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memoria wrote:
Usually I want my models pupils to be small-ish and not dilated which of course is an issue if the ambient light in the studio is not enough. Unfortunately the modeling lamp in my Elinchroms are very weak and is not enough at all - at least not in my big modifiers and I tend to shoot indirect or with deflectors. The lamp basically just makes the outer diffusion panel white and not gray.
So, do you have any tips?
a) up the ambient your your studio. a normally lit room is black at 1/250, iso 100, f/8 of f/11. If for some reason you want shallow depth of field you can put ND filters on your lens.
b) have to model glance at a white reflector with a flashlight or similar bouncing off of it right before getting the frame. Not ideal.
c) get one elinchrom with a strong (250w equivalent or better, which is roughly LED of 35 watts or more) modelling light and use that as key. This is the "best" solution, by far, if it otherwise meets your budget / needs. Generally better than bright ambient.
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