Photography Question
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- CGN
I have to do a photo shoot of talent in an indoor and outdoor location. I'm trying to rent the proper equipment.
Camera, lens, etc... anything I might need.I'm not to familiar with this so any recommendations would be helpful.
Help! Thank you.
- utopian0
I would seriously consider hiring a professional.
- < This. Really this. All kinds of this.Continuity
- This will be an experimental project for me.CGN
- CGN0
- http://garmahis.com/…Continuity
- *throws up after looking at tutorial results*2
- Looks like a model trying to hide her facial blemishes by applying a lot of makeup.ediot
- JSK0
Lots of lights. Lots of lights.
- CGN0
I'm just really trying to figure out a good camera and lens.
- aldebaran0
is that shot above is what your'e looking to recreate?
you may want to consider renting a "ring flash"
- from the reflections, it looks like a silver umbrella actually2
- i know, but a ring flash would work betteraldebaran
- it's 2 umbrellas and a ring.DoTheMacarena
- 20
cgn - rent the equipment for two days. practice like a motherfucker the day before the actual shoot. it would help immensely if you had a pro photographer friend walk you through setup for a shot.
- aldebaran0
also that shot above appears to have been either run through a "one shot" hdr filter, or a "high pass" filter
- xcreonx0
For the above example, I'd get:
Lights:
- 1 strobe with silver umbrella for front/reflection in glasses.
- 2 strobes, 1 on each side for the side lighting. Those don't look diffused. They may have grid spots tho.
- Background looks shopped but you could replicate with a strobe located directly behind the model pointed at the red paper. Grid spot it until it gives you the diffusion you want.Camera/Lens:
- Canon, Nikon, whatever. Just make sure it's high quality SLR with a sync port for the strobes.
- You'll want a flat lens, so no wide angle (as the example above). Go mid range, say 50mm, and larger.
- Light meter. I love Sekonic meters.Or just get a pro photo friend to help. Using strobes is rough if you've never done it.
- xcreonx0
Oh and the model should be pretty far from the background if you don't want shadows from the strobes.
- 20
yeah... xcreonx seems to have it down as regards to the setup for the above shot. but you are going to have a heck of a time trying to get it right if you show up to the shoot with a carful of gear and no experience using any of it.
the premise of your post boils down to "how do i do this professional thing with no training in this field?" i predict doom for your shoot - sorry.* you really could use a lot more experience using this stuff before trying to tackle a shoot like this, probably.
*UNLESS you get a pro photographer to help you practice with all that stuff the day before, and to stick with you during the shoot to guide you through. a seasoned photo assistant could also do this. but they will be doing so much for you, i fear, that you will be pretty much art-directing the shoot while the photographic help does all the actual work.
anyway... best of luck! i hope you manage to get it all together (:
- nb0
Ugh, that sample is so ugly. For a long time I tried to create this "look" and the most important thing I learned is that it is awful and ugly and should not be attempted.
My advice? If you want to create the look (from your sample) you should start by trying to re-create this look:
Trying to achieve ^this, combined with a lack of knowledge, skill, & experience will very likely get you to the result you posted above.
- ArmandoEstrada0
I would hire a lighting assistant who deals with the lighting, you deal with creative. This is how most shoots go down (minimum), especially when you have no experience with strobes. I see youre in LA, I can send u some contacts (be prepared to spend $300-$450 day for asssit).
- yes we have a lighting person and the shoot is in Miami.CGN
- stonis0
Ringflash, 2 silver umbrellas as rims, hair light with a grid from above, and you could add another silver umbrella or silver beauty dish above camera to bring back in some chin detail.
Done and Done.....
- sumguay0
I was in a similar situation a couple months back. Not much photography experience and not much money to rent tons of equipment. I used this tutorial and was super happy with the results.
- CGN0
thanks everyone this is all very helpful.
- utopian0
Good luck with experiment CGN, if do not have access to excessive rental lighting just overexpose your photos to achieve the look and feel that you are going for.
- hovercraft0
It's people like you that have killed photography as a profession.