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Lighting Setup Tutorials: basic to advanced
Very helpful! BUMP May 28 07 02:10 am Link fStopstudios wrote: Thanks for your kind words about my work and this thread. I can't put too much time into it, but I hope it continues. May 28 07 04:15 am Link this was on page 5...thats a no no had to bump it back up  Jun 01 07 12:18 am Link i love you guys... seriously, the amount of time and dedication everyone has put into this thread to help other people learn and grow is really inspiring!  Jun 01 07 12:45 am Link Sean Armenta wrote: I'm going to blame you when I end up getting a few more lights and soft boxes next month! Jun 01 07 12:56 am Link any word on when pages 6-11 will be in a reader format? this thread is too valuable to not be saved on to my hard drive... Jun 02 07 04:10 pm Link Aww, when I saw there was a new post, I thought there was going to be new material... Jun 02 07 04:45 pm Link Thanks so much for some great ideas to work on. Can't wait to start using them Jun 07 07 06:50 am Link Now this is something we (read I with a capital I) can use. Informative info instead of messagges like this :-) Tnx to the starter of the topic! Otto Jun 07 07 06:59 am Link , Jun 08 07 07:27 pm Link Benito Martinez wrote: Thy will be done.... pages 6-10 can be downloaded here: Jun 08 07 08:41 pm Link Sean Armenta wrote: why did you remove the video?! i'd LOVE to see it! Jun 09 07 04:39 am Link I am very new to Studio Lighting and I loved this thread. If anyone wants some tips on my shot I would love to help. Here's just a few I did inside: I use an Octogon Soft Box from the left below and another harder main light from the right. Very simple.  Jun 09 07 09:36 am Link Currently, I am experimenting with reflector-bounced off-camera flash:  Jun 09 07 09:51 am Link Here a better example of my work:  Jun 09 07 09:55 am Link Sun from the left exposed to just a rim light and Octogon Soft box from the right.  Jun 09 07 10:38 am Link Very helpful. Thanks to everyone who contributes. Jun 09 07 12:42 pm Link I hate to show what I do unless you are a student but since everyone has been cool about it. Here is one. http://www.photo-illustrations.net/pixyprint.jpg It isn't great but I liked it. Jun 09 07 02:03 pm Link Good to see some life returning to this thread. I have updated the OP to include the link to the PDF for pages 6-10 of this thread. Thanks again to Brandon for doing this! The purpose of this thread is to teach, learn, share information about lighting techniques. I request that you do not post overly vague descriptions here. Please create a diagram, if possible. If not, at a minimum, please provide detailed information on your setup: - lighting used, description of modifiers - the metering or ratios of each individual light - distance and position relative to subject - details of the final exposure I do hope this thread will eventually get stickied. I'd also like to be able to do some maintenance from time to time and clean up all the "bump" posts to keep it nice and clean. Hopefully, this function will eventually be allowed by the Tyler and the mods. Thanks to everyone participating in this thread! Jun 09 07 04:29 pm Link Here's a setup from a recent shoot with Mariah. The photo is an unretouched proof with some RAW adjustments.   Jun 09 07 05:04 pm Link paulcobophotography wrote: what was this shot with and @ Jun 09 07 09:47 pm Link Ok this may be a dumb question but i am going to ask, When you post on theses neat little diagrams. like f.11 and such for the lighst how do you figure that out with out having a light meter? is it something i can do in my camera (canon 30d) and or something i can do with my lights to figure out the math? I have 3 alien bee B400's thanks all i am learning a ot from these post so keep them coming please! Jun 10 07 02:54 am Link Well, that can be answered in a variety of ways because there are a variety of ways to reach the ultimate goal... a great picture. Some still work with a light meter, some rely on the cameras internal meter(in essence still a light meter) an yet others simply go for the full trial and error. If you start out your shoot with a complete concept in mind all of the above becomes easier to determine. You can start with the depth you would like to achieve an set your lights around that desired F-Stop to produce your desired results. All of the above focus on artificial lighting. With natural lighting some of it still applies, but in most cases as you do not control the sun you use your aperture to get the desired results. In the past and I could be wrong, so there is no need for anyone to blast me on this, but a lot of photographers worked with lighting ratios to set their lights... now a days with most of us aiming for an extreme departure from cookie cutter photography ratios really no longer apply. Once you have your desired shot then it's just a matter of looking at the EXIF data from the image for insertion into the diagram. I hope this answers your question, but remember, this is just my opinion. Everyone has their own process that works best for them. Jun 11 07 06:49 am Link   I don't know the exact settings on my remote triggered, 640 w/s light. Jun 12 07 12:02 pm Link this is by far my favorite thread ever!! keep it comin' Jun 12 07 08:05 pm Link This thread was great! My thanks to everyone for sharing. I can't wait to try some these setups. Jun 17 07 12:21 am Link Oh no you don't! Bump Jun 17 07 12:01 pm Link Keep this alive! Jun 23 07 05:49 pm Link this thread is too good to die! Jun 27 07 03:56 am Link  Ok.. No meter readings as err... I don't have one =X Fairly (very) simple setup that I use for most of my stuff.  This whole thread has made me jealous and determined to get more creative lighting. I have a spare smaller light I use to light the hair/backlight when appropriate. Jun 28 07 08:49 am Link   Nothing too fancy. Jun 28 07 11:30 am Link here's one of my setups. it's pretty noobish, possibly an example of what you should NOT do... but this thread needs to stay alive   Jun 29 07 12:46 am Link *bump don't let this thread die... lol Jun 29 07 11:16 pm Link any idea where to get that snazzy tool for saving lighting setups? this thread is awesome and should be put in a PDF! Jun 30 07 03:28 pm Link Tommy Chambers wrote: Look on page one for answers to both Jun 30 07 03:32 pm Link Bump Jul 02 07 11:26 am Link Cant compare to some of the people here, but:   Very Simple Lighting. WLX1600 in large softbox, 8 feet away from model, 5 feet up angled at 45 down connected to vagabond pack. Sun at 10:00am, model in shade from forest. I am having fits dealing with this diagraming stuff, I will see if i can add a proper diagram later. Jul 02 07 11:57 am Link bump for a great thread Jul 02 07 01:31 pm Link RGK Photography wrote: LOL Jul 02 07 03:52 pm Link Bump Jul 03 07 07:17 am Link |
