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03/11/2008 06:55:43 PM · #51 |
| I have black duct tape lol |
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03/11/2008 06:56:05 PM · #52 |
| your guess is as good as mine..lol |
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03/11/2008 06:56:39 PM · #53 |
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03/11/2008 06:56:56 PM · #54 |
| I told you it needed instructions LOLOLOL |
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03/11/2008 06:57:52 PM · #55 |
| OK, now I have stopped laughing my arse off, I think the snoot thing must be for pointing the light more directly at something, so you have a beam like a flashlight. that is my best guess, but I could be wrong lol |
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03/11/2008 06:59:30 PM · #56 |
Originally posted by JulietNN:
OK, now I have stopped laughing my arse off, I think the snoot thing must be for pointing the light more directly at something, so you have a beam like a flashlight. that is my best guess, but I could be wrong lol |
That is correct. A snoot is designed to prevent light spillage. You would use in instead of the softbox or umbrella.
BTW I want to see photos of the setup one you get it all put together. I'm trying to decide what to purchase and this setup sounds like fun. :)
Message edited by author 2008-03-11 19:00:37.
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03/11/2008 07:01:08 PM · #57 |
Damn I am good. LOLOL
All righty Moose, you where brave enough to wade into this conversation, can you tell me what and where those leads and black boxes go and how to work the little buggers???!!!
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03/11/2008 07:01:43 PM · #58 |
NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Do NOT BUY it, it doesnt have instructions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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03/11/2008 07:08:07 PM · #59 |
| how did you set your background stand up, did you stick the gold pieces over the bars and into the holes??? |
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03/11/2008 07:11:02 PM · #60 |
You should turn this into a comedy sketch
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03/11/2008 07:15:39 PM · #61 |
| I didn't buy the backdrop stand I down graded by like 100 bucks just from kncoking the background stand off and then bought another one ..which isn't in yet from one of the photography sites, i wanted a good one.. |
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03/11/2008 07:17:04 PM · #62 |
| i'm playing with the wires and all now so if I figure it out i'l send it to ya...but uh breath a few times don't hold your breath cause I'm mechanacally challenged.. as my husband worded it earlier |
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03/11/2008 07:19:35 PM · #63 |
well its not a bad background stand, its not great either, but it works.
Where did you stick your umbrella in the end? |
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03/11/2008 07:20:53 PM · #64 |
| well I think, I'm not sure but I think if you use the barn door you don't use the umbrella, and if you don't use the umbrella then it had a hole that you stick it in and can tighten it.. |
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03/11/2008 07:23:09 PM · #65 |
| well you have to be able to stick it into a hole, but I could ony find the barn door to do it to as the others now have the soft boxes on them |
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03/11/2008 07:24:04 PM · #66 |
I have just reread this thread.
NEVER EVER drink Gin with me, We will cause World Destruction!!! |
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03/11/2008 07:44:47 PM · #67 |
| well I got it all set up working in sync.. i dunno... i'm not all that impressed... I knew the lights were gonna be low grade, bui I was figuring on okay.. low gade lights but it comes with all the accessories. so it's semi worth it.. but i'm thinking maybe not... |
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03/11/2008 07:52:44 PM · #68 |
I have no idea what you girls are doing, but it is a fun read.
Here is an example of a snoot. I also used a bit of tape on the end of the snoot to help shape the light and to keep the light from spilling onto the facial area.
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03/11/2008 07:56:22 PM · #69 |
| now i'm a bit upset i was looking fwd to lots of playing.. damit... now I need a drink.. who's up for some ciroc and redbull? |
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03/11/2008 08:04:56 PM · #70 |
mine are quite bright
maybe change teh bulbs to a higer wattage
do me a favour, take a picture of the back of your lights so i can see where all those wires and bxes go?! |
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03/11/2008 08:16:10 PM · #71 |
Originally posted by Photomom1981:
Well i need to buy SOMETHING this week. like I said I want it to kinda play around and learn with. But i do do a few little things outdoors, with kids and such. And I landed a daycare job.. and i was asked/told I was wanted to do a high school sporting team.. SO does anyone have any recomendations. i am okay with buying less now and spending more later to "upgrade"
i know the set up I asked about is bottom of the barrel equiptment but would it get the job done? someone told me that yes the lights weren't great but all the other quiptment that you get with it was worth the $300. I can't spend more than $400 right now.
also for you professionals out there, what do you usually charge for day care? or for a sport team that is only 9 people? and when someone asks you to put a bid in on a jr high school prom ( which i didn't take) but if asked again, what exactly does that mean?
I don't know a thing about lights, what any of it actually does, what's good quality, what's not. This is my hobby, and I used to just take some pics for free when people asked and slowly more and more are asking and so finally a friend said i needed to charge for my time, so i slapped a little $55 fee on there and got in contact with a printing company charge pretty much a $1 profit on the printing and now I have tons of people calling me wanting me to do pictures.. |
Stellar 300ws kit $507 at B&H. Includes 2 good strobes, stands, cords, umbrellas - and it will last you for years and years. You'll want better stands at some point for stability reasons, but this is a good, solid kit to start with.
I know you are flattered to get paid to shoot pics, but you need to charge a living wage. The way sports works is the LEAGUE hires a photog and usually get a percentage of the sales. Natoinally, the average sports sales is around $19. The younger the kids the higher the average and the higher the buy-rate (not every kid buys).
It's normal for events to get $10 to 15 for an 8x10 (or any unit). They cost $1 from a pro lab if you shop a bit and handle color correction yourself. You can pay triple that if you let the lab do more of the work.
On a prom you tell them to build a backdrop and generally you give 2 5x7 in a little cardboard frame thing - about $2.50/couple for all that. The charge ($15 to 20) per couple is part of the prom ticket. You will need a second person at the shoot to track this image is what couple. Package everything per kid and let the school deliver it. Couples don't last, so you package per kid. You can sell other things at the event as well - get paid when they order, never ever upon delivery, unless you like owning pics of strangers.
You need backup gear. Stuff breaks, gets dropped - it's life. YOu can't be in the middle of the daycare or prom and suddenly have a strobe fail, a lens quite focusing, etc, without a backup.
You cannot do a prom or daycare without business insurance unless you are insane. A kid gets hurt and you will lose your house, your car, your cameras and probably your income for the next 20 years. Yeah, the odds of one kid knocking over a light onto another is rare, but can you possibly imagine what the school and parents would do to you? Even a minor medical issue these days will mean a hospital visit and that will get very costly very quickly. And get a business license or your insurance won't be valid as you'll be operating illegally. And no, your homeowner's won't cover you.
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03/11/2008 08:44:57 PM · #72 |
| I never figured out where the cords went I mean on end obviously plugged into the soft boxes and as to what the other end went into I'm cluless.. the lil box thing-a-ma-jig I have no clue what or where it goes |
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03/11/2008 08:53:10 PM · #73 |
Originally posted by Photomom1981:
I never figured out where the cords went I mean on end obviously plugged into the soft boxes and as to what the other end went into I'm cluless.. the lil box thing-a-ma-jig I have no clue what or where it goes |
//www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=752998
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03/11/2008 10:13:03 PM · #74 |
Wow, some interesting and fairly sound advice from the Prof.
I think I need a Gin. |
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03/11/2008 10:23:21 PM · #75 |
The light will have a socket for a cord, a sync port. most are 1/4" headphone plug, but some are smaller 1/8" size.
From you pic looks like you have a wireless receiver - so the other end of the cord from teh light will go to that.
The transmitter goes on the camera.
Put the camera in M mode, 1/125 and F8 ISO 100 or 200(basic starting point for studio shooting with strobes) and turn everything on and see what happens when you push the shutter button. Start with the lights at 1/2 power and then adjust things from there.
In theory, the item on the hot shoe will send a trigger signal to the light with the receiver and the flash will go off. Most flashes have an 'eye' that will set them off if they see anohter flash go off, unless you plug in the mini/phono plug then that will disable the 'eye'.
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