LPF Photography
Posts: 12
Woking-Byfleet, England, United Kingdom
I did a favour for a friend the other day and took some images on a white background,
After reviewing the the image i notice that there was a patch of only what i can describe as a white haze...
not over the whole image but a small section a bit like a small patch of fog, the image behind it was discoloured slightly and not as sharp as the rest, its not the camera as some of the images dont have it
its never happened before and just wondered if any other photographers have experianced it, I am still learning and would welcome any guidance/advice
LPF Photography
Posts: 12
Woking-Byfleet, England, United Kingdom
David Parsons wrote: list the equipment you used and how your lights were setup?
Mobile studio,
2 Elinchrom D-Lite 2's lighting backdrop
2 Elinchrom D-Lite 4's (to-go (1.5 metre away at 45 degrees of subject) either side
Paper backdrop
Camera is a Nikon D800 using a Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 lens
100 ISO, F8-11, 1/160
LPF Photography
Posts: 12
Woking-Byfleet, England, United Kingdom
having looked at various photos yes it is indeed lens flare
When doing a Studio style shoot, how would one avoid flare, I mean i moved all over to try and avoid it, no matter what i did the flare was there on most of the images
sorry to sound such a noob but as I said, I am still learning :S
JJohnF
Posts: 7
Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Keep your hood on! You're probably battling with a lot of reflective surfaces too, so you might need to flag your lights. And don't point them at your lens
LPF Photography
Posts: 12
Woking-Byfleet, England, United Kingdom
JJohnF wrote: Keep your hood on! You're probably battling with a lot of reflective surfaces too, so you might need to flag your lights. And don't point them at your lens
I was using the hood, 2 of the lights where lighting the subject and the other 2 the backdrop, none of the lamps were pointing directly at the camera,
could it have been the reflection off the white backdrop, the flare was always on the camera left? i suppose dropping the backlights down a stop or 2 would have helped?
Toto Photo
Posts: 1,220
San Francisco, California, US
LPF Photography wrote:
I was using the hood, 2 of the lights where lighting the subject and the other 2 the backdrop, none of the lamps were pointing directly at the camera,
could it have been the reflection off the white backdrop, the flare was always on the camera left? i suppose dropping the backlights down a stop or 2 would have helped?
Yes, if the angle at which the strobes hit the backdrop equals the angle from that strike-point to your lens you will get flare.
LPF Photography wrote: could it have been the reflection off the white backdrop, the flare was always on the camera left? i suppose dropping the backlights down a stop or 2 would have helped?
Likely. You don't need to nuke the backdrop, just blow it out. Get it bright enough and it becomes a light source that is going directly into the lens.
LPF Photography wrote: I did a favour for a friend the other day and took some images on a white background,
After reviewing the the image i notice that there was a patch of only what i can describe as a white haze...
not over the whole image but a small section a bit like a small patch of fog, the image behind it was discoloured slightly and not as sharp as the rest, its not the camera as some of the images dont have it
its never happened before and just wondered if any other photographers have experianced it, I am still learning and would welcome any guidance/advice
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