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09/19/2007 09:16:42 AM · #1 |
First a big thank you to all those who gave me some wonderful comments both during and after the Candy II challenge. As good as the photo is I REALLY want to make it better - and the problem is lighting.
Chocolate Symphony
Just to let you know how big this sucker is and why I had kvetched on Why oh WHY can't it be easy? forum thread
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O.K. the set up:
The Shot was taken indoors.
Sheet Music is rolled out onto Dining Room Table
1200 Watt Halogen Worklight Halogen Worklight
both lights are at a height of 4 1/2 feet (about 1 foot above table height) angled down at the sheet. Since each light has two switches I only turned on One bulb from each light (to cut down on the glare on the white sheet of paper).
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/20
Slow Flash was fired.
I need a softer light but still be able to illuminate all elements in the composition. I had tried without the flash and longer shutter opening but it was just too dark. I used the highest setting aperture of 8 because I wanted to get very fine & sharp details in all the objects present in the photo.
Help, any suggestions?!?!
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09/19/2007 11:00:12 AM · #2 |
Before I purchased the lighting I now use most of the time, I used the same kind of work lights. I found an old picture frame with no glass and tacked a piece of white sheet to it for use as a diffuser. With this between lights and subject I was able to achieve fairly good results.
A lot of times I had to have the lights both on as well as both bulbs on each light on, but the sheet worked great. This frame diffuser also allowed me to put more layers of sheet across it for shots where the lights were closer to the subject. A lot of flexibility on the cheap. |
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09/19/2007 05:48:13 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by CEJ:
Before I purchased the lighting I now use most of the time, I used the same kind of work lights. I found an old picture frame with no glass and tacked a piece of white sheet to it for use as a diffuser. With this between lights and subject I was able to achieve fairly good results.
A lot of times I had to have the lights both on as well as both bulbs on each light on, but the sheet worked great. This frame diffuser also allowed me to put more layers of sheet across it for shots where the lights were closer to the subject. A lot of flexibility on the cheap. |
How far did you have the makeshift 'diffuser' from the lights? I ask because they say there should be nothing combustible within a distance of 14 inches...and I believe it for on another photo shoot I had it about 10 inches away from me and I swear you could almost cook meat with it:-)
Thanks for the tip....I was thinking that I might have to 'build' a rather large makeshift light tent to diffuse the light...
Any other suggestions out there on getting a less harsh lighting on this composition? |
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09/19/2007 06:24:02 PM · #4 |
I think your combination of flash and halogen lights is causing you problems. The flash makes the image bright and white in the middle, but the halogen light makes it reddish yellow at the top. I would go with a single light source -- in this case, the halogen light. Onboard flashes make just about everything look terrible.
Try leaving the flash off and keeping the shutter open awhile longer so you can paint the scene with enough light from the halogen worklight. Or you can have two of those lights shining on the subject from opposite sides at about 45-degree angles to light it evenly, with some kind of diffuser, if possible. Then you can adjust the white balance to take out the yellowish tint. Does that sound doable?
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