evanbrennan|photo
building light
Here's a little series I put together of how I set up the lighting for the whicker chair shots.
Starting from top left I built it one light at a time. The first shot is ambient only. I knew I wanted to have light coming through the back of the chair so I added a speedlight. Didn't like the looks of it so I substituted one of my cheap-o studio strobes. That looked mcuh better. Next I added the 2nd studion strobe in a softbox back behind the chair and to CR. Next came the sb-28 in the DIY beauty dish high in front and to CL. After that it was all adjusting power levels and camera settings to get the final image in the bottom left corner. I think the progression is pretty subtle but it all adds up nicely in the end.
Here's the link to one of the final images, the same setup was used to make all the photos in and around the chair. Full Set
strobist - sb-28 in DIY beauty dish high front CL, bare strobe behind chair, 2nd strobe in softbox high back CR, all fired w/cybersyncs.
building light
Here's a little series I put together of how I set up the lighting for the whicker chair shots.
Starting from top left I built it one light at a time. The first shot is ambient only. I knew I wanted to have light coming through the back of the chair so I added a speedlight. Didn't like the looks of it so I substituted one of my cheap-o studio strobes. That looked mcuh better. Next I added the 2nd studion strobe in a softbox back behind the chair and to CR. Next came the sb-28 in the DIY beauty dish high in front and to CL. After that it was all adjusting power levels and camera settings to get the final image in the bottom left corner. I think the progression is pretty subtle but it all adds up nicely in the end.
Here's the link to one of the final images, the same setup was used to make all the photos in and around the chair. Full Set
strobist - sb-28 in DIY beauty dish high front CL, bare strobe behind chair, 2nd strobe in softbox high back CR, all fired w/cybersyncs.