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Hi Guys,
I have set up a background at home with a couple of speedlights. I currently have an SB-600 and an Sb-900 with lightstands and umbrellas.
I had the SB-600 set at -1 EV TTL exposure to camera left (with umbrella) pointing sideways into the frame. The SB-900 I had set to TTL high and to camera right (pointing down with umbrela) with the camera set to +3 EV. Most of the exposures still had to adjusted up by a stop or so in Lightroom.
Here is the set up
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And here are a few of the shots
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7.
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The background is a bit grey still in some of them so I guess ideally I need to improve my lighting somewhat. Do I need another couple of speedlights just for the background?
Any advice very welcome.
I have set up a background at home with a couple of speedlights. I currently have an SB-600 and an Sb-900 with lightstands and umbrellas.
I had the SB-600 set at -1 EV TTL exposure to camera left (with umbrella) pointing sideways into the frame. The SB-900 I had set to TTL high and to camera right (pointing down with umbrela) with the camera set to +3 EV. Most of the exposures still had to adjusted up by a stop or so in Lightroom.
Here is the set up
1.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.static.flickr.com%2F2481%2F3600853774_f0bb4ae557_o.jpg&hash=e3fd3923e6ea78d6545bc649954f9781)
And here are a few of the shots
2.
![](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.static.flickr.com%2F3610%2F3600853962_9b8908879a_o.jpg&hash=9c175615479112115acfccc7db126341)
3.
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5.
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6.
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7.
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The background is a bit grey still in some of them so I guess ideally I need to improve my lighting somewhat. Do I need another couple of speedlights just for the background?
Any advice very welcome.