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Archive 2006 · Lighting Setup Tools

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p.4 #1 · Lighting Setup Tools

Kevin, could you add a wall for those of us that are not using a paper roll system?

What an awesome idea and thank you.

Sep 29, 2006 at 04:26 PM

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p.4 #2 · Lighting Setup Tools

The lighting setup tools are very cool! but how does one go about rotating them?
Regards,
Wayne

Sep 29, 2006 at 05:28 PM

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p.4 #3 · Lighting Setup Tools

Wayne Serrano wrote:
The lighting setup tools are very cool! but how does one go about rotating them?
Regards,
Wayne

• Select layer
• Go to: Edit/Transform/Rotate

Sep 29, 2006 at 05:48 PM

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p.4 #4 · Lighting Setup Tools

Thanks...

Sep 29, 2006 at 07:13 PM

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p.4 #5 · Lighting Setup Tools

Wayne Serrano wrote:
The lighting setup tools are very cool! but how does one go about rotating them?
Regards,
Wayne

Or just highlight the layer with the object you want and hit

Control + T (PC)

Command + T (Mac)

And you can free transform away.

Kevin, This is the most practical thing I have found on this site since joining. I want to thank for your generous donation to other photogs for this really wonderful tool. Good job!

Jim

Sep 30, 2006 at 01:17 AM

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p.4 #6 · Lighting Setup Tools

I have Elements 3 as well and I can't open the folders either. They show up in Elements, but there is no way to view whats in them.

Sep 30, 2006 at 03:52 AM

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p.4 #7 · Lighting Setup Tools

That's awesome Kevin... thanks my man!

Sep 30, 2006 at 10:58 AM

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p.4 #8 · Lighting Setup Tools

Kevin... I have made some additions to the tool with regard to coloring the backdrops. Would you like me ot send it back to you when I am finished?

Sep 30, 2006 at 11:14 AM

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p.4 #9 · Lighting Setup Tools

popawalker wrote:
Kevin, it looks good. Is it just for mac's. I have downloaded it to my sony laptop with PS elements 3 and can't get anything to work? It shows up in elements and has the listing on the right, but can't get lights or anything over to the graph.
Steve

Same here. I can't get any folders to expand in PSE 1, 2, or 3.

Has anyone gotten this to work with Elements?

Johnny B.

Sep 30, 2006 at 07:38 PM

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p.4 #10 · Lighting Setup Tools

I have photoshop elements 2.00 and cant seem to get it to work any help would be greatfully recieved.Paul

Oct 02, 2006 at 09:13 AM

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p.4 #11 · Lighting Setup Tools

Thanks a million Kevin...,
done a great service to the community

now guys and gals please help us the novice with light placement diagrams!

thanks

Oct 02, 2006 at 03:48 PM

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p.4 #12 · Lighting Setup Tools

wow...probably the best tool anyone has contributed here. And free. Now we need people to use it.

Oct 02, 2006 at 05:10 PM

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p.4 #13 · Lighting Setup Tools

Wow! what a great tool-thanks! Much better than my drawing.

cheers,
JD

Oct 03, 2006 at 03:50 AM

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p.4 #14 · Lighting Setup Tools

Kevin,

Great tools, and just what many of us have been looking for to properly document our lighting setups.

My shooting area is 10x20. Is there a way to setup the base grid to show a larger area and possibly to allow the user to add fixed walls or other elements on the fly? I'd be thrilled with just with larger fixed dimensions, but floating walls and a larger grid for accurate rendering may be helpful for others, too.

Thanks again!

Danno

Oct 03, 2006 at 01:12 PM

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p.4 #15 · Lighting Setup Tools

Kevin,

Not only are you photos amazing, these diagrams are just awesome. Thanks for such great work and dedication. I think we should start a stick with "Lighting Poses" like the "1-light setups" and just have a sticky with: 1 photo, and diagram beneath. Kevin, I cant say how cool this is, keep it up.

One suggestion, not really needed. Different size lenses? I know you could just note what FL it was, but it would be UBER cool if you could different size "L" on there, hehe.

Oct 03, 2006 at 10:38 PM

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p.4 #16 · Lighting Setup Tools

There are some cool things on the net and then there are some way cool stuff. This certainly falls into the last category. What a great idea, one which I would have gladly paid something for. I would at least consider a paypal contribution if you don't want to sell outright.

Thanks so much for this.

Oct 05, 2006 at 02:08 PM

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p.4 #17 · Lighting Setup Tools

Hi, Kevin!

It's very handy tool!

You'r done a grate job!

Oct 06, 2006 at 05:36 AM

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p.4 #18 · Lighting Setup Tools

Here's a workaround for Photoshop Elements users:

Download and install GimpShop[/url]. It's an 8Mb download and totally free. Be sure to follow the instructions in the readme.txt file to finish the installation. Once you have it installed open LightingSetup.psd and Save As another file name. You can then open it in Elements and all of the available symbols will show up as separate layers which you can turn on and off via the Show Layer (eye) icon. As an added bonus, you now have a very powerful image editing program that is very similar to Photoshop and is completely free of charge!

Oct 06, 2006 at 02:34 PM

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p.4 #19 · Lighting Setup Tools

I downloaded into PS7 & have no problems as Kevin said just select the eye, then move & rotate.

Kevin I think on your next project you could probably find a couple dozen business partners venture capital available pretty cheap. Don't sell yourself short.

You are a star here. Many thanks.

Oct 07, 2006 at 03:56 AM

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p.4 #20 · Lighting Setup Tools

thanks for the very useful tool

Oct 11, 2006 at 12:56 PM

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p.4 #21 · Lighting Setup Tools

Here's one from today with the setup. I converted setup, image of setup up and image with subject into a flash animation just like I did on page 7 of this thread.

http://home.comcast.net/%7Evicpinto/LightingSetup3.swf

Oct 15, 2006 at 04:20 AM

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p.4 #22 · Lighting Setup Tools

Bien fait! Merci!

Oct 15, 2006 at 06:26 AM

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p.4 #23 · Lighting Setup Tools

Very Very Cool, thanks Kevin...I'll post one.

Oct 15, 2006 at 08:18 AM

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p.4 #24 · Lighting Setup Tools

I use Paint Shop Pro. Can someone please save this in a format that I can use for PSP?

Oct 18, 2006 at 12:44 PM

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p.4 #25 · Lighting Setup Tools

Paintshop Pro handles PSD files.
Save it, Unzip it, and open it...you'll see all the layers

Oct 18, 2006 at 03:38 PM


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