
Setup
And some pictures I took:
Brother and Fiance
Mom and Dad
Mom
It was amazingly fun to play with all of this expensive lighting equipment. I wish I could afford this stuff. I believe his strobes run about $400/each. In case anyone was wondering, he used a Fuji S2.
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12/30/2004 09:32:14 PM · #2 |
Your pics turned out GREAT! Maybe next time you could spend your money on renting the lighting and save the money on paying someone ELSE to do what you can do beautifully!
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12/30/2004 09:37:33 PM · #3 |
| Thanks especially for posting the setup photo. I've just gotten some new lights and am still learning about setups, etc. This is quite helpful. And very nice shots... |
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12/30/2004 09:44:55 PM · #4 |
| mk, no problem. This may be obvious to you ut he kept telling me to stand in front of the lights when I wanted to shoot from behind them. So keep that in mind. :)O |
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12/30/2004 09:51:59 PM · #5 |
| Check the similar thread HERE ! |
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12/30/2004 10:31:33 PM · #6 |
or this thread... here
-danny
Originally posted by pitsaman:
Check the similar thread HERE ! |
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12/31/2004 03:06:53 AM · #7 |
Nice. The only comment i have, and yes it is a nit pick, but i see two catch lights in the eyes of the first and last pics. One per eye is correct. Can easily be fixed in PS of course, but proper light placement is the right fix.
I wonder when i see this - was i taught wrong, the photographer taught wrong/knows no better, or is the photographer lazy?
I see this as a glaring error that a 'professional' should not make.
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12/31/2004 04:08:57 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
two catch lights in the eyes of the first and last pics. One per eye is correct.
I see this as a glaring error that a 'professional' should not make. |
This is one of those debates (catch light quality/number/shape/size) that could go on forever.....
In defence of the photog. having done quite a few 'location' portraits in the last few months; Unless the room is quite large or has a high ceiling it is often very difficult to get enough seperation of the lights to remove the double catchlights.
Also you can loose a lot of credibiity/faith dinking around with the lights too much, although I always go for that option. But then I don't pretend to be a 'real' pro, so I don't have much credibility to loose if I mess around with the flashes for 30 minutes to take one photo! :-).
Sparkly: (back on topic..)
I'd go with juniper's suggestion, your shots are quite good, and with a little practice telling people where to stand you'd be able to do the job just as well, if not better than the pro.
I assume the pro chap told you what settings to use? (Manual, 1/125th F/8?) The exposure looks bang on, and DOF is good, although I would have had the people a foot or two further out from the backdrop if possible. Also for such a dark backdrop I would have added a hairlight.. (picky, picky).
Not sure why he would have told you to shoot from in front of the lights though, although you can sometimes get bad flare problems shooting from behind brolly's as the direct light spill from the stobe is far brighter than the reflected light on the subjects. Did he say why you should be in front of the lights?
For what its worth, I often shoot from behind the lights, sometimes so I can get a desired effect, other times just because I stuck the brolly right in the subjects lap! :-).
BTW, You can always tell the brave location portrait pro, they turn up without a backdrop, and take the photos in front of a glass cabinet, or a window without the drapes closed.
Cheers, Me.
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