My Lighting Setup and Resulting Image....

[redtippmann]

As far a getting the moment: Great job! Looks like you have a pretty nice setup!

C&C: I would have dialed a greater light ratio into your speedlights. You know? Get some shadow going and I think it would fit will Halloween and all. Also I sorta like seeing some of the black folds in the fabric that he is sitting on. That way she doesn't seem like she is floating which is a good thing... I think.

 

[Scatterbrained]

"Well, butter me up and call me toast!":mrgreen:

Is it OK if I just oil you up and call you Sally?

As long as you are the one wearing the dress and the wig Betty.

I prefer Beatrice, thank you very much. :mrgreen:

 

[kundalini]

cute kid.
However, was all that really necessary for that shot?
You have a nice window there, I bet it lets in good light.
lol
kind of overboard, but keep it up!

But yes, it was necessary because that's what Pink wanted.

 

[kundalini]

On the weekends, my name is Mandy.

 

[ababysean]

I wasn't trying to be rude. I was just saying all of that for what? lol
I guess I'm too lazy.

 

[mrpink]

I was just saying all of that for what?

A photo.

And yes, I would have liked to have dialed in the lighting better, but when dealing with a 5mo, a 2 year old crying, and a wife trying to get us out of the house in time for trick or treating... I just didn't have time. I took what I could with what I had.

On my screen, I can see some of the black fabric she is sitting on. The brightness on our screens could be off- I will check on another computer to see if I need to lighten it any. Yes, I dislike the "Babies in Space" look as well.







p!nK

 

[o hey tyler]

Never underestimate the power of chloroform on a restless young one. Best way to get some peace and quiet for a few hours. And then you should have a bottle ready.

 

[Scatterbrained]

I was just saying all of that for what?

A photo.

And yes, I would have liked to have dialed in the lighting better, but when dealing with a 5mo, a 2 year old crying, and a wife trying to get us out of the house in time for trick or treating... I just didn't have time. I took what I could with what I had.

On my screen, I can see some of the black fabric she is sitting on. The brightness on our screens could be off- I will check on another computer to see if I need to lighten it any. Yes, I dislike the "Babies in Space" look as well.







p!nK

she's not "floating in space". The background is black but I can see the area where she is sitting just fine.

 

[FattyMcJ]

Never underestimate the power of chloroform on a restless young one.

:lmao: QFT

 

[Christie Photo]

Fill light needs to be right next to the camera,pointed straight ahead,at the subject.

^^^^^^
Absolutely!

And high enough to avoid glare in eyeglasses and the like.

-Pete

 

[doziergraphic]

Fill light needs to be right next to the camera,pointed straight ahead,at the subject. Right at camera level or slightly above the lens level is a good place to have on-axis fill lighting. As the term implies, the fill lighting is normally, traditionally, supposed to be on the camera-to-subject axis. In the internet and YouTube age, you'll frequently see cross-lighted examples, as well as from Canon's own official multi-speedlight illustrations...go here for a look Canon EX Flash System Overview

Checked that out - thanks! Question, looking at those monolights from Adorama - would you, in theory, for portrait put one light to the right, and the second one next to the camera?

 

[davisphotos]

That's not overkill at all-I've been known to haul out 2 Speedotron packs, 5 light heads, scrims, booms, grip arms and more to light my child....Just today I used a whole 3 lights to do school portraits!