TAM63 Offline Upload & Sell: Off
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Well I got it done. More or less. Hahaha between the room space and the dog, all I would have needed to add to make it perfect was a screaming baby and a hissing cat. And maybe a dead goldfish.
I ended up buying a umbrella box. I could direct it more than an umbrella anyway. Used the silver side of my reflector as I needed more light than I got from the white side.
However - the room was maybe 10 feet deep - with several giant couches, giant tables, really giant tv... no floor space, and I couldn't really get away from them as much as I would have wanted.
The dog was really the 'star' of the show - as soon as he finished leaping all over everything, he melted. Into a puddle on the floor, where he stayed. I would have to crawl over from the corner that I was lying in (!), pick up the dog and drape him over the owner, crawl back and jam my head back into the corner of the room, and try to frantically shoot before he collapsed again.
So posing people specifically and fancy lighting patterns were out the window - just tried to get everyone's eyes open and the dog half upright.
So I did feather the light, that worked out ok. I got the subjects exposed adequately anyway, and did have the background darkish with the tree lights showing. So got the basic look that I wanted.
At home, I had practiced with draping some black velvet over part of the umbrella box (sort of a gobo) which worked well - but I didn't end up need it on site.
Thanks for all the help!
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