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This is a setup from a Shoot I had the other night. AB800 Boomed Dished/Socked, ABR800/30"MU below. SB28DX's back left/right. SB600 w/ homemade black straw grid at background. Fired with V2s / built in AB optical slaves. Actual shots from this set to come.
Setup for This Shot
Wordrobe by: www.upscalestripper.com
Outdoor Concert Setup Kellie Pickler concert,road crew setting up for an evening show, I happened to stumble on it while to shoot a sign, found in North Carolina.
This is a picture of the lighting setup that I used today to photograph hummingbirds at my sister and brother-in-law's house. The light stand at the back is to put light on the sky colored background that my wife painted for this purpose. The other 4 light stands have a total of 5 strobes all pointed at the right side of the red hummingbird feeder. I put tape over the holes on the left side of the feeder so that the birds would only feed from the holes on the right side. Down below in the first comment you can see one of the pictures I took using this setup.
Some people find these setup shots helpful so I've created an album with some of them. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/albums/72157642517882554
A. Primary light source.
B. I used this panel to block the light for the minifigures in the foreground, so that they're in shadow. This made them look nice and creepy.
C. With the camera angel so low, I could put some figs on this loose block of ground so that I could move it in or out to get the figures in the right spot (so that they weren't blocking something important behind them). It saved me re-positioning them. With a camera on a tripod it's not that bad but holding my phone with one hand while trying to alter things gets annoying really fast.
D. Drawer of implements. I intended to have a rack of ominous tools in the shot but it was creepy enough without it...
E. Spare Duplo figure with laughing/upset expression.
Setup shot for this polaroid photo. Home Depot light and aluminum foil reflector. I only shoot with the high budget stuff!
Hi All
I have promised this for quite awhile....and hear it is.....my setup.
The main framework is black steel pipe threaded into flanges screwed to some plywood I had laying around. I monted the valve, syphon and eye on scrap wood. The wood is held in place using spring clamps and extra little slivers of wood for leveling. I know the tray looks odd...thats because it is. Its actually a "boot tray"...you know, the ones people put their boots in by the back door. This tray is about 28' X 14" and is the best secret for infinite BG's. Because there are ridges in the bottom of the tray, i have a piece of plexi laying in it and then the whole thing is put in a plastic garbage bag........I know...I have way to much time to think of these things. The tray works well and is only about $2 from the dollar store. There is plexi behind the tray that is held by shelving brackets. The 2 speedlights are on clamps on a light stand. The electronic control is to camera left with everything wired into it. This is the Stop Shot system and I believe...at least for me that it works well. You will also see other things like gels for the flashes, Jet Dry for the water, a jug of dyed water for the syphon and aot of other bits and pieces. I didn't clean it up and make it pretty for the picture...why not see reality. Check out the notes for more details. For those new to this, the shots are taken in near darkness, the programmed number of drips are released, trip the eye and beging the countdown to the flashes firing....all of this take about 1/3 of a second and is done with the shutter open. thats why the metadata reads aout 1'.
Enjoy and once again, thanks everyone for your encouragement and comments.
Link to Stop Shot www.cognisys-inc.com/stopshot/stopshot.php?osCsid=0ff3686...
Added later....the 2 speedlights are set at approx 1/16 power and each gelled a different colour.
The paintbrush is for getting bubbles and other floaties out of the frame.
There have been some questions. Thats why I addd the flash & paintbrush info.
Update - March 15, 2013: These set-ups are very out-dated. I have just finished an Ebook - The Ultimate Guide to Water Drop Photography. The link to purchase is on my Facebook Page. It is very detailed from beginner to advanced.
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I've been asked for my current setup for water drop photography. This is what I have been using lately. Managed to recycle a table and desk for this. Remember - it's the end result that counts ;-) I set the timer to 5 seconds and release the drops. I get about 1 in 10 success rate. A StopShot is on my wish list.
Also, I'm not a carpenter or engineer, so this will have to do for now. Sometime, I plan to make something a little more adjustable and practical. This is in a corner of my basement (right beside the warm furnace) so I can just leave it set up like this.
I'm always changing things, so nothing ever stays permanent - this is basic.
My camera settings vary as well.
It took a while to get that swamp woman shot right. The four smaller pics are all early shots that I wasn't satisfied with. The bright background makes the swamp seem shallow, like a stage set. A cool effect but not what I wanted here (would be cool for other pics tho). Adding the walled backdrop of her enclosure really helped (seems so obvious in hindsight). Also I wanted to frame the figure more so I used some black slopes and plates (arrows in top pciture) to gently funnel the eye toward the figure with lines. Then two small LED lights to catch some highlights.
Even with the final setup, it still takes many photos to get everything right; some foreground plants but not too many, no gaps in the backdrop, etc.
It's hard to see but there's a viewing window in the back there. I tried to get two SCP Foundation staff staring at the creature but getting their faces in the shot was a headache so I gave up on that.
This is my view of the diorama right before I start shooting. I'm either kneeling or sitting on the ground, so I can preview how the scene will look.
Along with moving the models and accessories around, I can swivel the base to get best view in relationship with the background.
If you cover up the bottom half of this photo with your hand, the magic takes place and scene comes into focus.
I'm amazed every time it happens. Really, how is this possible?