View allAll Photos Tagged setup
I suppose a written description would have done for this, but my setup pics always get more views than the actual shots ;-)
Starting with the glass jar at the centre, this came with chocolate cookies originally if my memory is working correctly. Though it is fairly thick glass, the front and rear are flat, so quite good for shooting through. It will do until I buy/make a fishtank.
The stirrer is held in position with the tip entering the water, by a combination of a spring clamp and a close peg. Have since found a better way of holding it, which I may post a closer shot later.
Lighting is supplied by 3 x Neewer mini slave flashes, 2 can be seen mounted on mini tripods and radio triggers, the third is sat behind the base to illuminate the lower part of the background, with it's optical sensor activating it.
On each side is a reflector, for this shot a white one on the left, while the one on the right is silver. These can be changed for different effects, or even replaced with black for a higher contrast.
Finally, the syringe used for squirting the water into the jar, can be seen sat in front of it.
The result can be seen here : www.flickr.com/photos/steveblackdog/4830438932/
Second shot with a blue background behind to give more colour to the shot : www.flickr.com/photos/steveblackdog/4830515422/
I used this setup for two versions of the same shot: one on a white background and one on a black background. All I changed was the background light.
Simple stuff really. It's just lighting on two separate planes again.
Setup shot for 188/365 Big Pot Head.
Camera Info:
Canon 7D, Sigma DC 17-70mm 1:2.8-4 Macro HSM @17mm, Æ’/7.1, 1/200s, ISO 100
Strobist Info:
-Canon 430EXII camera right, 7 feet high and 3 feet from subject inside 40" westcott softbox, 1/2 power at 24mm zoom
-Canon 430EXII directly behind subject lying on top of toaster oven about 2 feet back, 1/8 power @24mm zoom with dome diffuser cap
-Flashes triggered using Interfit Strobies
Setup shot for 177/365 Self Defense.
Camera Info:
Canon 7D, Sigma 17mm, Æ’/5.6, 1/200s, ISO 100
Strobist Info:
-Canon 430EXII Above and behind camera inside 40 inch Westcott Softox, 3 feet high and 5 feet from subjects at 1/2 power and @24mm zoom
-Canon 430EXII Behind subjects slightly camera left fired bare, 7 feet high and 8 feet from subjects at 1/1 power and @24mm zoom
-Flashes triggered using wireless Interfit Strobies
Setup for Ice God. View the actual Photo/
In this photo, a SB-800 on TTL mode trigged via a SC-28 TTL cable, modified with Rayflash provided the luminance for the 'ice-cold' ground surface. White balance 3250k.
On camera right was a SB-900 which was totally flattened by me at this point in time. It was used as the main light for the actual shot. 1/128 Power.
Home studio product shot setup, porcelain sample. Photography by J Mark Stewart. Please visit www.blackgeckophotography.com for contact information.
© J. Mark Stewart
See product shot here.
Setup Shot for 095/365 Sessions.
Camera Info:
Canon 7D, Sigma DC 17-70mm 1:2.8-4 Macro HSM @17mm, f/5.6, 1/50s, ISO 100
Strobist Info:
-Canon 430EXII Camera left and behind subject, 1/2Power, @105mm zoom, about 8 feet high, 12 feet away from subject fired bare.
-Canon 430EXII Camera right and in front of subject, 1/2 Power, @24mm zoom, about 8 feet high, 5 feet away from subject through 40 inch Wescott softbox.
-Canon 430EXII Camera right and in front of subject, 1/4Power, @35mm zoom, about 8 feet high, 10 feet away aimed at building in the background.
-Flash was triggered with Interfit Strobies.
setup for this.
Check out the awesome behind-the-scenes video (in HD!) shot my by good friend, Chris Hannant, here.
For a full run-down of the process, check my blog!
My setups dont come much simpler than this :)
A Yongnuo YN460 flash mounted on the cameras hotshoe, with a Pringles tube strip;ight fitted to it. Flash set to 1/2 power and thats about it.
The subject was placed on a box which held it approx 2invhes/50mm above the white paper background to keep the shadow out of frame.
The slight blue tinge to the paper is from the Yongnuo SYD-0808 LED video light seen in the bottom right corner, which was used as a focussing aid.
The colour balance of the video light is the same as the flash and much weaker, so it doesnt register on the actual image.
Here's my current setup for Lego photos.
- For lighting, I've got two umbrella lamps from this kit.
- For the backdrop, I'm currently just using a roll of some cheap craft paper.
- Holding the paper up has always been a challenge--I need to just get a backdrop stand at some point. For the moment, I just so happen to have a very large mirror lying against the wall that works perfectly for holding up the paper.
- I have a really nice camera (Canon 7D) and tripod (Manfrotto 055XPROB) because I also do a lot of seascape photography; I bought the umbrella lights specifically for photography though :).
The Vintage Faire sim is amazing this year. The organizers really outdid themselves. And there's me with a two headed turtle!
Unfortunately, the black "flag on the right fell down and then my XTI taking the setup shot ran out of batteries.
Lomo coloursplash flash
Tiger beer
iPhone running Flashlight
Proper wooden coffee table (None of that fake Ikea stuff)
An interesting one to set the lighting up, due mainly to the height of the bottle. Good thing I was only taking a part of it, as I dont think it ould have worked for the whole bottle.
The key element here, is the small white background, everything else is black.
The white is a strip of fax paper hung on the black background and is only a little bigger than the frame of the picture.
The lights are raised up here to get them lighting the background directly behind the part of the bottle being shot.
They are a pair of 20watt stick type CFL lamps mounted in Pringles tube reflectors. The light from these, is directed and blocked from hitting the bottle directly, by a couple of black A4 cards folded in half to make a freestanding V shape. They show up a bit better in todays shot, they were a bit dark in yesterdays setup.
Guess it is also worth mentioning, the camera was set up to the right of centre here. For some reason it worked better than straight on. I have no idea why :)
Setup shot for 174/365 Poolside Fun.
Camera Info:
Canon 7D, Sigma 17-70 @70mm, Æ’/10.0, 1/200s, ISO 100
Strobist Info:
-2 Canon 430EXII's camera left both inside 40 inch Westcott Softbox, 3 feet high and 3 feet from subject, both 1/1 power @ 24mm Zoom
-Flashes triggered with wireless Interfit Strobies
Follow me on Twitter @matthewcoughlin.
ironically, did a studio shoot without any studio lights..
2 430EXIIs at 1/4th power to blow the background, 580EXII at 1/8th power into a softbox below and 580EXII at 1/4th power bounced off the ceiling on cam as master and main light..
for rest of the set click here..
Practicing some product photography.
Strobist info: Two sb-800s. Controlled by d300 in commander mode. Manual settings.
1st flash shooting through white umbrella at 1/8 power to the right of the camera.
2nd flash 1/2 power shooting through blue gel with 12in snoot aimed at top left corner of iphone to create reflection.
iphone sitting on mirror infront of makeshift black felt background.
Step 4: If arch, chuppa, or pergola is not as stable as it needs to be, secure joints by screwing the joints together.
Strobistinfo:
Left: LP120-1/16-28mm-inflatable softbox,
Back (towards camera) HVL-F58AM-1/32-105mm-cardboard gobo's
Here is my setup. I want to share with you :)
It's nothing exceptionnal, but it work pretty well.
Voici la mise en place pour ce shoot photo. C'est pas grand chose, mais ça a fait le travail.
The "main ingredient" in the setup for Memorial Day 2010 was the curved shiny red paper, which reflected the light from above in such as way as to resemble a sunset.
This was my setup for the Strobist bootcamp "water" challenge. I had to 're-set' it today because I had forgotten to take a picture of it yesterday, so it isn't perfectly like I had it, but close enough.
On the left: Light directed through a big white plastic washtub, to make a nice long highlight on the bottle. Paper on the left to reflect it.
On the right: Paper cutout behind bottle to reflect light through the bottle. Lint brush propping it up.
Hope this helps someone... :-)
Second setup with this tilted glass.
The white card backdrop now has a sheet of blue Fun Foam placed in the centre, so only the edges of the white are illuminated. The white can just about be seen behind the lights, the area behind the glass is filled with the blue.
The lights are also changed. Well thats not strictly true, it's the same lights, a pair of 20W CFL lamps, but they are inserted into upright Pringles tube reflectors, which give a much larger area of light than the snoots used with the white background..
Also, a pair of black cards are placed on each side, to prevent direct light fom spilling onto the glass, it is all coming back from the background, which stops nasty reflections on the glass.
Our megamid setup on night 2 was very compfy; Brad and I slept in the Megamid while Robin and Kevin slept in his tent. We all cooked in the 'mid, which was very, very comfortable sitting along the bench on the left-hand side.
Addendum (November, 2008): After many more trips with the Megamid, this setup can be used with no bivy sacks or tarp floor for a very light system. The way we set it up is as follows:
First, make a flat area about 11 feet (a little bigger than each side of the 'mid) square, then dig down (cutting rough blocks w/ your shovel if possible) a couple feed in a ~9 foot square. Level the edges. Dig a trench down one wall (wherever you'll have the entrance); you can use this for a compfy cooking area later. Then, put the megamid down and use skis/poles/tree branches to secure the corners and midpoints. Go inside and set up your pole (we use two skiis with the skins still on facing heel-to-toe with two bike toe straps around them).
Adjust the length to get the tent secure, then put blocks back over the edges of the megamid to keep the wind out. Clean up the inside by digging it out as much as possible and potentially undermine the walls a little. You can sleep two on one side of the pole and one on the other.
We sleep in this with just thermarests on the ground and a winter bag (I use one rated to -14C). We pile our backpacks in the doorway, cook in a shelf in the outside wall opposite the trench which makes breakfast a lot easier, especially if it's stormy.
(Update Feb 2011): This gets a decent number of searches ending here; for a couple more modern shots of our megamid setup, look at these pics:
www.flickr.com/photos/mike-warren/464155013/
www.flickr.com/photos/mike-warren/462929911/