Strobist: Post your photos and setups

[Markw]

This thread is wonderful! I cant wait to see more. This is making me second guess getting a studio setup and just spending the money on more, better speedlights...

Mark

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[Derrel]

Here's a quick Strobist setup that's perfect to try during this Holiday season.


I wanted the small mini-lights to be rendered large, and rounded, so I knew I needed a long focal length, and also a wide aperture. To get the lights bright enough, I had to raise the ISO to 400, and use a shutter speed of 1/30 second. Once I got the background lights to render properly, I adjusted the flash output of a single, Vivitar 285HV flash mounted on a light stand and using a Photoflex convertible, reflecting umbrella about five feet to the left of the subject. Because of the ISO 400 and f/2.8 exposure, the flash was dialed quite far down, to 1/8 power. The lens used makes nice, fairly evenly-illuminated,rounded OOF highlights.

To get the mini-lights to record with the proper color, I set the D2x's white balance to Incandescent, and brought the flash's color temperature "downward" to Incandescent by Scotch taping a Nikon TNH-1A orange gelatin filter over the flash's Fresnel lens

[Markw]

Nice write Derrel. Something I'm definately going to have to have a go at.

On a side note, what lens were you using? 70 or 80-200 2.8?

Mark

[kundalini]

One SB-600 pointed at back wall.

Added a magenta piece of construction paper over the flash head..... and missed focus.

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[Heck]

Simple set up. Bed sheet back round with a single sb600 shot through a umbrella. D300 using cyber synchs triggers. I had the umbrella up high looking into it while the camera was off center to my left.

[kundalini]

^^^ hahaha. Umbrellas and sunglasses. Similar setup.

[themedicine]

My "adviser/instigator" always gets on me when I don't photoshop that stuff out of sunglasses. haha. This thread is indeed coming along nicely. Great new posts on this page. Thanks!

[reddau]

I didn't use strobes for this considering my budget but the same effect can be achieved using strobes, 2 12" soft boxes, on camera right 45 degrees up at subject, one camera left overhead

[themedicine]

I like the shot, but I am curious what you used instead!

[GeorgieGirl]

Here's a quick Strobist setup that's perfect to try during this Holiday season.


I wanted the small mini-lights to be rendered large, and rounded, so I knew I needed a long focal length, and also a wide aperture. To get the lights bright enough, I had to raise the ISO to 400, and use a shutter speed of 1/30 second. Once I got the background lights to render properly, I adjusted the flash output of a single, Vivitar 285HV flash mounted on a light stand and using a Photoflex convertible, reflecting umbrella about five feet to the left of the subject. Because of the ISO 400 and f/2.8 exposure, the flash was dialed quite far down, to 1/8 power. The lens used makes nice, fairly evenly-illuminated,rounded OOF highlights.

To get the mini-lights to record with the proper color, I set the D2x's white balance to Incandescent, and brought the flash's color temperature "downward" to Incandescent by Scotch taping a Nikon TNH-1A orange gelatin filter over the flash's Fresnel lens

I've been trying this technique. Have a bit more to go to make it happen, and I might need more space... Tis the season and Thanks for the idea.

[Village Idiot]

One Vivtar 285HV in the fridge...along with the camera.

[Tee]

One SB-600 camera left to fill for backlit sun.

[mwcfarms]

I'll share.



Alien Bee with large softbox camera left 45 degree, silver/white reflector straight across and a bit below the soft box. Another Bee as a background light with barn doors, infront camera right aimed straight at the backdrop.

[point-&-shoot]

i have one from yesterday.

evan with some post effects by kyle.emley, on Flickr

[Dao]

Shot with 3 Vivitar 285HV
2 on light stand with shoot through umbrella (on both sides)
1 on light stand with white cloth between the flash and the subject (for light diffusion) (top)