LPF Photography wrote:
any adeas?

Here are some:

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=les … 56&bih=826

Undercover Nudes wrote:

Here are some:

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=les … 56&bih=826

your link goes to a Google search for adea??

It is probably lens flair I get it on an older nikon lens when shooting in the studio

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

David Parsons wrote:
Can you post the picture

JJohnF wrote:
Sounds like flare to me! Any chance of seeing the image?

will try and get some up tonight, I never have had any issues with it before, normally use a d7000 with the F2.8

but have recently bought the D800 and this was the first studio shoot with it, as use that as my main for weddings

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?

Small Fruit Pits wrote:
This is simple.....they MUST be ghostly spiritual orbs.

O.o

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.

Small Fruit Pits wrote:
This is simple.....they MUST be ghostly spiritual orbs.

That's what I was thinking!  Flare?  Flairs?  Ghosts I say!!

Raoul Isidro Images wrote:
Were you using a UV filter over the front element?

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yes a Pro1 UV filter

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

any adeas??

Call Ghost Hunters. Your studio is haunted.