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07/25/2007 11:25:43 AM · #126 |
| Im in the process of getting my basement rearranged now to make room to have my gear setup instead of sitting in a back room and needing to take an hour to get it tpgether if I wanna shoot anything. The onyl problem...I only have carpeted floors and I want to use seamless paper backdrops, so im thinking maybe put some plywood on the floor so I can keep the paper from getting wrinkly and destroyed. |
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07/25/2007 11:26:31 AM · #127 |
Originally posted by ajdelaware:
Im in the process of getting my basement rearranged now to make room to have my gear setup instead of sitting in a back room and needing to take an hour to get it tpgether if I wanna shoot anything. The onyl problem...I only have carpeted floors and I want to use seamless paper backdrops, so im thinking maybe put some plywood on the floor so I can keep the paper from getting wrinkly and destroyed. |
You could buy some inexpensive vinyl flooring and have an extra surface to shoot against. :)
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07/25/2007 11:34:42 AM · #128 |
That too is an option.
I really just to get my own place and tjhen I can set it up however I choose without the folks getting antsy about stuff laying around. |
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07/25/2007 11:41:59 AM · #129 |
Originally posted by ajdelaware:
Im in the process of getting my basement rearranged now to make room to have my gear setup instead of sitting in a back room and needing to take an hour to get it tpgether if I wanna shoot anything. The onyl problem...I only have carpeted floors and I want to use seamless paper backdrops, so im thinking maybe put some plywood on the floor so I can keep the paper from getting wrinkly and destroyed. |
Just tear out the carpet. |
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07/25/2007 11:47:59 AM · #130 |
HA! Ill do that. And you guys thought that Beautiful Joes dad was out of hand.
I think a piece of plywood will be the best way to go, cheap and effective, and easily stored. |
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07/25/2007 11:48:21 AM · #131 |
Well I am using the garage for permanent now. We were just going to use it and break down everything everytime I was done. We are putting on a new back porch and under that will be my storage for garage stuff. The garage is being tiled with black and white checerboard self stick tile which cost $10/box at Home Depot. 12 boxes will do it. Then I will sheetrock the walls and maybe the ceiling. Then light and all will go in. I hope to have it all finish by the end of September.
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07/25/2007 12:10:42 PM · #132 |
Originally posted by ajdelaware:
HA! Ill do that. And you guys thought that Beautiful Joes dad was out of hand.
I think a piece of plywood will be the best way to go, cheap and effective, and easily stored. |
or Plexi-glass which can also be placed over the paper for a shiny floor look :-)
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07/25/2007 12:23:13 PM · #133 |
| Wont a nice big sheet of plexi (strong enough to not crack when someone stands on it) cost me at least $100? |
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07/25/2007 12:31:15 PM · #134 |
Originally posted by ajdelaware:
Wont a nice big sheet of plexi (strong enough to not crack when someone stands on it) cost me at least $100? |
Possibly, but have you really priced plywood lately? :-/
But unless you have really plush carpet the plexi should crack with someone standing on it.
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09/02/2007 07:50:15 PM · #135 |
Thanks to all the great info in this thread, I've decided to get some Alien Bees. I have a couple of questions though, if any of y'all can help me out.
-I plan to get two lights and one wireless transmitter and one receiver. Will the second light trigger off of the first light (optically)?
-I'm not sure what kind of diffusers to get. I would like one for each light, but I don't really know the difference between shoot-through umbrellas, reflective umbrellas, soft boxes, and brolly boxes.
The lights will be used for portraits as well as macros. Thanks for any input!
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09/02/2007 07:53:59 PM · #136 |
Originally posted by freakin_hilarious:
-I plan to get two lights and one wireless transmitter and one receiver. Will the second light trigger off of the first light (optically)? |
Yes it will. I found that sometimes I wanted to position my second light so that it couldn't be triggered. Running into this issue enough times, I bought a second receiver.
Originally posted by freakin_hilarious:
-I'm not sure what kind of diffusers to get. I would like one for each light, but I don't really know the difference between shoot-through umbrellas, reflective umbrellas, soft boxes, and brolly boxes. |
A shoot-through umbrella is the least expensive and most portable option. I rarely use my giant softbox; the shoot-through is the most convenient.
Edit: also consider honeycomb grids, which diffuse the light very nicely as well. When not using the umbrella, I use the grids.
Photo using umbrella on subject, grid on background.
Photo using grids only.
Message edited by author 2007-09-02 19:58:48. |
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09/02/2007 10:09:21 PM · #137 |
Thanks for the response, Louis. Sounds great. I'll probably go ahead and get two receivers.
Any more thoughts on the honeycomb grids? It looks like there are 4 different angles available. Have you (or anyone else) found one in particular more useful? |
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09/03/2007 08:26:56 AM · #138 |
Originally posted by freakin_hilarious:
Any more thoughts on the honeycomb grids? It looks like there are 4 different angles available. Have you (or anyone else) found one in particular more useful? |
I've got all four grids, 10°, 20°, 30° and 40°, referring to the resultant beam angle created. Their effect is to narrow the beam of light, making the edges of the beam softer as a result (but still not as soft as a beam of light fully diffused by an umbrella). One might argue that the narrower the beam, the more specialized the use, so that a 10° grid for example is really only good for highlighting something in a product shoot perhaps (technically a snoot would be the best choice here, but you get my meaning). For me though, as an amateur studio photographer, the grids simply create different effects of light and shadow. I particularly like using grids to focus a narrow beam of light on a subject for dramatic effect, as here, or on the background to highlight the subject, as here. |
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09/03/2007 12:23:53 PM · #139 |
| Fantastic info. Thanks again! |
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09/30/2007 04:57:10 PM · #140 |
Back porch is done:
//thestantons.smugmug.com/gallery/3560806#201819716
Expect pictures of a studio soon. Floor is down so all I need to do is sheetrock one wall. Which may wait.
Originally posted by rex:
Well I am using the garage for permanent now. We were just going to use it and break down everything everytime I was done. We are putting on a new back porch and under that will be my storage for garage stuff. The garage is being tiled with black and white checerboard self stick tile which cost $10/box at Home Depot. 12 boxes will do it. Then I will sheetrock the walls and maybe the ceiling. Then light and all will go in. I hope to have it all finish by the end of September. |
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09/30/2007 07:14:46 PM · #141 |
Why are all your galleries locked? :-/ |
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09/30/2007 08:22:39 PM · #142 |
| The deck looks great .. nice work! |
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11/20/2007 04:05:42 PM · #143 |
Awesome links here:
A bump so that this forum is on my profile.
Thanks for the inspiration Idnic! BB
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