Chris Dhames wrote:
This guys lighting is so interesting.  How does he do it? 

http://www.pbase.com/dudedelux/the_red_ … del_mayhem

Not sure, but he does awesome work.

Ransom-The Cheese-J wrote:
Ask him.  He's a nice guy.

I was gonna say just that

Kelly Watkins wrote:

ego much?

he's french and he's a genius

cut him some slack

Kelly Watkins wrote:

really? i remember requesting a friend add from him, and instead of just denying me, he sent me a two page diatribe about why he is denying my friend request.

ego much?

Kelly, if this indeed happened (was it on myspce?) then my ego and I would like to appologize profusely on the account of a brain fart.

Kelly Watkins wrote:

yeah, no problem. i just thought it was a little... ummm. well, whatever.

he definitely does great work - which is why i requested an add in the first place. always nice to discover new sources of inspiration.

tell him you want to be the first photographer to pose in the red chair and he may change his mind!

glide on fade photo wrote:
.....First things first, these photos are hardly dark when you have an 11 or 16 stop, why you would want that kind of depth for photos like this is a mystery to me...  Just because you have a definitive black in a photo suggesting dark does not necessarily make it dark.....

LOL..... you can have dark photos at F/2.8

glide on fade photo wrote:
.....Second, there is a lot of slop in some of them which really doesnt inspire the idea that a lot of grip was employed to pull these off.  Look at the spill on the floor on this one that really flattens the whole thing out-
http://www.pbase.com/dudedelux/image/64623281
an edge light on the chair would have been much more effective.

I seriously doubt that that is "Spill" on the floor, but most likely a light hidden behind the chair..... probably on a grid.

Antoine Thisdale wrote:
maybe i'm just being grumpy tonight.

grumpy people get spankings

Lory wrote:

grumpy people get spankings

what about people that just want spankings for the sake of spankings

glide on fade photo wrote:
you can easily replicate most of the ideas in several of those shots with a basic understanding of three point lighting, three heads, a softbox and a working understanding of adjusting ratios.  Anyone paying half attention in a cinematography course should be able to do setups similar to this after auditing a course.  The first thing you'll learn after seeing many different gaffers work is that there are a million ways to skin a cat, you'll see a lot of techniques that land you near the same place.  First things first, these photos are hardly dark when you have an 11 or 16 stop, why you would want that kind of depth for photos like this is a mystery to me...  Just because you have a definitive black in a photo suggesting dark does not necessarily make it dark...  Second, there is a lot of slop in some of them which really doesnt inspire the idea that a lot of grip was employed to pull these off.  Look at the spill on the floor on this one that really flattens the whole thing out-
http://www.pbase.com/dudedelux/image/64623281
an edge light on the chair would have been much more effective.

Anyhow, just because something looks nice (which these do) doesnt mean its complicated (which these arent).  Throw a softbox above your model and use whatever modifier you want to soften your fill and you are enough of the percentage of the way there where the rest is minutia, others will call that last bit style.

If you take those pictures of trisha in the above link, you can get close enough by lighting the set from above with a soft box or whatever large diffuse surface you want to use, blasting your model off from the right with a less diffuse source for the pop and then throwing that color from the left from a more diffuse source.  This is basic, basic, basic stuff.  What makes it look nice is the ratio between the heads and the modifiers on each sources and thats the fun stuff everyone should be figuring out for themselves, developing a style of their own...

It's not basic stuff.

Jessie Lynne wrote:

what about people that just want spankings for the sake of spankings

come to cali... and i will spank you myself

Tim Foster wrote:
Bleah.

I hear bitterness

Antoine Thisdale wrote:
I think the lighting is quite boring actually. Its most likely a simple Octo SoftBox with a grid to control the spill, and then edited lightly in PS with extra Vigneting (or the vignette is done naturally).

The chair is just cool 'cause its a dark red and its not leather so it absorbs the light more.

The pictures have no "umphf", lighting is too simple, there is no adjustment on colors and the composition is quite "regular".

Not sure what the fuss is about.

maybe i'm just being grumpy tonight. [/quote

bman wrote:

Antoine Thisdale wrote:
I think the lighting is quite boring actually. Its most likely a simple Octo SoftBox with a grid to control the spill, and then edited lightly in PS with extra Vigneting (or the vignette is done naturally).

The chair is just cool 'cause its a dark red and its not leather so it absorbs the light more.

The pictures have no "umphf", lighting is too simple, there is no adjustment on colors and the composition is quite "regular".

Not sure what the fuss is about.

maybe i'm just being grumpy tonight. [/quote

HUH???

marc goldstein wrote:

It's not basic stuff.

ART is NOT about what's basic or not...it's about IMPACT
the RED CHAIR has TONS of Impact...
no different than Kurt Cobain having impact strumming a 10 yr. old out of tune guitar,
with his raspy crackly voice-
If it moves you...then it's GREAT- regardless of technique,
SOMEONE will ALWAYS "out technique" you, and WHO cares.
MOVE PAST that please.
There Marc, have I kissed your ass enough for godsakes!~

bman wrote:

ART is NOT about what's basic or not...it's about IMPACT
the RED CHAIR has TONS of Impact...
no different than Kurt Cobain having impact strumming a 10 yr. old out of tune guitar,
with his raspy crackly voice-
If it moves you...then it's GREAT- regardless of technique,
SOMEONE will ALWAYS "out technique" you, and WHO cares.
MOVE PAST that please.
There Marc, have I kissed your ass enough for godsakes!~

After how I defended your ass from the Aussie, I think we're even.
Good looking out brother.

Kent Johnson Photograph wrote:
Get a big lounge chair and a semi nekid girl.

Light it and shoot!

This looks pretty straight forward.

Simple is best.

No doing much for me though.

SEMI?
another who has not REALLY looked.
bad etiquette bro'

Antoine Thisdale wrote:
I think the lighting is quite boring actually. Its most likely a simple Octo SoftBox with a grid to control the spill, and then edited lightly in PS with extra Vigneting (or the vignette is done naturally).

The chair is just cool 'cause its a dark red and its not leather so it absorbs the light more.

The pictures have no "umphf", lighting is too simple, there is no adjustment on colors and the composition is quite "regular".

Not sure what the fuss is about.

maybe i'm just being grumpy tonight.

maybe you are blind

marc goldstein wrote:

After how I defended your ass from the Aussie, I think we're even.
Good looking out brother.

the AUSSIE...yeah, I'm INTIMIDATED by his PORT.
B-O-R-I-N-G

Lory wrote:
seeing as its time for me to leave work and get away from the computer

I will leave a bunch of smooches blown to Mr.Goldstien cause its his special day


and some shallow self promotion



I think it takes a lot of talent to make a 4'11 girl look like this!

luv you marc!

Can we address how HOT Lory is.

marc goldstein wrote:
It's my party.
Damn I love a good roast!

I'm just wondering if the OP's noticed you yet, or not...

*blink*