lighting nightmare - DPChallenge Forums

10/06/2004 10:27:10 PM · #1

Fun photo shoot. These gals were gorgeous and we had a lot of fun.
I shot about 50 different gals and some guys, too. Everyone wanted to sit on the "Harley."
I'd appreciate some input from the lighting experts. Here's the scenerio. There's about 500 different lights and glare everywhere. There's only room for minimal lighting equipment. (I had a backdrop set up but it was nixed about 10 minutes prior to the first photo.) Set up the pose and shoot the photo in about 20 seconds. Print out 4 by 6's unedited on the spot.
BTW, everyone's happy (except me). No mention of shadows, glare, poor lighting, etc.

Message edited by author 2004-10-07 00:22:06.

doctornick

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

10/06/2004 10:30:03 PM · #2

Lighting? What lighting? ;) All I see is a bevy of models! ;)

10/06/2004 10:38:11 PM · #3

That's funny.
They're all just local gals. You saw them first, here!

10/06/2004 10:52:41 PM · #4

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Message edited by author 2004-10-07 00:28:15.

10/07/2004 12:59:05 AM · #5

doctornick

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

10/07/2004 01:52:55 AM · #6

:D Can you fill in the technical details please? Like aperture, Shutter, ISO Lens etc... Thanks.

dwterry

Canon EOS-1D Mark III

10/07/2004 06:30:21 AM · #7

Hmmm... I don't know what shutter speed you were shooting at, but it doesn't appear that you were lacking in terms of overall available light. But perhaps more light might have allowed for a wider aperture to lessen the depth of field and help separate/highlight the girls.

The one thing that I feel is missing is a catch light in their eyes.

You could have used a camera-mounted flash to get that. You wouldn't want to "light the scene" with the flash ... just have the flash put out enough light to throw a catch light into their eyes to make them look more alive.

Of course, one problem with reflective surfaces is that you (the photographer) end up in the shot (the engine in photos 2 and 4). It's not so noticeable now, but had you used a camera mounted flash, it would have really been visable. So an off camera catch light would have been even better.

But overall, I like these pictures and can see why the girls would like them too. You should feel proud of yourself, they turned out pretty good!

10/07/2004 10:13:17 AM · #8

I used my wide angle in normal mode because they wanted the bike and background in focus, also. ISO was 160 to 200, F2.3, 1/30th, 20-28.50mm.
When I used an attached flash unit (couldn't find anyway to bounce it), I had reflections of me, the umbrella stand, people walking by, cosmetic counters...the on camera flash was useless at that distance and caused a funny colored cast.

Thanks for the positives. The shoot went really well and I'm just trying to learn and improve for the next time. (I've been told many times, I'm too analytical and critical of my work.)

dwterry

Canon EOS-1D Mark III