gpgyo wrote:
I used a small piece of plexiglass (3' X 4') and it was way too small. Go big or don't use it at all, I think. The background turned out gray because there was no light on it so it was way underexposed. All the wrinkles were taken out using JohnE's technique found earlier in this thread (I think its on page 15.) That technique works awesome! Thanks, John.
Greg
Greg, the shots turned out great. Glad the blur technique worked for you.
ketamine wrote:
Question for anybody who uses bookends:
What did use to make them? Should I just use foamcore insulation (RMax)?
I used 4x8 sheets of Foam Core...the real stuff, not insulation material.
I got mine from my local art supply / framing store. (Sam Flax) It is available in White or Black...I have both.
I am interesting in trying to make a flourescent continuous light box. When you add a multiple lights number of lights to a box/fixture are the lumens additive?
For example this site has a 1800 lumen light 5000K, 30 Watts naturallighting.com
If I added four of these to a box would that give me 7200 lumens of
light?
I was interested in flourescent because I thought the room wouldn't heat up, and
I thought that wouldn't need a softbox or umbrella to soften the light.
Thanks for the compliments, griffitg and enigmal. I really appreciate them. Last night I presented my niece with a handful of proofs. She and her parents loved them. That felt pretty good.
And then today:
JohnE wrote:
Greg, the shots turned out great. Glad the blur technique worked for you.
Well done.
John
For a noob like me to get a compliment like that from someone whose work is nothing short of amazing is pretty exciting for me. John, you may not realize how much you inspire people on this board or how much your contributions to this thread help the noobs but I can tell you that what you do here is not anything I could have gotten from a book or sitting in a class. I know a lot of people have contributed to this thread but none as much as you.
gpgyo wrote:
...John, you may not realize how much you inspire people on this board or how much your contributions to this thread help the noobs but I can tell you that what you do here is not anything I could have gotten from a book or sitting in a class. I know a lot of people have contributed to this thread but none as much as you.
Thank you,
Greg
Ah, you're welcome Greg.
Interestingly, some of the folks who were asking questions in the first part of this thread are now providing help to the nubbies in the latter half of the thread. That's the best part. >> Sharing <<
JohnE
This is a little off topic but... Way back on page one you have a post of "Dyanamaria out of Los Angeles recreating some Alberto Vargas" I love these photos. Could you share how you did the post processing on these two works of art? I am really interested in the second one. Wow you work is something else. I appreciate the time you spend on this forum. I have learned so much from your contributions.
Garri
granitepoint wrote:
John, you may not realize how much you inspire people on this board or how much your contributions to this thread help the noobs but I can tell you that what you do here is not anything I could have gotten from a book or sitting in a class. I know a lot of people have contributed to this thread but none as much as you.
Thank you,
Greg
I agree, John is an extremely helpful person. This thread and everyone's contribution (especially John's) has made it absolutely wonderful! For the curious studio photographer, it has been so much more insightful than any book I've read. I've really enjoyed this thread and thank everyone who's added their knowledge - especially those setup photos! I'm really curious why this is not a sticky??
Here's my home studio. The bike setup shoot was for a local bike shop. The other is my fashion setup.
Razo X
http://www.razoxstudio.com/images/setup/set1.jpg
Hey Razo.
Wow !
I'm drooling here...
What a great house you have.
I have a home setup also but nothing like this.
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=>As a side issue how long are you allowed to keep your studio up ?
{I guess you have good deal with your loved one...}
=>How did you bring the bike into the house, I mean to you have a side door close by ?
=>How about those upper windows, looks like you don't find it necessary to close those off ?
=>and if I may ask that other room upper left , is that a kitchen ?
=> and I guess the other question is where do you store all your lighting equipment ? In my case I drag it to the basement after every shoot. Takes 1.5 to 2 hours work
EverStaR wrote:
So this is my first ugly pic of my studio setup, I have some fiunishing touches to wrap up to make this more functional but I thought I would share.
This is essentially the back inner end of the garage. Luckly it is a finished garage in so far as the walls and cealing. I repainted the walls to make them fresh again. I painted the floor with a grey expoxy sealer. Hung some 8 foot Curtain rods for my back drop and home made backdrop (right side). I'll likely do some paper rolls later after I recover from all the cost.
I used my Back drop stand since it was costing me depth as the side partions with a white background. Maybe change it to black later.
I have all Paul Buff WLning right now, and the main lights are on casters, so I can roll them around and use the different walls available to me.
I'll get a roll around cart for monitor and laptop to shoot teathered when I want, again later after I recoup a bit.
I an looking eventually for a good strip soft box figure that will give me some nice flexability.
So here it is, still very rough but coming along. I am open to feedback and suggestions based on what you see.
Hi this is my first ever post.
This tread is very interesting, I cant beleive I went tru it all in one sitting!
You guys seems to be a great bunch, Im glad I found this site.
I use a 4' by 8' plexiglass and even that is just under what I'd like. 5' by 8' would have been great. You need to get yourself really down low to the ground to get the plexiglass to reflect like a mirror, and thus need lots of space on it. But overall I love my 4x8 plexiglass.
I've tried changing the location of the key light to get a great reflection from other angles (besides me laying on the floor), but always seem to get the strongest reflection when I'm on the ground. Maybe someone can suggest something to me.
Past that, about your images. I've decidied people need to take up more of the frame when you shoot full body shots. Arms out (or have them hold onto their hair), legs spread (or kicking up), etc etc. Just take up more of the frame with the body and less of it being all backdrop. For this reason I tend to have people bend down on the ground somehow so I can use more of the frame and do much fewer full body shots standing up.
gpgyo wrote:
I recently took pictures of my niece for her prom in her living room with this setup:
I used a small piece of plexiglass (3' X 4') and it was way too small. Go big or don't use it at all, I think. The background turned out gray because there was no light on it so it was way underexposed. All the wrinkles were taken out using JohnE's technique found earlier in this thread (I think its on page 15.) That technique works awesome! Thanks, John.
