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i was jsut wanting to ask im new at the whoel lighting and photography thing wright now im using shop lights till i get some better contiuos lighting! and in some of my photos i get the models shadow behind her or ont he side now im only using one light and im preety shure but want to check if iuse two light on both sides would that elimante the shadow or is it somehting else is the light to harsh:: any help would be aprieciated thanks christy Mar 21 07 11:28 am Link You'll end up with two shadows. 1. Raise the light so the shadow falls lower 2. Move the model further in front of the background 3. Diffuse the by shooting through a white sheet or garbage bag stretched. Be sure to keep it at least 3 feet from lights to avoid fire!! 4. Use a spell chech. Chekr. Chker. Checker Mar 21 07 11:32 am Link dDavid wrote: well thats not good!! Mar 21 07 11:34 am Link 5. Use a bounce board to bounce light back on her left side. This will lighten up the shadows without introducing more and will also lower the contrast of the lighting. Mar 21 07 11:38 am Link dDavid wrote: thankk you thanyuo thankyou Mar 21 07 11:41 am Link dDavid wrote: I should just reply instead of editing my posts. Mar 21 07 11:44 am Link dDavid wrote: thanks Mar 21 07 11:47 am Link First go to school and learn to spell right. You will need it to write model releases, and contracts, or use spell check. Then Use two lights and place one of them at about 45 degrees from the model on either side of the camera, and fill with another light or a reflector from the other side. Use a soft box or any of the methods proposed above. Or bounce it off a white wall. But seriously, the spelling thing, you need to work on that as well. Mar 21 07 01:31 pm Link Shadows are my friend. I like shadows. So do fashion magazines, for the most part. Mar 21 07 01:36 pm Link dDavid wrote: im preety shure it won't help. Mar 21 07 01:38 pm Link Try moving your subject off the background. Though shadows aren't a bad thing. Mar 21 07 02:03 pm Link come on is my spelling really that bothersome!!!! when im typing something quick i sometimes i dont pay attention when it counts i spell wright! and it more my typing suck than spelling! and im a photographer not a secretary!!! opps did i spell that wrong!!! thanks for all the help Mar 21 07 02:10 pm Link Images By Christy wrote: Here is a Christy to English translation. Mar 21 07 02:34 pm Link Images By Christy wrote: Truthfully, no. You get your point across just fine. Mar 21 07 02:39 pm Link |