had some fun with my lighting stuff and the family

[xzyragon]

Showed my family how my remote flash / softbox worked while I was visiting over thanksgiving. Just playing around with some different shots. After a couple glasses of wine, it was probably the funniest mock-photoshoot i've done

he wanted his super serious model pose done right
But why male models? by christophercoxphoto, on Flickr

we bribed them to stay still with leftover turkey
Brutus and Lou by christophercoxphoto, on Flickr

He likes to splay his leg out. It's hilarious when he lays down
Brutus the mop dog by christophercoxphoto, on Flickr

 

[tirediron]

Nice. I really like the dog and cat one; I think though it would be even stronger if you could pull a little more detail out of the shadow side.

 

[xzyragon]

Nice. I really like the dog and cat one; I think though it would be even stronger if you could pull a little more detail out of the shadow side.

I didn't have a clean background, so pulling the shadows made the background a little distracting. Once my second speedlite comes in, it shouldn't be an issue because I'll just be able to get it right in camera. (I tried using a white pillow as a reflector, but the family was more interested in distracting the dogs with treats as opposed to holding up the reflector).

 

[Ron Evers]

Serious guy looks like he is leaking a little wine.

 

[MichaelHenson]

What did your setup look like for these? I really like the lighting mood, etc. Cool shots!

 

[xzyragon]

What did your setup look like for these? I really like the lighting mood, etc. Cool shots!

for my brother, it was a single umbrella softbox high camera right (angled 40* down and pointed at his eyes).

for the pups, it was a combination of the umbrella softbox camera left (angled ~30* down), and possibly a reflector just off to camera right.

 

[MichaelHenson]

Nice! How close was the softbox to the subjects?

 

[snerd]

The dog and cat is hilarious! I'd sit still for some turkey too lol!!

 

[Rick50]

These are good....

 

[xzyragon]

These are good....

thanks!

Nice! How close was the softbox to the subjects?

probably 2 or 3 feet for the portrait, and 3 or 4 feet for the pets. Smaller aperture plus brighter flash so I could darken the background, because I didn't have a backdrop

 

[MichaelHenson]

Very cool. Love how they turned out.