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How good are you with a boatload of strobes?
I couldn't resist. Post examples. :-P Cheers! Noah Mar 05 15 08:50 am Link Four lights...two strip boxes as rim lights, a mirror mylar reflector for the hair, a background light and a gridded 20" beauty dish with reflector as a main.  Mar 05 15 09:57 am Link Now we're in my wheelhouse! LOL I tend to use lots of small hard lights (7" reflectors with grids, strip boxes with grids, etc.) and maybe one broad source as fill. This shot (for an editorial) used something like ten or 11 lights:  Mar 05 15 11:32 am Link Giacomo Cirrincioni wrote: Wow, What beautifully complex lighting! Mar 05 15 12:03 pm Link  My standard five light setup. Mar 05 15 12:19 pm Link Glad to see Giacomo posted. He's the first posted I thought of. Mar 05 15 12:36 pm Link  6 Einsteins. 1-hair 2- grided 7" reflectors into the fog. Gelled. 2- side/rim 1- main front Shot in studio against a black background. Some real plants leaves, and some background composite. Mar 05 15 01:57 pm Link  I shoot this on location, on the side of a creek. Yes, I hauled all those lighting stuff myself ...  I used 5 speedlites in this image. 2 as a main light, 1 for the hair/rim light and the other 2 for those grasses in the background. This all in TTL mode. If I have to shoot this again, I will shoot it with a wider angle & use a strobe as a main and do everything in manual for better fine tuning light ratios.   3 lights on both images above ... Mar 05 15 02:31 pm Link Back in the days when I was shooting 8x10 for Playboy centerfolds, we would sometimes use as many as 30 or more strobe heads with maybe 20 or so packs. To get the equivalent imagery of f. 5.6 on a 35mm camera, we would be shooting around f. 32 on a 3/4 length figure. KM Mar 05 15 03:03 pm Link Alien LiFe wrote: Again, seriously impressed. I tried speedlights once... Mar 05 15 03:03 pm Link  6 lights Mar 05 15 07:21 pm Link  I forget if this is 5 or 6 lights. Each glow behind the set pieces were created by an independent strobes, either grid heads or gridded soft boxes, to show the depth of the set. Mar 06 15 08:51 am Link  Mar 06 15 08:59 am Link 18+ 18+ https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/1 … 51000c.jpg 18+ 18+ Mar 06 15 09:01 am Link LightDreams wrote: Shouldn't that be "Arkload" lol Mar 06 15 09:09 am Link  5 strobes and the entire set was basically one giant reflector box lined with mylar. Mar 06 15 09:38 am Link They'll never trust me again with a boatload of strobes. ...  Mar 06 15 09:59 am Link cwwmbm wrote: Beautiful work ... Mar 06 15 10:36 am Link Giacomo Cirrincioni wrote: Believe me, I think your image above was more complecated then all of mine combine ... whatever light we used ... Mar 06 15 10:42 am Link Giacomo Cirrincioni wrote: WOW! Mar 07 15 01:54 pm Link Herman Surkis wrote: Very nice work! Mar 07 15 01:55 pm Link cwwmbm wrote: Beautiful! Mar 07 15 01:57 pm Link Dan Howell wrote: Gorgeous light! Mar 07 15 01:58 pm Link Herman Surkis wrote: This might be my favorite "mad hatter" shot of all time. Mar 09 15 08:56 am Link Alien LiFe wrote: Complexity, in and of itself, is meaningless. If I could get the look I want, with less I would. Your use of color and light, your choice of models and poses - it all truly impresses me. I desperately want to walk into your photographs... Mar 09 15 08:58 am Link Alien LiFe wrote: Thank you! I have to admit it was a bit of an inspiration here Mar 09 15 09:02 am Link |
