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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Athlete Composite Questions/ Request for Feedback | |
Caleb Williams wrote:
When you say composites, can you be more specific. A composite could be inserting the same person into multiple parts of a scene, or it could be taking the best arm from one frame and placing it into another frame. You may have an entirely different definition of compositing as well.
I think it would be beneficial to show us examples of what you're referring to. I wouldn't say that using a wide angle lens has a direct impact on compositing an image as I described above, but it could for what you're referring to. (For instance the tighter you are on the subject, the less you can simulate with lighting without necessarily showing the light source as you would in a situation where you had inserted a football player into a stadium, but the lighting on the subject doesn't match the lighting of the stadium.)...Show more →
Here is what I'm talking about.
http://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7796/17645708172_5dd4e92b53_c.jpg
http://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8567/16411904969_678c69648b_z.jpg
I actually now think that 24mm is wide enough for me, so that I don't need to match a 17mm or something like that for the foreground.
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pjbuehner wrote:
I would say that lighting is what one should focus on for fitness photography. Post processing is helpful and a necessary part of the process but without proper lighting, you will not save an image. One resource that will be helpful is the light science and magic series of books (depending on your current level of knowledge).
A popular look now is the cross lit image which you could accomplish with the lighting that you have. I don't know what you have for modifiers but they are pretty important too...strip boxes, beauty dish, softboxes, etc.
Maybe searching the internet for images and trying to recreate them will help. That is exactly what I did for the following images. I was hired to shoot some images for a guy interested in fitness modeling. I suggested we both search for images that we liked, compare and then try to create our take on them.
I shot using up to four PB Einsteins and a mix of strip boxes, a medium softbox, a beauty dish, and reflectors.I shot this in a very tight gym so I hung a white backdrop over the mirror in the background and used grids for all of my modifiers.
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I also use PCB Einsteins! Thanks for the input. I really like your fitness images. I'm always working on my fitness lighting, and it's great to look at other people's work.
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