RustyBug wrote:
Classic ... and I like yours better than the old cube, sphere and pyramid shapes from lighting 101.
Thanks Kent, I needed to return to the fundamentals. I suddenly realized I hadn't shot film in the studio since I got the Nikon D2X in 2005. I had three film cameras loaded with UFX 400, no flash meter, and then realized I never had used such fast film in the studio ever. usually iso 125 or less. So I used the 5D mk III to get an idea on power settings. All the Alien Bee strobes were set to the lowest setting 1/32nd power, and played with the light falloff edge by physically moving them closer or further away. Hoping the film comes out properly exposed Canon A2E, Nikon N90s, and Mamiya C3 - haven't souped them yet.
Two of the three film cameras came out with good exposures, but the Mamiya C3 (using the 80mm f2.8 Sekor) was the absolute thinnest negatives I have ever seen. I had to tilt the film for a light image to be revealed - otherwise it looked like clear film base. I was able to image a handful anyway. Oh, the problem was operator error. While cocking the shutter my fat finger moved the sync from X to M - so the strobe was going off 20 milliseconds early every single time.
