Just a little experiment of mine...question.

[Sammie_Lou]

I was bored tonight, so I got out a roll of greyish white paper, some utility lights from the garage and a tripod. I decided to just play around and see what I came up with. Here's a general idea of my set up (except for the camera/tripod, since I was using that to take the pic).


DSC_5153 by SLampear88, on Flickr

I know these aren't great compositions. I was just playing around. This is what I ended up with:

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DSC_5183 by SLampear88, on Flickr

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DSC_5164 by SLampear88, on Flickr

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DSC_5163 by SLampear88, on Flickr

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DSC_5152 by SLampear88, on Flickr

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DSC_5096 by SLampear88, on Flickr

I know they aren't great, but I had fun taking them. My question is this: in the photos of the liquor, there are darker shadows near the top that almost look like a vignette. This would be because my lights are so low, right?? Where I was working, I didn't have any way of hanging them higher, but I just wanted to make sure that I have the right idea. Hanging the lights higher would have helped to take away that vignette-ish look at the top, correct?? Thanks in advance!

 

[Sammie_Lou]

shamelessly bumping this up since I posted in the middle of the night lol

 

[thinkricky]

I think you'd get better feedback if you posted a not playing around picture with your set up. Otherwise no idea if it is a good thing.

 

[Sammie_Lou]

I'm just asking for an answer to my question about the vignetting at the top. Here's one where you can really see it but my white balance was really off.


DSC_5160 by SLampear88, on Flickr

 

[Tkot]

Well if you look in the picture of your setup, you can see the same vignetting going on on the back of your paper. I don't think the problem is that the lights are too low, I think it's because you have purely side lighting. If you were to bring them closer to the camera (probably no more than a 15 degree angle) that would cast more light onto the back of your paper and might do the trick. Just my $0.02, I am definitely not a professional here, haha.

PS I approve of your choice of alcohol

 

[Sammie_Lou]

Bring the lights closer to the paper?? Or my liquor?? lol I'm hanging the lights on the underside edge of the cabinets so I'm really limited with how I can move them. I am able to move the one on the left more to the front, but not by much. Hmm...

 

[Sammie_Lou]

Or would adding a 3rd light help?? I could go digging in the garage to see what I come up with lol

 

[KmH]

The vignette is caused by the light reflectors blocking the light.

You also need to be aware of :

 

[Sammie_Lou]

Watching now...thank you!!

 

[Timoris]

Instead of lighting the subjects directly, shine up towards paper, have that light bouncing off towards the subjects. Diffusion and better, evenly light.