Indoor studio photography
Jan 7, 2012 20:32:20 #
Here is a short little step by step process that I do in my studio. I have never taken a photography class and do not claim to be an expert. So by all means, if anybody has any suggestions for me, I am always up for learning new things so I welcome any suggestions, comments or questions. There are many different ways to shoot in an indoor studio with different types of lighting. Here I used 2 lights. An AB800 with a large octobox and an AB800 with a 20 degree honeycomb grid for background fill. My camera is a Canon 5D MarkII with a Canon 24-70mm 1/2.8L USM lens. My settings: ISO:100, aperature f/8, shutterspeed 1/125. Shooting RAW.
setting up the background
steaming those nasty wrinkles out
background distance at least 4 feet
custom setting white balance
shooting the subject~say cheese
straight from the camera-no editing
Final image w/minor tweaking. Crop and very little levels adjustments
new background. Cleaning the plexiglass
new shot. Better angle of the lighting
straight from the camera
Jan 7, 2012 20:57:25 #
Jan 7, 2012 21:30:04 #
What is the wattage of the bulbs? I see that you also have a cute little monkey there.
Jan 7, 2012 21:43:52 #
Jan 7, 2012 21:54:46 #
Thank you for sharing! I had no idea that this was how it's done (at least some of the time!) Great shots and what a handsome young fellow!
Jan 7, 2012 22:20:10 #
tainkc wrote:
What is the wattage of the bulbs? I see that you also have a cute little monkey there.
I erred on the background light. It is an AB400 which was set at 1/4 power and is 160 watts. The AB800 is 320 watts and was set at 3/4 power. And yes, that little monkey is my grandson who wanted to help! Haha!
Jan 7, 2012 23:04:47 #
Jan 7, 2012 23:11:33 #
Very nice Val ... I love the white balance photo what an adorable little helper you had. Hard to shoot a bad photo of that little man.
Good instructions :)
Good instructions :)
Jan 7, 2012 23:51:34 #
Val wrote:
I erred on the background light. It is an AB400 which was set at 1/4 power and is 160 watts. The AB800 is 320 watts and was set at 3/4 power. And yes, that little monkey is my grandson who wanted to help! Haha!
tainkc wrote:
What is the wattage of the bulbs? I see that you also have a cute little monkey there.
I erred on the background light. It is an AB400 which was set at 1/4 power and is 160 watts. The AB800 is 320 watts and was set at 3/4 power. And yes, that little monkey is my grandson who wanted to help! Haha!
Then how come people say that 450 watts isn't enough? I don't get it. And what of reflectors? Maybe I can get my sons to hold up metal garbage can lids since they are too lazy to get a job.
Jan 8, 2012 00:03:54 #
These are very nice. If had any suggestion, it would be to reduce the power on that light that is camera-right. The lighting is a bit flat - which is not a bad thing - but you would get a better shaping of the face if there were just a bit less light on the young man's left side. I would cut it by at least one stop and see how that looks. In general, we want some shadows as those shadows define the face.
Jan 8, 2012 00:31:46 #
CaptainC wrote:
These are very nice. If had any suggestion, it would be to reduce the power on that light that is camera-right. The lighting is a bit flat - which is not a bad thing - but you would get a better shaping of the face if there were just a bit less light on the young man's left side. I would cut it by at least one stop and see how that looks. In general, we want some shadows as those shadows define the face.
Good idea. I will do that next time! I appreciate the suggestion!
Jan 8, 2012 00:37:41 #
Jan 8, 2012 08:01:55 #
Very interesting series. I agree with the others - cute subject. Looks like he was quite cooperative. Thanks for sharing.
Jan 8, 2012 14:51:36 #
Jan 8, 2012 17:26:31 #
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