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Strobist info: Setup for Candle Smoke image. SB-800 through DIY 10" snoot and DIY ink-jet-printedblue gel to image left and behind the candle, illuminating just the smoke and top of the candle. SB-800 through second snoot just to the right of the frame.
Setup shot from above and behing camera. Key light is a Bowens 1500 monobloc through a beauty dish with a grid on, with 2 bowens 500's through strips back left and right, and a bowens 750 on a gantry above and behind Chiara to light the background. Lots of black polyboards in tight around Chiara to limit the spill of light.
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It ain't pretty, and publisher I am not, but the image does show the basic setup of what was going on.
I might add that none of the flashes were attached to my camera, what I did was set a 4 sec shutter speed and let the flash light the shot by activating it manually (press the red test button on the 580 flash). The second flash at the right would fire simultaneously because it was set to go off as a slave, meaning it would fire when it saw any flash at all.
It's also worth mentioning that I turned off the room lights so I didn't contaminate the shot with the orange tungsten color they give off, I set camera white balance to 'flash'. A light in the hallway behind me was far enough away not to matter, and it provided enough light for me to work things.
We have finally reached Brickvention 2019, display is now complete and have settled in for the next few days.
Hope to have 'Beyond The Brick' call past, as they are giving a talk.
Official photos to be uploaded across the next week.
Lighting & Photography setup for food photos 10-19-2011
Here I used just one Alien Bee 800 strobe. Since I wanted to throw most of the light onto the fireplace in the background yet bleed some light to the side to illuminate the food I chose an umbrella. I aimed the umbrella towards the fireplace and leather sofa but angled it a bit so the amount of light that spilled on the food was the same exposure as that hitting the bricks. You can't feather light in this manner with a softbox.
Even though the light was an Alien Bee strobe I only used the 150 Watt Halogena modeling light bulb to illuminate the scene. This means I had to set the Nikon D3S white balance to "Incandescent" (around 3200*K). While that is not the same color balance as the fire, it is close enough. The other advantage of using the modeling light is that I could select any combination of f-stops and shutter speeds to get the image I wanted.
client: a world-wide corporation's point of sale division
location: one of their local restaurant clients, a neighborhood pub
Setup photo taken using my Android cell phone LG Optimus S.
a simple and cheap setup i did to take a picture of canon 30d with ef-s 10-22mm,
strobist:
to the right i used a canon 580ex II, shot through a DIY black cartboard box and white paper on front. to the left its just a white cartboard. and the camera is sitting one a black cartboard..
= see "canon" for final shot =
This is the setup for this photo with light-field lighting.
I added a hand-held SB-16 at full power, bounced off the ceiling for this setup shot.
Setup for test shots of band members. Actual power settings were a bit different than what the notes say. Set up for www.flickr.com/photos/martinwilmsen/5549936240/
Setup details:
Two flashes triggered via rf remote trigger. Two sheets of paper, one as diffusor, one as reflector. Mosaic-like glasses with a flower and a speedlite behind them for a nice bokeh background.
This was a setup I tried a little while ago, but am just now posting. Tell me what you think! I am eager to hear what others think about these kind of setups.
Thanks for viewing and I'd appreciate a comment over a favorite. ;)
This is my setup for taking my latest bokeh photos. All I am using is an Adorama Flashpoint 5500K Flourescent Light and some simple white Christmas lights. I am using the side of the speaker as a black surface to shoot the Nikon FE on. (This photo shows the Nikon FE with my Nikon 50mm f1.8 Series E lens which I decided not to use in my final shot.)
So I used one of my older Sony speaker that was laying around as a surface to shoot the Nikon FE on. It has a nice black finish which is just the slight bit reflective which you can see in the photo. This adds a little more depth to shot. I used only one light to illuminate the camera which is a fluorescent light with a shoot through umbrella to supply the shot with a very diffuse light. I used a single strand of white/yellow christmas lights for the bokeh. I placed the lights on some black background and then set them up on the ladder. I originally wanted to have the camera at a slightly more angled away from the camera to give the photo a little more depth but by using the f1.8 aperture the extremely shallow DoF left me with a undesirable shot.
Olive falling in a Martini cocktail.
Setup see setup shots:
www.flickr.com/photos/galllo/4425583508/
www.flickr.com/photos/galllo/4425579038/
Lessons learned:
- Darkfield illumination works really good with this type of shots,
- a prime lense yields sharper images,
- a low flash power on the speedlights yields sharper drops (thanks, David!),
- more light = more speedlites :-),
- ISO 200 seems to be a good compromise between low flash power and low noise...,
- the glass should be clean :-)
Late night yesterday, so a later start for the studio shoot today — smart move.
Great session with Alina: we tested multiple light setups, and even squeezed in a short outdoor shoot in the freezing weather.
Model: Alina
Notice the inversed orientation of the CCA. Due to the knobs of the 10 micron dovetailholder, I was forced into an alternative solution. A extra dovetail with spacers was added and the telescope was mounted inversed.
Clockwise from the top left
Yashica D - Provia 100f - Optical Slave - 3x Pocket Wizard Plus II - 3x Vivitar 285hv - Sekonic l-358
This is a lighting setup for "137:365 - Tea time 2".
A tea pot full of freshly brewed tea was placed on a glass book shelf suspended above a black foam board.
A gray seamless paper is placed behind for the backdrop and it is illuminated with an SB-26 flash at 1/4 power through a grid spot. I also created a long snoot for it from Rosco cinefoil (black aluminum foil). Then I placed three thin strips of gels on the grid - yellow in the middle, red on one side and orange on the other.
Now that the background is taken care of, I placed three white foam board sheets, one above and two to the sides behind the tea pot. I put three flashes into each of them at low power (about 1/16 and 1/32 power) and used more cinefoil to control the light spill onto the background.
My macro setup for the coffee bean pictures.
The main feature is the light diffuser, a milk jug. Under that I have various objects to raise the height of the subject by varying amounts. I need to stick the light meter in there beforehand to get a reading.
Lens is Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro (non Image Stabilization). The hood on it here. I have a Tamron 1.4x converter on it on this shot but didn't need it for the four beans. Not as sharp as lens by itself.
Stupid broken tripod is used. It's great but broken in three places and I can't afford another one. I have another broken tripod too.
Primary Canon flash at about 10 o'clock trying to point down. I found I needed to make this light source a little bigger/softer so I used the Lumniquest diffuser at the far left. Quantaray slave flash is at half power of the main straight across at 3 o'clock.
1 canon 430ex II below the bottle, shooting into the white background and using white bounce cards to light the front
this was a quick set up to show how to reflect light, I wish I would have spent more time now after looking at the shot! or at least got a better bottle!
See the shot here:
New desk position made lighting really hard and photos ended up too grainy imo. Anyways, set up these soft boxes and world of difference. Not much progress on actual construction, but shots are coming out way better now.
Setup shot for this photo - www.flickr.com/photos/balakov/11911316544/
Kitchen blowtorch and various aerosols. Don't try this at home unless your home is fireproof!
The setup for the last shot. With an unexpectedly nice sunset behind it.
I shoot these to remember the camera movements for when I am reviewing my developed film at home.
This is most of my new Strobist set up.
I say most, I've probably forgot to include something...
I'll list where and why I got them, and for how much.
So frooom the top...
2x Lastolite Umbrella Tiltheads with Hotshoes - Warehouse Express - £16.99 each.
Its compact and light weight, but nice and sturdy. Its got a ratcheted tilt action, so its more secure, and has a thumbscrew for securing a brollie shaft.
The shoes strange. It has a metal edge, out of contact of the pins, but the middle is a sort of soft metallic covering.
Its triggered the flash a couple of times when putting it on, so some electrical tape is on the cards...
2x Lastolite Lumen8 Pneumatic Stands - Warehouse Express - £24.46 each.
As I'm just dabbling in the world of Strobism, I couldnt justify buying the Manfrotto Nano stands, as much as I'd like them.
I toyed with the idea of cheap Ebay ones, but in the end settled for these. Safer bet buying from a reputable brand.
Nice and sturdy, and not too heavy. Fold down to about 85cms. About 95-100cm with the flash stand ontop.
Air cushioned, so it doesn't go colapsing down and trappin' your fingers. Really well built.
2x Westcott 43" Convertible umbrellas. - Bought from a private seller, here on Flickr, although available from the States. - £32.50 each.
As endorsed by the Strobist, David Hobby himself.
These big arsed umbrellas lull you into a false sense of security.
They double fold, as in the umbrellas its self is hinged, and the shaft is in 2-3 pieces. Collapsed, they're only 15in long, and fit nicely in the side pocket of my carry case.
When opened, they're huuuuge!
I got the 'Convertible' ones. They're satin white, with a removable black back, so they can be used as reflective, with the cover on, or shoot throughs, with the cover off.
The shafts are a bit thin, but I've reinforced mine with cut down pencils. See here.
Over all, really pleased with them. Good light transmission when used reflectively, and lovely soft, even light when used as shoot through. Plus they fold up nice n small.
2x Nikon SB-28 Speedlights/Flashguns. - Bought second hand. One back when I started photography 3 years ago, the other a couple of weeks back - Expect to pay between £70-120.
I got one back when I started in photography, a few years back with an old Nikon F90x film camera.
I could have got another flash cheaper. But it would have meant learning to use another, and I still struggle with the SB-28 =D
Nice and powerful, GN of about 118 (ft), 36 (m). Reliable. And really user friendly, like most Nikon strobes.
The Cactus V4's.
2x Revievers. 1x Transmitter. - Direct from Gadget Infinity.Set = £25.91 aprox. Spare Reviever = £15.53 aprox.
After reading so many horror stories about the V2's, and then the first batch of V4's, I was apprehensive.
But after the second batch was released, good reviews started coming out, and people started raving about them.
For the price, I figured it was a safe gamble. They don't cost much. And if they do what people say, then they're definitely worth it.
I haven't had any problems with mine, at all, so far. And thats with alot of testing.
Theres not much to say really...
If you're wondering how mine are attached, see here.
1x 1 meter coiled Screwlock PC to Screwlock PC sync cord. - Flash Zebra - £11.06.
I got this for quick, off the cuff, off camera shooting.
Has the Nikon Screwlock fitting, so it attaches securly to the camera and flash.
Relaxed its about 1ft long. Stretched out it reaches about 1m.
2x custom LEE gel sets. - www.skategoat.com/ - £3.29 each.
Put these custom sets together myself. Wide range to choose from, and premade sets available too.
Mine have full, 1/2 & 1/4 CTO. full, 1/2 & 1/4 CTB. full, 1/2 & 1/4 window Green. Lee 103 Straw & Lee 790 Moroccan Pink.
2x Nikon AS-19 Flash Stands - Warehouse Express - £5.25 each.
For table top shooting.
They have a cold shoe that'll take any flash [except the SB-900], not just Nikons.
Thats it really...
Uniross 2500MAh rechargeable batteries and cases. - Batteries from World Of Batteries - Ebay Cases from RPT Batteries and chargers
I got the batteries at the same time as two Uniross X-Press 700 chargers, which each came with 4 of the same batteries.
I'm now rocking 16 in total. 4 in each of the flashes. 8 spare, 4 for each.
The cases I bought to keep track of what needed charging and what didn't.
Blue = ready to use. Red = needs charging.
See, I can be organised...
2 x Hama 1 meter coiled PC - PC sync cords. - Speed Graphic - £7.50 each.
A pair of male PC to male PC cords. Got these for when working close up with both flashes, incase the radio triggers don't like the close range.
1x Multipurpose Hotshoe Adapter - Flash Zebra - £6.95 aprox.
Got this for when I'm working close up and want to use both strobes.
This also works well when using my light tent.
This behind it, on a Cactus V4 reciver, this leading to both strobes via PC cables.
The Battery Case
4x Uniross AAA Hybrio batteries for the Cactus V4 recievers.
4 [was 5]x Duracell L1028/23A 12v Alkaline batteries - Cactus Transmitter.
2x button cell type batteries - Nikon ML-L3 IR remote, for my D70.
The Uniross AAA Hybrios are the only real interesting thing in there.
They come fully charged. Are rechargeable. And if not used, will hold their full charge for upto a year!
Perfect for the recievers.
Calumet Extra Large Tripod Bag - Calumet - £29.99.
To carry everything in, basically...
I probably could have got away with the shorter one. But I figured I'd go with this.
Plenty of space in there for the stands.
The side pocket it just over 15in long, so takes the Westcott umbrellas perfectly, and it has a little pocket inside that which I keep cables, the AS-19 stands, and other bits and pieces in.
And I think thats it really...
Anything else you wanna know.
Feel free to ask.
Setup shot for the cover of Poker Player, May 2009. Notes should explain everything.
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Setup for this photograph (opens new Flickr window).
Simple, ain't it? ;-)
Bowens GM500 monolight in small softbox, fired by I.R. trigger.