Ok, I swear this is the last of the skull pictures!... but I did it with a different angle this time and a darker overtone. Still same one light setup.
Great shots from everyone. I usually think that one light is kinda restrictive but this thread gave me some inspiration to try it out. Here's a preshoot pic from yesterday. One light with 44 cm raster high up on camera left, gold reflector on the right under the model. http://www.pbase.com/image/75987247.jpg
Wow some really nice images, makes me jelous lol, there are a lot of USA shooters and i haven't seen many replys from UK guys, so if there are any of you out there, what make of strobe lights etc do you use? I thought of getting some alien bee's but them i would need adapters etc, i was looking at photoflex as you can get them from london?
Just a single Profoto head with standard reflector shot into the corner of the wall/ceiling. Sorry for the small size - just proofed it out and haven't done any serious editing to it yet.
Jess Edward wrote:
here are a few examples of one light setups.
For one light shots, how are you pulling off the perfectly placed and even spot grading behind each model? Just curious. Also, what exactly is the light position?
Just a single Profoto head with standard reflector shot into the corner of the wall/ceiling. Sorry for the small size - just proofed it out and haven't done any serious editing to it yet.
Works well. I thought it was light from a window when I first saw it. I like the setting. It has the professionally shot look to it but with a more naturally real 'domestic' feel to it.
Just a single Profoto head with standard reflector shot into the corner of the wall/ceiling. Sorry for the small size - just proofed it out and haven't done any serious editing to it yet.
rodrickreidsma, I like your pen knife shot.
To bring out more detail, try a strip of black between the light and the knife and see what that does for you.
Here's another one light setup with product. Top Light.
DigitalShe wrote:
rodrickreidsma, I like your pen knife shot.
To bring out more detail, try a strip of black between the light and the knife and see what that does for you.
Here's another one light setup with product. Top Light.
Simple is indeed, divine.
Cheers,
She
Nice. How far away was the softbox in that shot She?
My first attempt at shooting the knife has the light coming from the top of the frame a bit more, creating more darkness in the blades of the knife (and a bit more shadow thrown onto the paper). As I worked the shot a bit, my goal really shifted to totally loosing all detail in the blades, yet retain the outline.
Seeing as my shifts at work are running a bit long this week, I think it will be a few days before I can work on the knife shot again. I want to see if I can get ALL the detail out of the blades, yet retain the outline and (hopefully) some of the shadow around the knife itself. I think using a larger softbox will get me closer. Dunno.
