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p.2 #1 · One Light Set ups

Alejandro what beauty dish (brand) did you use for your shot with the Elinchrom's. It is an outstanding shot.

Jul 18, 2006 at 09:53 PM

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p.2 #2 · One Light Set ups

Here's a pretty basic setup: 1 Alien Bee with softbox to camera right, white foam core reflector on the left to bounce and fill.

I love the simplistic look of 1 light setups.

Jul 18, 2006 at 10:03 PM

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p.2 #3 · One Light Set ups

wow, I didn't expect this much of a response. this is Great! anybody got more?

Jul 18, 2006 at 10:49 PM

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p.2 #4 · One Light Set ups

Another one...

Jul 19, 2006 at 03:26 AM

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p.2 #5 · One Light Set ups

Sure,

I love single light portraits. Sorry I have no direct links for these.

http://www.tjasher.com/portraits/2005-06-06-_A7K9003.html

http://www.tjasher.com/portraits/2005-10-24-_A7K9826.html

http://www.tjasher.com/portraits/2003-01-12-CRW_5912.html

Something a little different but still only one light:
http://www.tjasher.com/recent/2005-12-04-_MG_0520.html

http://www.tjasher.com/commercial/2005-03-13-_A7K5879-01.html

Jul 19, 2006 at 04:03 AM

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p.2 #6 · One Light Set ups

This was done with a AB800 and 1 Patterson 36x48 softbox.


	http://www.stlphotoforum.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=19

Jul 19, 2006 at 04:54 PM

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p.2 #7 · One Light Set ups

A few of mine...

Arka C.

Jul 19, 2006 at 05:26 PM

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p.2 #8 · One Light Set ups

guys these are truly inspiring! :-)

Jul 20, 2006 at 11:01 PM

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p.2 #9 · One Light Set ups

Indeed, these are great inspirations! Being quite unfinancially stable at the moment, I'm thinking about getting just one strobe in the next few months to experiment with. Hopefully I can produce similar results =)

Jul 20, 2006 at 11:49 PM

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p.2 #10 · One Light Set ups

What background did you use for this photo and where can I obtain it and how much does cost. Is this a muslins or seamless paper or something else?
Beautiful picture...love the background. Thank you.

Mufutau

rcooper wrote:
22" beauty dish to camera left.

Jul 21, 2006 at 04:17 AM

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p.2 #11 · One Light Set ups

mufutau wrote:
What background did you use for this photo and where can I obtain it and how much does cost. Is this a muslins or seamless paper or something else?
Beautiful picture...love the background. Thank you.

Mufutau

rcooper wrote:
22" beauty dish to camera left.

Thanks Mufutau. The background is grey seamless. Model is about 6 feet in front of it. The dish is about 3 feet above her head and to the left.

Here is another shot with a similar setup, but I pulled the dish farther back to make the shadows a bit harder.

Jul 21, 2006 at 09:44 PM

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p.2 #12 · One Light Set ups

WAAAHHH!!! I want a beauty dish.....How much are the Profoto ones? (Well, I guess I can just check the website).

Arka, always like seeing those examples.....who needs law school anyway.

Jul 21, 2006 at 10:59 PM

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p.2 #13 · One Light Set ups

Thaks rcooper. Beautiful photos and the explanation on the lights setup, will look for the grey seamless. Thanks.

Mufutau

rcooper wrote:
22" beauty dish to camera left.

Thanks Mufutau. The background is grey seamless. Model is about 6 feet in front of it. The dish is about 3 feet above her head and to the left.

Here is another shot with a similar setup, but I pulled the dish farther back to make the shadows a bit harder.

Jul 22, 2006 at 02:33 AM

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p.2 #14 · One Light Set ups

my little contribution

Jul 22, 2006 at 03:18 AM

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p.2 #15 · One Light Set ups

5 foot octobox

Nude Link

Jul 22, 2006 at 04:55 AM

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p.2 #16 · One Light Set ups

I got inspired and set up some clamshell lighting with a single AB800 on a boom through a 5' Amvona.com Octalume and a 42" reflector with the gold part on it. I think I white balanced out the gold cuz I'm just not seeing anything 'warm' from it.

Had them tell me what colors the flowers were:

This little guys first shoot

The wife and I going out for the first time in six months to celebrate our anniversary. This one was on timer and I just ran over and stood there hoping to get in picture. Almost got the top of my head heh.

Jul 25, 2006 at 02:05 AM

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p.2 #17 · One Light Set ups

This was shot with a one-light setup. Nikon SB-24 bounced into a reflector to camera left, another reflector to camera right. SB-24 was about 3-feet away and above. Fill reflector was about 1.5 feet away.

Cheers!

Jim

PS: Hope this works ...

Jul 25, 2006 at 04:11 PM

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p.2 #18 · One Light Set ups

Wow, I love this thread. As someone who is about to jump into studio lighting, this makes it seem a LOT less daunting. I think I can handle one light to start with.

Thanks! Keep 'em coming.

Jul 26, 2006 at 04:59 AM

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p.2 #19 · One Light Set ups

From this evening's senior session shot on location in an alley downtown while dodging sporadic rainfall

One 550EX bounced into a 60" white umbrella...

This image is copyrighted by the owner

Jul 26, 2006 at 05:19 AM

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p.2 #20 · One Light Set ups

guys! I can't believe the response to this thread. these are fantastic! Keep em' coming! Please!

Edited by M-E-P on Jul 26, 2006 at 06:53 PM GMT (Reason: typos)

Jul 26, 2006 at 05:56 PM

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p.2 #21 · One Light Set ups

I am shocked at the product many of you are getting with just one light! YOU ROCK!! I thought shots like these could only be done with multi lights and reflectors, but you all have opened my eyes to the possibilities. My 1K budget on studio lights now seem more in reach than before. I was thinking I needed 3 lights and a reflector. Now I understand what many of you mean when you say to "use your imagination and be creative". Thank you all and keep the post roll'n.

Jul 26, 2006 at 06:46 PM

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p.2 #22 · One Light Set ups

Ok I'll post I have been following this post and here is one of mine one AB400 through a softbox and a reflector.

Jul 28, 2006 at 02:45 AM

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p.2 #23 · One Light Set ups

Having just received my first AB800 yesterday, I thought I'd bump this thread back up to the top to get some more ideas. Any more contributors?

Aug 01, 2006 at 01:24 PM

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p.2 #24 · One Light Set ups

Yes, get out and shoot and post the results!

Aug 01, 2006 at 01:27 PM

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p.2 #25 · One Light Set ups

Here's one using something homemade. My Bowens and Portaflash stayed in their bags for this one:

It's a single circular fluorescent bulb with the ballast and starter gutted and put in a box with the 4 way connector cable extended.

Aug 04, 2006 at 01:06 AM


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