Single OCF light source picture thread

[willis_927]

Bare Flash Camera Left

Single flash camera right about 4' high, just outside the frame

Camera Right

Camera left.. bare flash as the wind destroyed my unbrella just prior to this LOL

 

[2WheelPhoto]

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[2WheelPhoto]

1 strobe cam right and Margaret

 

[camz]

Can't beileve I missed this thread.

Triggered the flash manually with the PW inside the tent. Flash at 128th power, f-stop: 2.8 , shutter 30 sec, focused at infinity

 

[KmH]

A single speedlight (SB-600, manual mode, 1/64 power, blue gel) facing the camera from behind several sheets of sketching paper and converted to B&W.

The original;

 

[jwbryson1]

With respect to the light bounced inside a black backed reflective umbrella, how far should a 45" umbrella be from 2 subjects (people)? What about shoot through umbrellas?

What height should the umbrellas be---eye level? Slightly overhead?

Thanks.

 

[Village Idiot]

With respect to the light bounced inside a black backed reflective umbrella, how far should a 45" umbrella be from 2 subjects (people)? What about shoot through umbrellas?

What height should the umbrellas be---eye level? Slightly overhead?

Thanks.

As far as height, a higher light generally mimics an actual light.

As far as distance, it totally depends on what you want. The closer the light (no matter what source) the more fall off you'll receive vs if it's farther away.

 

[jwbryson1]

With respect to the light bounced inside a black backed reflective umbrella, how far should a 45" umbrella be from 2 subjects (people)? What about shoot through umbrellas?

What height should the umbrellas be---eye level? Slightly overhead?

Thanks.

As far as height, a higher light generally mimics an actual light.

As far as distance, it totally depends on what you want. The closer the light (no matter what source) the more fall off you'll receive vs if it's farther away.

This weekend I'm going to take some photos of my wife and new baby with my new umbrella. Never used one before. I read that if the light is too high it can cause "raccoon eyes" on the subjects. I will need to experiment with this and see what results. :thumbup:

 

[Village Idiot]

With respect to the light bounced inside a black backed reflective umbrella, how far should a 45" umbrella be from 2 subjects (people)? What about shoot through umbrellas?

What height should the umbrellas be---eye level? Slightly overhead?

Thanks.

As far as height, a higher light generally mimics an actual light.

As far as distance, it totally depends on what you want. The closer the light (no matter what source) the more fall off you'll receive vs if it's farther away.

This weekend I'm going to take some photos of my wife and new baby with my new umbrella. Never used one before. I read that if the light is too high it can cause "raccoon eyes" on the subjects. I will need to experiment with this and see what results. :thumbup:

It you bounce is off a ceiling, then yes you'll get that effect. Generally though your light is going to be shining down at an angle and it's direction will be from the front, so unless you're shooting with a bare strobes, the softness from the modifiers will fix the eye baggage.

 

[bazooka]

Simply look at the subject from where the light is and you'll be able to see everything that the light can see. If you can see the eyes, then the light will hit the eyes. Vice versa.

 

[camz]

Softbox 24 in single OCF camera right

 

[camz]

Bare flash 580 ex on a monopod camera left.

 

[camz]

Great thread VI. I'm not much of an OCF guy so I had to dig into the archives...pardon the multiple posts. Here's another one..snooted to the groom camera right 580 EX.

 

[Tee]

SB-600 camera left through 12inch softbox triggered via Nikon CLS ISO 640, f/6.3 @ 1/160



Same lighting set up but more over my shoulder IS0 200, f/5.6 @ 1/160

 

[2WheelPhoto]

1 speedlight cam right