Indoor lighting question
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Suggestions on a set up?
Shooting people / portraits with natural lighting.
How strong of a strobe etc?
- bored2death0
a strobe is natural lighting?
- ********0
Most of the lighting will be natural but I feel like there is a need for a strobe.
- ItTango0
Well, what's your style, or desired end result? Are you shooting as an artist (lighting is totally your call) or some super clean headshot stuff?
For headshots and general work stuff, I use a 750 watt strobe and soft-box (24 X 32 or 36 X 48) 90% of the time.
For everything else I shoot available light or unconventional stuff like fluorescent tubes or outdoor work lights.
- akrok0
soft box
- ItTango0
Worth a read:
http://www.zarias.com/my-creativ…
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ItTango
I was thinking getting something less powerful than 750, I used 750 once and everything was just over blown. I thought of using 320.
What about for over head?
I saw this and thought it was interesting
- ********0
What are you thoughts on ring flash? I know its overly used but it tends to be decent as fill light.
I used 50mm with right and now I am thinking 85 with ring. Too far?
- ring flash cool for fill light, 2 stops less than main, so you can push your sidelight without harsh front shadowsvaxorcist
- right light as main light can be cool, if subject close to wall, doughnut shadow, or move 3 feet away from wallvaxorcist
- 50 or 85 both good, but note that ring light loses power with distance, so slower recyclevaxorcist
- three kinds of ring flash... expensive high-power, and cheap low-pwer, and homemade low-power fun....vaxorcist
- ItTango0
JSK: I have an earlier version of this: http://www.calumetphoto.com/item…
I can control the flash output. Since it's the only strobe I own, I didn't wanna' be underpowered. Also, between the soft-box and exposure settings on the camera, I'm good to go.I love overhead lighting... when you can rig it. That shot is beautiful.
- OSFA0
to be honest, I personally don't like ring flash...
- ItTango0
Never used a ring flash. But, I think it's all a matter of taste, and everything works if you work it (friend's words).
From your posts in other threads, I think you know your photography. Rent some stuff and have at it.
- ********0
I am used to just shooting with out any strobe. If I was to use some light source, I would use hand handle flash.
Last time I used a strobe, I blew all the fuse and everything overblown as I have said. I really need to learn more on lighting set up.
- akrok0
jsk, are you using aperture or photoshop?
- Lightroom but only for archive.********
- what does that matter?********
- just asking.akrokdesign
- Lightroom but only for archive.
- ok_not_ok0
This is all you need.
- ItTango0
both shot with same 750 strobe and sftbx:
nappycafe.com/QBN/swingin.jpg
nappycafe.com/QBN/wet2.jpg
- ItTango0
both shot with same 750 strobe and sftbx:
- nthkl0
If you are renting or have a decent budget, I'd say a 2-3 strobe setup (left/rear/right) combined with a soft box hotlight over you as the photographer would be prime. Calumet has a great strobe setup. Buy in person to make sure you have everything you need that is compatible with your body and hotshoe setup.Kit:
http://www.calumetphoto.com/item…A wireless commander:
http://www.calumetphoto.com/item…A few triggers:
http://www.calumetphoto.com/item…Sandbags are a nice to have too so dorks don't knock over your lights. The less cables the better, but the strobes can be tethered with a strobe cable directly to the commander on your camera.
If you're in a hurry and on a budget, I use 3 Nikon SB 900's combined with a hotshoe Nikon NB commander. You can rent em for about $15 each a day.
- randommail0
do it outdoors like the pros
- vaxorcist0
Outdoors an hour before dusk, bastard amber filters over sidelight flash balanced with daylight, you can use CTR-301p remote flash triggers from ebay, old Sunpak 433/422/333 flashes set on 1/4 or 1/8th power... and one umbrella on a clamp/stand behind you on the side, one flash behind subject left, one behind right, possibly a gobo or two, very strobist style for about the price of one monolight.... you can use home depot A clamps to hold your backlight flashes and black foamcore as gobos....
none of this may make much sense unless you spend lots of time at www.strobist.com.... and/or read Lighting Science and Magic...
or just use a bunch of speedotron stuff in a studio....
it's less about the brand of gear than where it is and how you balance with the ambient.... have fun and practice a LOT