So, I want to convince my wife she can stop taking the boys to those cheezy photo studios at the mall and let me shoot them at home with equally good results. The problem is, she thinks I'm a photo idiot.
My immediate goal is to take some proof-of-concept shots to at least show that it's within the realm of possibility.
My question is, in lieu of dedicated studio lighting equipment, are there any objects commonly found in a home I can use to control light (e.g., window shades, white walls, old movie projection screens, etc.)? I'd use these for my POC shots and then perhaps rent something basic for the real "session."
Current Equipment:
Canon 40D
430EX Flash
70-200 f4L IS USM
17-55 f2.8 IS USM
Tripod
External Shutter Release Thingy
I'm in the poor man realm as well, but I think the largest object I've shot in my "studio" is this one, and it isn't even very good! (Off camera flash upper left, triggered optically by the pop up flash at it's lowest setting)
Anyway, if you haven't already, suggest you check out strobist's Lighting 101 And don't forget outdoor and environmental portraits. Well controlled outdoor/natural lighting is often the best if you don't have professional gear, at least for people photography, I think.
You might try asking this in the Lighting and Studio Techniques board for faster results.
Huh, you can wirelessly trigger a remote flash using your built-in flash huh? Cool. I wonder if I can do that with my Canon 40D. I'll have to research that.
pawlowski6132 wrote:
Huh, you can wirelessly trigger a remote flash using your built-in flash huh? Cool. I wonder if I can do that with my Canon 40D. I'll have to research that.
I think you will need to switch to Nikon to be able to do this
pawlowski6132 wrote:
Yeah. Just figured that out. Oh, well.
"If" the flash is set off by any burst of light, you could likely pick up an older Nikon flash for cheap. (Providing you don't mind shooting in manual) That shot was done with an sb-26, which I expect you could find on the used market for around $100.
Anyone who's a tech guru know for sure?
OK, so here is the answer to my Q on the sb-24 page (couldn't find this page apart from via google) -- so just ignore that, please.
just for info for other Canon shooters, here is my set up: sigma ef 500 dg super on my canon 20D and the sb-26 as an optical slave -- works wonderfully (also (sort of) works when the sigma sends out a preflash and the sb-26 is on "D"elay ... but for some reason it only works if the flashes are over 6ft apart, which is curious, but I need to play around a bit more to figure out what is going on)
I have to say, again, the sb-26 is a really lovely little flash ...Show more → - Comments section.
