Awesome tip on the mic stands Linda. Thank you for the compliment (I'm actually thinking about starting to put some of this stuff into a document) and for the great tip.
Thank you! That means a lot. I love your work. All the shots you posted in this thread are great, and the one with the girl and birdcage is just breath taking. I saw that one in another thread and was really blown away by the color, composition and light mastery. Excellent work! That's the kind of work that inspires me to keep striving to master light!
So thanks so much for the comment--and yes--when you have a few spare moments write a book for us! :-)
Any suggestions on how to increase the reflection seen on the plexiglass? I'd assume if I just got myself a small softbox to use as a hair light on my boom, I'd get a stronger effect (medium softbox is too large to get above the models). But before I spend anymore, might as well ask.
Bad picture in general because the yellow bg is giving her a very unnatural yellow tint. But no or very little reflection which isn't what I'm looking for. Though glancing again at the image, it could just be the angle I'm shooting at. And, umm, go UC Davis http://www.squid.com/fred/05_4.jpg
Squid Nick wrote:
JohnE,
Any suggestions on how to increase the reflection seen on the plexiglass? I'd assume if I just got myself a small softbox to use as a hair light on my boom, I'd get a stronger effect (medium softbox is too large to get above the models). But before I spend anymore, might as well ask.
Also, do you have the lighting setup shot from this picture? Doesn't look too tricky though, but might as well check to see if I guessed right.
Hi Nick,
One way to increase the apparent reflection is to control the direction and amount of lighting. If your main light is washed out due to strong fill or side-lighting, the apparent reflection with by dramatically reduced.
How did you light the yellow shot that you posted? Did you use a fill light or a reflector. (I use mainly a reflactor for fill rather than a light.)
Hope I was able to answer your question. Sorry, I don't have a behind the scenes shot of that one.
Over 80,000 views! Wow!
I for one have benefited tremendously to this forum. Although I've only been registered a short time, I've all but memorized all of the info on this thread pertaining to lighting situations, and studio set-ups. It's so great to see the set-up being used (like JohnE does), then the outcome of that set-up. My bees should be here soon, and I hope to post a shot of my modest yet hopefully very adequate little studio for product shots. Many thanks to all of you!
No, because if it was it's own forum, i wouldn't be able to find the posts worth reading. The "people" forum is close to this in it's own forum... you can always ask them about setup.
Actually 73,000 of the views are JohnE going back and reading the nice things that have been said about him. He deserves the great comments but don't tell him I said so.
Ha Ha, that's good ilsitren! He does deserve it though, he's been a great inspiration to me, and I'm really hoping he starts the book/pamplet he's referred to, I'll buy one John!
Did I get in on the tail end of this thread? Are there no more studio/set-up shots to been seen?? My Bees (well, one actually) arrive today, but everyone has seen a Bee with a umbrella in a room, so I won't bother you with mine. I will however, show you some sample shots I have planned in my mind when they're done. I'm still running around trying to find something for a reflector.
What I'm trying to decide on is the background material. I looked on Ebay and there are a lot of backgrounds in the $20 to $80 (!?) range. I don't feel I need one with a "scene" on it, but it may be nice to have a little patterning and color. Any suggestions for a couple of background cloths? Currently, I have one light blue and one dark blue paper rolls (seemless) from a very old project.
ilsitren wrote:
Actually 73,000 of the views are JohnE going back and reading the nice things that have been said about him. He deserves the great comments but don't tell him I said so.
Ian, if you could have heard my roaring laughter when I read your comment... I almost fell out of my chair!
Studio Question, For all............... If you had your choice of flooring for your studio what would it be and why? (concrete,carpet or what) I have painted concrete now, can't decide if I want carpet. Need pros and cons... thanks
I used pergo style hardwood flooring. WIth the underlayer it is a bit softer than concrete and warmer as well. Works well with some backdrops, easy to clean and works well with paper backdrops (no dents like carpet).
This is my humble working space, converted 90% of the garage (still needed 10% for my tools) so ended up with roughly 15' wide and 20' deep. Computer work space is on the opposite wall form the backdrops, makes it easy to tether directly into the computers.
