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Lightinng Through Venetian Blinds
Dave Nicholson wrote: Thanks. That's an interesting alternative. Oct 18 09 06:48 am Link Paul Brecht wrote: Thanks. I'm thinking the distance may be the key factor. I'll try that. Oct 18 09 06:50 am Link You have to get your lighting ratios properly established or you are going to blow out your highlights. You can utilise the sun or place a strobe outside the window. Positioning is critical and you will have to experiment to get the desired effect. The end results are quite worthwhile though. I did this series a few weeks ago.  This shot was done with late afternoon sunlight and minimal fill flash in the room.  Oct 18 09 07:02 am Link Testing for a shoot I'm doing. Have two hotlights outside the house.  Oct 18 09 07:05 am Link Paul Brecht wrote: Nicely done. This is what I was looking to do for a full body. Thanks! Dec 18 14 01:19 pm Link ZOMBIE THREAD!  Dec 31 69 04:00 pm Link LimaDigitalArt Project wrote: measure the ambient light. Use a flash for fill at minus 1 or 2 f/stops Dec 31 69 04:00 pm Link LimaDigitalArt Project wrote: I have a few in my port as well as one with the sun through lace. This is the most recent: Dec 31 69 04:00 pm Link Shot By Adam wrote: Yes, and on a topic that''s still topical. Dec 19 14 10:44 pm Link Yeah -- if the light source is anything other than the sun, it usually looks fake. Only the sun can provide you with the roughly parallel lines you often want...  These aren''t venetian blinds -- they are an accordion folded scrim of some sort. But if I was to try to light through blinds, I''d want the light to be as far away from the blinds as possible. Good luck. Dec 20 14 08:51 am Link Several factors contribute to getting strong defined shadows. 1) Hardness of Light Source (the harder the better--I happen to like Fresnels) 2) Distance (the farther away from the blinds the better) 3) Contrast (how much ambient levels you use or not can affect how dramatic they are) 4) Size of Light Fixture (If you have a smaller space and can''t get the blinds far enough from the light you may need a smaller fixture for more contrast) Two cents. Dec 20 14 10:25 am Link |
