Help with my first studio shoot.

06/17/2008 06:50:11 AM · #1

ok this is the studio.

lenses i got:
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Canon EF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5
Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
Sigma 15mm f/2.8 EX Diagonal Fisheye for Canon
Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX Macro for Canon

Lets forget about wide angles, i was thinking of using the 24-105mm or other one i got home a 75-300 canon cheap one is still in the box as i found them crap.
can someone give me a hand? and advise me please

pix-al

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

06/17/2008 07:05:31 AM · #2

Cool studio...!

Sorry - not much help!

idnic

Canon EOS-60D

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

06/17/2008 07:20:14 AM · #3

Without knowing WHAT you want to shoot its hard to give advice. Do you wish to shoot a model in action, one sitting, a child, a group of 5? Personally I dislike the 70-300 in-studio. Besides its quality issues, its also so long that you'd be against the wall trying to get a full body shot.
For portraits, I think your best choice would be the 16-35 and the 50mm.

Camabs

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 35mm f/2.0

06/17/2008 07:25:25 AM · #4

Originally posted by idnic:

That's the advice I would give as well. In fact, I shoot all my studio work with just a 35 and a 50.

But then I noticed

joelantunes uses a 5D, so I'd say the 50 and the 24-105.

Or buy the 85/1.8 (or a 90 or 100mm macro lens)

06/17/2008 07:27:46 AM · #5

this is the kind of pic i want to try, is only one person i want to get some head shoots and full body.

Prof_Fate

06/17/2008 09:47:08 AM · #6

24-105.
You're using a 5D and being FF wide is really wide and people don't look good wide - they look better when shot with a tele lens.
While flash is bright, you're focusing with modeling lights and they're not all that bright. The 5D is pretty good in that department but a fast lens makes it sooooo much easier to do, hence the F4 lens over the 70-300 5.6 lens or 35-105.

Ever with flash like this before? Got anyone to assist you, knowledge wise, with lighting,etc?

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

06/17/2008 10:45:13 AM · #7

hum I got very little knowledge abt flash lights but I spoke to my friend who is a pro and told him I wanted to get studio lights he advised me to go to a studio and try things out b4 I get the lights.

Prof_Fate

06/17/2008 12:53:05 PM · #8

Originally posted by joelantunes:

???

Getting the lights? Are you using the studio shown or buying lights or ??
You'll need to know how to use a flash meter, how to use your camera in manual in a studio setting and a lot more. How are you triggering the flashes - cord or PW or ?

kiwiness

Canon Canon 1d x Mark II

06/17/2008 01:06:45 PM · #9

I'd use your 50mm on that shot.

littlegett

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

06/17/2008 01:35:27 PM · #10

No offense, though it may sound that way... this makes me sick. You have all that gear, you have a great studio setup with multiple lights and you have absolutely no idea how to use them. I could just friggin cry.

Carl Zeiss 35mm ZF f/2.0 Distagon T

06/17/2008 02:33:03 PM · #11

Littlegett u are right, I am doing it for fun, I have seen my friend setting up the lights, I think I will be ok, my only concern is the lenses :-(

virtuamike

Nikon D2X

06/17/2008 05:03:36 PM · #12

I'd shoot with the 24-105 and leave the rest of the stuff home. As far as lighting goes, that shot can be accomplished with a one light setup (and a couple reflectors), no need to make it complicated.