Posts for: wayne-03
Apr 29, 2024 16:10:34 #
T did a photo shoot yesterday afternoon with the lovely Payton Hatcher in my small speedlight studio. The main light was a Godox V850 in a 70cm SMDV softbox and three reflectors. The background light was two Godox V850 speedlights used separately and together. one in a Rouge flash bender and one in a Rouge grid with gels. Camera settings were ISO-100, shutter speed 1/200 and aperture f/9.
Apr 6, 2024 08:49:28 #
Apr 3, 2024 14:33:27 #
bhapke wrote:
I use two speed lights with umbrellas on stands for portraits both on manual power. I generally start at 1/4 power at base ISO and f/5.6 or f/8 and adjust as needed, either changing the power for large changes or the light position (distance) to make small changes. I have one transmitter on the camera, and two receivers (one for each light). It's pretty basic but gives reasonable results, though not really professional quality.
I have a very small space to setup a home studio. I find that speedlights work fine in a small space. I have some bigger lights (couple AD360’s and an AD600) that I usually use outdoors. But I am getting older and the big lights, big softboxes, light-stands and other gear is getting heavy. I’m trying to put together a smaller, lighter kit using things I already have. I have some small softboxes and a gang of speedlights. 1 want to go to a SMTV 70cm softbox and a Godox V850 speedlight.
Apr 3, 2024 11:03:31 #
Do any of you guys use a speedlight for portraits in studio or on location? If so, how do you like it?
Mar 27, 2024 09:48:14 #
A few from a shoot with Janet and Celeste (mother and daughter) last week. Fun pair to work with, we had a great time.
Mar 15, 2024 09:18:45 #
billnikon wrote:
Fact, you do not need ND filters to shoot portrait... (show quote)
Thanks for your input. I started doing photography when I retired, I’m still learning.
Mar 14, 2024 22:36:36 #
topcat wrote:
I have had no problem with Godox flashes. I have not used these, but I think that they work fine.
I have a lot of Godox flashes and have had no problems with them. These are the least expensive all manual flash units I could find. I want to pair them with some of the cheap umbrella softboxes. This is the first setup I want to try.
Mar 14, 2024 21:37:17 #
Tote1940 wrote:
What ISO speed did you use? Understand each camera has “ native” ISO at which it works best.
Focal lenght?
Nice test , shows how we can control final image
Focal lenght?
Nice test , shows how we can control final image
The native ISO on my Canon 7D is 100. I was using a Canon 50mm f/1.4 lens, with the crop factor of my 7D that makes it an 80mm f/1.4 lens. If you look at both photos the background is dark while the subject is bright. I took my base exposure off the background; I zeroed my camera meter at one stop underexposed. Brough my flash in and set the output to match my base exposure. That made the subject exposed correct and the background one stop underexposed. Your eye goes to the brightest part of the photo, that would be the subject. Then I applied a three stop ND filter and opened up my lens by three stops. If you have the highlights warning on your camera turned on, this is where you would make the final adjustments to your exposure.
Mar 14, 2024 10:55:41 #
billnikon wrote:
I do not recommend using ND filters for portraits.... (show quote)
I do not have a Reflectasol, but I do have a bounce umbrella.
Mar 14, 2024 10:34:59 #
BebuLamar wrote:
You could simply use 1/2000 without the ND filter.
If I used an AD600, then a shutter speed of 1/2000 would be no problem. But I use a speedlight and a shutter speed of 1/2000 is not possible in most cases.
Mar 13, 2024 17:38:25 #
How many of you guys use ND filters for portraits when you want to shoot at wide apertures? I carry three ND filters in my camera bag, a one-stop, a two-stop, and a three-stop filter. I take my base exposure off the background, in this case it was aperture f/6.3, shutter speed 1/250 and ISO-100. 1/250 is the fastest shutter speed that will sync with my flash and ISO-100 is as low as my camera will go. This made the background one stop under exposed, see the photo on the left-hand side of the example. I brought in my OCF and set it to f/6.3. On my camera the stops a divided into thirds, so each stop has three clicks. I put the three-stop ND filter on my lens and opened the aperture by nine clicks, making my aperture f/2.2. The photo on the right-hand side of the example was taken at, aperture f/2.2, shutter speed 1/250 and ISO-100. Giving me a photo where the background is one-stop under exposed and blurred out, while the subject is sharp and properly exposed.
Mar 11, 2024 10:13:53 #
The TT350 is a great little flash unit. I have a very small area in my house to use as a home studio and I plan to use these flash units off camera in small softboxes.
Mar 10, 2024 18:55:34 #
I have these four basic manual flash units, they have no TTL, no HSS, no zoom and no group numbers. Three of them are Godox TT520II and come with a built-in radio trigger and a transmitter for on the camera. You can’t adjust the power from the camera, you have to adjust power from the back of the flash. They adjust in one stop increments; fine adjustments are accomplished by moving the unit closer or father from the subject. The other one is a Neewer TT560, it’s the same as the Godox units but no built-in radio trigger. All four have an S1 and S2 optical trigger. They have a guide number of 30+, that’s only about half the power of the more expensive flash units, but I have only a small area to work in and with small modifiers they should do fine. Has anyone out there had experience with these flashes?
Feb 21, 2024 11:40:00 #
vicksart wrote:
Looks like you had a good connection with Kristal in addition to getting lovely shots. She looks like she’s very comfortable in front of the camera.
She is a lonely young lady. This was my second shoot with her, I hope there will be many more.
Feb 19, 2024 12:41:10 #
jaymatt wrote:
Nice! The second is my favorite.
My favorite was last picture of the shot.
