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09/28/2004 04:43:19 PM · #1 |
Well, I broke down (or maybe the wife did) and I ordered the Alien Bee 800's. I got the Bogen-Manfrotto 13' light stands and the large Photoflex LiteDome softboxes. I'd been trying to wait until I could afford the Elinchroms, Broncolors or at least Speedtrons but a single light unit (monolight or flash head & powerpack) for those runs the same price as my whole order with 2nd day shipping. I got a commission today for a shoot this weekend and I have a studio session where I would have to rent some lights the following weekend so I figured nows as good a time as any. Hopefully I'll be able to pickup enough cash out of some shoots to pay off these over the next few months.
I won't be able to post photos from this weekend's work so it may be a week or two before I can show off my ineptitude with my new toys but I just thought I'd share the joy with the community.
BTW, sorry for dropping out on some people who requested portrait comments but I've been working on the tutorial and I have a couple of business deals in the works.
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09/28/2004 05:22:16 PM · #2 |
I use those 800s every day...they work well.
I work shooting school portraits and we shoot all digital(D70) with two AB800s.
One is shot into an umbrella as the main and one lights the backdrop at very low power.
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09/30/2004 05:22:36 PM · #3 |
Got my AB800's and accessories. I've only taken the time to shoot a couple of shots but here's one of my wife both in color and sepia. I do like these so far. Let's see if I can put them through their paces over the next couple of weeks.
EDIT: Added a copy of the photo with some NeatImage applied to it.
Kev
Message edited by author 2004-09-30 18:39:12.
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09/30/2004 08:07:48 PM · #4 |
Got another shot tonight. I'm lovin these.
Kev
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09/30/2004 08:27:47 PM · #5 |
Can I borrow them?? :) They look great.
Geesh I need to come up with some money.
Message edited by author 2004-09-30 20:28:05.
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09/30/2004 10:53:26 PM · #6 |
| The fill is superb, but I would like to see a bit more backlight behind the subjects. |
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