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- Name
- Richard
- Edit My Images
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Kit: Elinchrom D-Light it 4 x 2
Camera Canon 5d Mark ii
24-155mm Lens
Manual mode
ISO 100
F4
Shutter 1/160
Set up
Piano stool with A4 white paper covering it.
On top of paper was A4 size clear glass
Lights either side
Camera on tripod zoomed to middle of glass.
Aim: to shoot a pin badge
No issues yesterday and frustrated tonight as each photo kept coming out too bright.
I was using a light meter with shutter value 1/160 and ISO 100
Reading kept telling me f4 which is fine but the pin was not viewable as way too bright.
I doubt my light meter was wrong and I can only conclude that the light reading was from light hitting the glass and not the pin badge as it was so tiny.
I figured if I removed the pin badge and just lay the light meter down it would read differently but again it gave the reading f4.
I tried a larger object using a lens cap and again f.4 but again the result way over exposed.
Fast forward an hour later I gave up and used the modelling lamps instead to achieve my result.
Any idea as to what I was doing wrong or is it because I was shooting onto a white background larger than the item itself.
Admittedly I did the same set up the other day but placed the badge onto an iPad which was turned off. Each exposure came out perfect every time using the same method so I figured I’ve lost my touch today
Camera Canon 5d Mark ii
24-155mm Lens
Manual mode
ISO 100
F4
Shutter 1/160
Set up
Piano stool with A4 white paper covering it.
On top of paper was A4 size clear glass
Lights either side
Camera on tripod zoomed to middle of glass.
Aim: to shoot a pin badge
No issues yesterday and frustrated tonight as each photo kept coming out too bright.
I was using a light meter with shutter value 1/160 and ISO 100
Reading kept telling me f4 which is fine but the pin was not viewable as way too bright.
I doubt my light meter was wrong and I can only conclude that the light reading was from light hitting the glass and not the pin badge as it was so tiny.
I figured if I removed the pin badge and just lay the light meter down it would read differently but again it gave the reading f4.
I tried a larger object using a lens cap and again f.4 but again the result way over exposed.
Fast forward an hour later I gave up and used the modelling lamps instead to achieve my result.
Any idea as to what I was doing wrong or is it because I was shooting onto a white background larger than the item itself.
Admittedly I did the same set up the other day but placed the badge onto an iPad which was turned off. Each exposure came out perfect every time using the same method so I figured I’ve lost my touch today