A quick Q does Graham send these RM or courier?
OH and while I think about it..Remember guy's if you are struggling with not enough speedlight flash power to light these just up the iso to 200 to almost double the output of the lights...
I have just bought 2m of white zip and a heat gun/glue.
My plan is to glue the zip onto the sides with no current opening and once it is al set/secure then open the zip and slit the material. The zip webbing/glue will stop the nylon fraying and the whole thing won't involve any sewing.
Should only take a few minutes - I'll keep you all posted on the results.
Can you please show some pictures from the before, during and after of the adjustment?
Hey, im looking at getting the large hilite from FITP, was just wondering weather twwo flash guns would light the background and then one more through a shoot through umbrella to light the subject be enough?
Thanks
What would be the cheapest way of lighting one of these? I current have just one SB600 which I was hoping to use as a subject flash (via one of fitp's softboxes) so I should will only need to light the background?
Which speedlight did you use to light it? SB-600, 800 or 900?
If you're using the popup flash as your commander though, you only get 2 groups (not including the popup flash itself, as you don't really want to be using that as part of your exposure, heh).
You think that is difficult I somehow need to convince my wife that I have always had a 2.4 m by 2m hilite!
That's a very useful set of images. The only thing is it doesnt show how even it is. I appreciate the last one shows the hilite blown out but when shooting, you may get spill from the background (more from the right side than left)
Ideally get a meter to meter the light across the background. I just use my L358 pointed at the backdrop and take readings across it. Usually I aim for between f11 and f16 - Usually it's within 1/3 stops across the background.
I'd guess that your last one would be about roughly f11 or f13 on the left and maybe two stops more on the right side. Not very even.
WOOP WOOP !!! guess what just turned up...
I have a Photodeals collasible jobbie with train (It was the join with the train that put me off the Hilite) and even with two 250w lamps on the background, it's still hard work getting it nice and even.
Looks like somebody has their camera set on tungsten white balance before turning on the strobes.
That's just a regular background lit from the front isn't it?
The thing with the hilites, is that you bounce the light off the back, not aim them straight at the front, which is what spreads the light to give a more even look with 2 lights.
If you're dealing with a flat background (not a box like these), I wouldn't try to do full length with less than 6 lights (or a pair of VERY tall & powerful vertical softboxes) lighting across each other if you want even illumination on the background.
That's how we always lit greenscreens for an even covering of light for chroma keying footage before this stuff came along.
Really thinking about buying one of these Hi-Lights with two YN-460-II
to light it. I will use it at first for taking pictures of my family - well my 2 year old and maybe my sisters kids three and seven...
My set up will be 2 YN-460-II on konig lightstands to light the background and then a 32in softbox or through umbrella with my sb600 to light my subject.
I am on a tight budget so hopefully the above will be sufficent... for now... What do you guys think?
The room I was planning on using this in is 4mx3m with highish ceiling (2.65m) Is that enough room to use the larger hi-light ok or would I be best going after the smaller of the two?
Cheers,
James