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Are you shooting on vinyl flooring or adding the reflection in post production ?
Heres my home studio which is in my kitchen, the backdrop is 2.3 metres wide to give you an idea of space, it's a tight fit but works to a degree
cardiff_gareth said:Are you shooting on vinyl flooring or adding the reflection in post production ?
So heres the set up shot from todays shoot:
Set Up Minnie by rob_mank, on Flickr
And heres the an image from the set up (the set up shot was taken later in the shoot after the cake smash)
Minnie - CAKE SMASH! by rob_mank, on Flickr
Need to have a play and a tweak still
RSMarco said:Clear Perspex mate. Watch out for the 2mm thick stuff, it cracks very easily.
All my flashes and triggers are yongnuo's there sound, ideal to begin with...
Here a a few pictures along with the lighting set up for a shoot that I did in my living room this week. The key light used was an Elinchrom 750s fitted with a beauty dish and diffuser mounted on a C Stand angled at 45 degrees to the model. The second light used was an Elinchrom 500 fitted with a honeycomb grid and barn doors used to light the razor wire background and behind that is a Nikon SB26 slave speedlight fitted with a red filter gel to give a slight rim light to the model and finally behind that is a Lastolite black velvet background to make the background jet black. The model has a silver reflector used from below to put some light back in under the chin. On the C Stand is an Ipad which receives almost instant pictures from The Nikon D3 fitted with an eye-fi card so I could view the pictures on a large screen as I went along.
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Cheers Rob
That's one long lounge. Great results. The coloured cups in the first image look odd to me without shadow..?
Just my opinion though!
Thank you, Its artic white paper i think its 2.7 x 11 long although it wasnt completey rolled out. best off asking Mank think he uses white and black vinyl combo.Excellent shots Graeme!
Is that a vinyl/paper/cotton BG? I've been considering a BG for a while but can't decide on which type. My current thinking is that a White/Black double sided vinyl would offer the best bang for buck. Also, how big is yours? it looks very long in that pic.
Thanks
Aled
That's one long lounge. Great results. The coloured cups in the first image look odd to me without shadow..?
Just my opinion though!
Lovely shots Graeme!
You have an amazing wooden floor! Use it for your white background stuff. It's so much nicer seeing your subjects grounded by the floor than continuos white! I wish we had a wooden floor down and not a carpet!
HamezUK said:Gorgeous shots Graeme, wish I had a space like that at mine!
johnphotographer said:As a photographer with only a speedlight this has got me looking on Ebay for a reasonably priced set.
Thanks.
i Am looking to doing a bit of studio work at home and looking onto a light setup Without looking through all pages on this thread has anyone used this set up ????? seems a lot of gear for not to much dollar Or any similar products for similar price ????
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/900W-Flash-Kit-Photography-Lighting-Studio-Strobe-Light-/180679316515?pt=UK_Photography_StudioEquipment_RL&hash=item2a11539423
Simon photo said:I've got that kit, to be honest, its a great place to start and don't believe the hype or bad vibes certain people here put out about kits like this. Sure enough they ain't professional quality, you won't get ongoing customer care or spare parts but if you get the bug you'll probably move on to better things.
I've never had a problem with the monoblocks heating up to the point of ignition lol that's just silly. Sure enough the modelling lights get hot, their halogen what do you expect, but even your normal 40 watt household bulb gets too hot to touch, hell! The enlarger head in my darkroom gets hotter than these lights!
Just make sure to not leave the modelling lamps on too long with any grids or gels attached and your golden.
You will get the obvious "Ahhh but its stepless" or "modified sine curve" or some other light geek put downs but honestly they are good for the cost.
I've had mine two years now and they have been trouble free.
Can you get replacement bulbs for them?
Pleased with the outcome bar a few shadows, needed a bit more light from the front I think! C&C welcome.
dwb11 said:after leaving the hilite to collect dust in spare room i decided to set up today and give it a go.
3 x lencarta smart flash - 2 for hilite and 1 with octabox
these are the results SOOC, not sure I am happy with them tho ...
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/90913252@N06/8255217518/
untitled (1 of 1) copy by dwb1980, on Flickr
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/90913252@N06/8254143639/
untitled (1 of 1) by dwb1980, on Flickr
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/90913252@N06/8255217102/
untitled (2 of 1) by dwb1980, on Flickr
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/90913252@N06/8255216730/
untitled (3 of 1) by dwb1980, on Flickr
All hints and tips greatfully received!
RSMarco said:How do people find the fit of the trail on the Highlite?
Heres my home studio which is in my kitchen, the backdrop is 2.3 metres wide to give you an idea of space, it's a tight fit but works to a degree
Hi
I noticed you have one of your smart flashes on a metal arm coming out of a wall. I've been looking for some thing this for a long time. Can you point me in the right direction to get one of these?
Many thanks
Chris