Donating! continuous studio lighting w/umbrellas and bulbs

FITBMX · Sep 12, 2015

I didn't get a chance to post list night, it got late and I was really shot.

Here you go.

Lighting was just living room lights, nothing else.

I know my DOF is way off on Harvey (the dog) but he was walking past as I was taking the photos, so I grabbed him and didn't bother changing the camera.

snowbear · Sep 12, 2015

I don't have many (hardly any) portraits. I was able to dig these up.

1. The control. Shot in class with the instructor's equipment. IIRC, a strobe with a big softbox to camera right, ambient light from a window to the right and above Kim.

2. Just a snap, but one that I think could have been more formal. Sunlight through a glass door behind the camera. I don't think I used flash, but if I did it would have been on camera, maybe bounced off white ceiling.

3. So many things wrong with this but as to the lighting - I either used the ceiling mounted fluorescent lamps or on camera flash, bounced up.

As to how to use lighting to improve these, I think flexibility in the the location and type of light (meaning hard, soft, bounced). I'd try to eliminate the general flatness in #2 and the forehead highlights in #3.

jcdeboever · Sep 12, 2015

This is what I get in the area where I would put the lights

35mm prime, no flash of course.

pixmedic · Sep 13, 2015

Bump!

pixmedic · Sep 14, 2015

OK, while me and the wife make final decisions on this donation, Ferret is trying to figure out how to get it packaged and ready to ship. Stand by for the results.

Dog isn't helping.

FITBMX · Sep 14, 2015

Don't box the little fella in! Boy would he be ticked after that ride through the mail! :grumpy-36:

pixmedic · Sep 14, 2015

still some discussion going on.

sm4him · Sep 14, 2015

Go with whoever the ferret chooses, because...
ferret.

pixmedic · Sep 14, 2015

well, ferret and dog have reached consensus, a decision has been made, and a recipient has been chosen.
it was a tough choice between active members, and it only makes me wish we had more equipment to go around.

so....without further adieu, I present this donations recipient....

OH, a big thank you! to those people that actually read the thread and posted accordingly, it always makes these things easier to manage.
(If you dont know what im referring to, better luck next time)

anyway...without any more adieu, oh look...ferret!

anyway....
the Interfit's are going to @FITBMX

I assume you know the drill?
send me the info's and I will try to get it packed up and out this week/month.
(hopefully ferret free)

waday · Sep 14, 2015

Congrats @FITBMX !

pixmedic · Sep 14, 2015

@FITBMX

SPEECH SPEECH SPEECH SPEECH SPEECH!

limr · Sep 14, 2015

Yay!! Congrats!! Well deserved :icon_thumbsup:

This calls for more ferret pictures!!

FITBMX · Sep 14, 2015

pixmedic said:
well, ferret and dog have reached consensus, a decision has been made, and a recipient has been chosen.
it was a tough choice between active members, and it only makes me wish we had more equipment to go around.

so....without further adieu, I present this donations recipient....

OH, a big thank you! to those people that actually read the thread and posted accordingly, it always makes these things easier to manage.
(If you dont know what im referring to, better luck next time)

anyway...without any more adieu, oh look...ferret!

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anyway....
the Interfit's are going to @FITBMX

I assume you know the drill?
send me the info's and I will try to get it packed up and out this week/month.
(hopefully ferret free)