Something that really bugged me all day and I had to add this.....
BTW - The only way to shoot performers - in my opinion - is by shooting them as they are or perform. The squinty eyed "tough guy" Dan above is his look. I shot outdoors against brick as the brick against the upper torso gives this 40 plus guy broad shoulders and minimizes the hips with the plain concrete below. Dave specifically went for the pictures that had him actually playing as opposed to static. Continuous lighting was perfect for this.....I also chucked the tripod and shot everything by hand (it was fun and the artist came back and said the same ("Tripod.....we don't need no stinkin tripod..... ")).....sorry if I defy convention.....but I am a rebel and will never change..... These two guys are the real thing and shooting their pictures without what they do is also an injustice - there is more to them besides a picture - here is some music in small crappy Windows Media Audio files:
What is the brand name of the BOOM and LIGHT STAND that you are showing in your studio shot. It appear that one is able to adjust the light from the weighted end of the boom.
I forgot to take a picture of the lighting setup but this was my third official attempt with my strobes at some portrait sessions. This was one of 8 children I was attempting to photograph last week and he turned out one of the best shots for someone so small. He is six months old.
This is one of probably 20 shots that were taken in an attempt to get them all to cooperate. It was hard enough with the parents (AKA My Brother & Sisters) trying to keep them quiet (notice everyone looking at mommy or otherwises) with a few that listened to me saying look right here, etc. Kinda amusing to look at the whole sequence though I don't think I have one decent shot.
jerryreed wrote:
What is the brand name of the BOOM and LIGHT STAND that you are showing in your studio shot. It appear that one is able to adjust the light from the weighted end of the boom.
Thanks,
Jerry
Jerry,
Who was your question directed to, my whole setup is all White Lightning and that is the booms you see in my setup with the yellow weights.
Hey, I think that's a Bogen setup. You can find it on their website www.bogenimaging.com (product: http://www.bogenimaging.us/product/templates/itemalone.php3?itemid=46 ) or check with BH Photo which sells it. It's fairly expensive, but it does great with allowing you to control the position of the light without having to move or lower it.
Tim, good job on getting the job done.
You might try to turn the lights down a stop or two.
It looks like the kids are a little washed out.
Did you meter or just trial and error?
Anyway good job, keep shooting, keep the faith, it'll all work out.
I metered it, but don't know if I metered it right. Used a seikonic L-358, metered the main light with the fill light off, stepped down the fill light one stop and that's how I shot.
I metered with the dome in and dome out and they both came up at f/8 at 60 sec. and then f/5.6 on the fill.
You might want to try to meter with both light for a combined reading.
You didn't say what kind of modifiers you were using, if any umbrellas/softboxes/brollies? Check your iso and your shutter speed also to make sure what you are metering is the same as the camera is set for.
Keep on shooting, it's the best way to learn.
My first contribution to this great forum.
If you want to call it a 'studio'. This is my basic setup in my livingroom. This time using new wallpaper as background.
Source are two second-hand Prolinca 250's. One on the left with a 60x60cm softbox (f16). The other used as a hairlight with a translucent umbrella (f11). Kids find it very hard to sit still so a traditional hairlight is too narrow. On the right a gold reflector (f11) http://www.home.zonnet.nl/oosbree/images/setup.jpg
")).....sorry if I defy convention.....but I am a rebel and will never change..... 
These two guys are the real thing and shooting their pictures without what they do is also an injustice - there is more to them besides a picture - here is some music in small crappy Windows Media Audio files:
