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am3pkcet | Posted: Aug 21 2010, 08:57 PM |
IDASv3 > IDAS4 Group: Advanced Members Posts: 6,862 Member No.: 2,853 Joined: Aug 28th 2004 Location: San Diego, CA | Off-camera flash has never been my strong point, but after attending a local workshop on lighting, I feel a lot more comfortable. I picked up a cheap stand and umbrella, which came in the mail yesterday. I grabbed a friend and shot this as part of an assignment for the workshop: shoot in disgusting, harsh, bright, unflattering, mid-day sun. The point was to ballance a bright, properly-exposed background with a softly-but-equally lit subject. Here's what I could come up with: Having never worked with off camera flash before, I think it came out quite nicely! |
Tessou | Posted: Aug 21 2010, 09:58 PM |
More NEGATIVE than a black hole Group: ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 19,345 Member No.: 12,263 Joined: Sep 12th 2005 Location: Update Profile | So the magic reveals Matt Damon's long lost brother! |
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Möbius | Posted: Aug 22 2010, 08:00 AM |
IDW Top Poster Group: Advanced Members Posts: 33,844 Member No.: 3,524 Joined: Oct 2nd 2004 Location: Update Profile | What a difference it makes, thanks for posting it up, am3p. |
BOZZ Savage | Posted: Aug 22 2010, 02:53 PM |
ペンタックス Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,454 Member No.: 15,047 Joined: Dec 24th 2005 Location: San Jose, California | If only I had money. :/ I've always been intrigued by that. Can you post up the non-doctored off-camera flash photo? It looks like you added just a bit to it and I'm curious. Ian |
am3pkcet | Posted: Aug 22 2010, 05:33 PM |
IDASv3 > IDAS4 Group: Advanced Members Posts: 6,862 Member No.: 2,853 Joined: Aug 28th 2004 Location: San Diego, CA | Here it is straight out of the camera: Looking back, it almost looks better just like that.... Here's the kicker though, in addition to my 430EX flash, this is all I used (all ordered from Adorama.com) : Adorama Universal Swivel Holder fits Shoe Mount Flashs Adorama (SKU: LTUSH) $16.25 Westcott Pro 8' Free Sliding Lightstand with 5/8 Mounting Stud, 4 Sections with 3 Risers, Black Anodized. Westcott (SKU: WELS8) $33.99 JTL 33"%3B White Shoot Through Photographic Umbrella JTL (SKU: JTU33W) $12.95 |
BOZZ Savage | Posted: Aug 23 2010, 01:12 AM |
ペンタックス Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,454 Member No.: 15,047 Joined: Dec 24th 2005 Location: San Jose, California | Wow, you saved a bunch! I can't tell the difference either. Ian |
am3pkcet | Posted: Aug 23 2010, 05:16 PM |
IDASv3 > IDAS4 Group: Advanced Members Posts: 6,862 Member No.: 2,853 Joined: Aug 28th 2004 Location: San Diego, CA | It's not that I saved a bunch, it's just shopping smart. I could have gotten a kit (or even separate parts) from a local store like Ritz or George's Camera for two or three times as much. Fact is, for simple supplies, you don't really need top of the line stuff. Now if I were running heavy expensive strobes and not my little hot shoe, I probably would have gotten a more expensive stand and mount, but I totally don't need that equipment to get good results. |
BOZZ Savage | Posted: Aug 23 2010, 08:21 PM | ||
ペンタックス Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,454 Member No.: 15,047 Joined: Dec 24th 2005 Location: San Jose, California |
Good point. Good buying mentality also. Ian | ||
Alex | Posted: Aug 26 2010, 05:16 AM |
OG Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 9,054 Member No.: 111 Joined: Nov 26th 2002 Location: Atlanta | I think the next things on my gear list will be either a walkaround lens or a hotshoe flash. I'm having such a hard time shooting at shows without my built in flash being a nuisance, and I think if I could just turn down the power I'd have a much easier time. |
am3pkcet | Posted: Aug 26 2010, 11:08 AM |
IDASv3 > IDAS4 Group: Advanced Members Posts: 6,862 Member No.: 2,853 Joined: Aug 28th 2004 Location: San Diego, CA | What kind of gear do you have now? And what kind of stuff do you shoot? |
Alex | Posted: Aug 26 2010, 12:55 PM | ||
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I don't have anything lighting wise. 18-55 kit, 75-300 telephoto (no IS), and the 50mm I bought from you. Less important are remote shutter and UV filter. I shoot whatever looks good when I have my camera. Often it's landscapes, sometimes with light trails. Last few times I've gone out was to get my friends longboarding. I've done one show before, used my built-in and got decent results, but I felt like I was really bothering the kids around me (I go to tiny venues). | ||
BOZZ Savage | Posted: Aug 26 2010, 03:35 PM |
ペンタックス Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,454 Member No.: 15,047 Joined: Dec 24th 2005 Location: San Jose, California | A flash is amazing and you will have a really fun time experiment with one. I would go with one of those. Ian |
Alex | Posted: Aug 26 2010, 05:20 PM | ||
OG Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 9,054 Member No.: 111 Joined: Nov 26th 2002 Location: Atlanta |
You drive a hard bargain. I do think I might go for the flash next. Something I can use, or at least keep on, regardless of the lens I'm using. Exciting options for diffusers too! | ||
BOZZ Savage | Posted: Aug 27 2010, 12:47 PM |
ペンタックス Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,454 Member No.: 15,047 Joined: Dec 24th 2005 Location: San Jose, California | Diffusers, cheap off camera options, gels, and more! Huzzah! Ian |
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