Testing out Speed lights
May 28, 2015 22:05:30 #
One of my goals is to be profecient in working with Speed lights.
I have been experimenting with one speed light with a white umbrella and one with a soft box. My subject was my wife's Disney figureines. I'm very open to anyone with experience in working with speed lights and their tips or helpful hints for me and any of the other UHH members. Thanks in advance. Please download these.
I have been experimenting with one speed light with a white umbrella and one with a soft box. My subject was my wife's Disney figureines. I'm very open to anyone with experience in working with speed lights and their tips or helpful hints for me and any of the other UHH members. Thanks in advance. Please download these.
May 28, 2015 22:32:00 #
BrentHarder wrote:
One of my goals is to be profecient in working with Speed lights.
I have been experimenting with one speed light with a white umbrella and one with a soft box. My subject was my wife's Disney figureines. I'm very open to anyone with experience in working with speed lights and their tips or helpful hints for me and any of the other UHH members. Thanks in advance. Please download these.
I have been experimenting with one speed light with a white umbrella and one with a soft box. My subject was my wife's Disney figureines. I'm very open to anyone with experience in working with speed lights and their tips or helpful hints for me and any of the other UHH members. Thanks in advance. Please download these.
Brent, like yourself, I'm doing the same thing. I just purchased a second speed light, I have an SB800 and, now, and SB600. I've also have two umbrellas, a snoot and a grid. I also have three Interfit 250i studio strobes. Though, I'd say I've probably used them as much as the other two.
I decided to do a bit more work using the speed lights, due to their portability. Additionally, working on a project indoors during the summer is a better deal in the Phoenix area.
I've not used either setup extensively. So, perhaps we can do a bit of learning together and share what we've found out, tried, etc.
In fact, if we exchange email addresses through a PM, we could email experiments and problems back and forth and discuss them more directly.
--Bob
May 28, 2015 22:42:47 #
Are you both using a Pocket Wizard set-up to fire your speed lights? I have 1 Canon 580EX, 3 Yungnou 560s and Pocket Wizards and I use umbrellas and a soft box. I also have a backdrop light to use with gels and a Icelight which is a fun thing to use. I am in the same boat, trying to get comfortable with setting everything up and knowing which things to use for different circumstances.
May 28, 2015 22:43:24 #
rmalarz wrote:
Brent, like yourself, I'm doing the same thing. I ... (show quote)
Good deal Bob. If you would like to post some of your photos using a speed light on this thread, that would be great. I'll contact you about my email address. We can all learn together!
May 28, 2015 22:49:19 #
Laura72568 wrote:
Are you both using a Pocket Wizard set-up to fire your speed lights? I have 1 Canon 580EX, 3 Yungnou 560s and Pocket Wizards and I use umbrellas and a soft box. I also have a backdrop light to use with gels and a Icelight which is a fun thing to use. I am in the same boat, trying to get comfortable with setting everything up and knowing which things to use for different circumstances.
Laura,
I'm not sure about Brent, but my D700 will fire my speed lights without corded connections. I can also PC cable to one of mine and it will fire the other. Pretty much the same as with my studio lights.
As soon as another speed light shows up at my camera store in used but good condition, I'll probably pick up a third.
The nice thing about the corded connection is that I can use my Sekonic L768DR to fire the lights for exposure. Currently, I've just used P mode for flash.
--Bob
May 28, 2015 22:49:58 #
Laura72568 wrote:
Are you both using a Pocket Wizard set-up to fire your speed lights? I have 1 Canon 580EX, 3 Yungnou 560s and Pocket Wizards and I use umbrellas and a soft box. I also have a backdrop light to use with gels and a Icelight which is a fun thing to use. I am in the same boat, trying to get comfortable with setting everything up and knowing which things to use for different circumstances.
Well Laura, maybe we all can learn together! I'm using a Canon 6D with two Yongnuo YN560-III speedlights and they are being fired off with a wireless Yongnuo Digital RF603C remote mounted on the hot shoe of the camera. These speed lights are comprable to the Canon speed lights but much less expensive. I've been watching some youtube videos on it that have been helpful. If you have any tips, please share! Thanks for your input Laura.
May 28, 2015 22:54:59 #
BrentHarder wrote:
Well Laura, maybe we all can learn together! I'm using a Canon 6D with two Yongnuo YN560-III speedlights and they are being fired off with a wireless Yongnuo Digital RF603C remote mounted on the hot shoe of the camera. These speed lights are comprable to the Canon speed lights but much less expensive. I've been watching some youtube videos on it that have been helpful. If you have any tips, please share! Thanks for your input Laura.
I have 3 of the YN560-III speed lights, too. Jim Harmer recommended them on ImprovePhotography.com and for the price, you can't beat it. I took a lighting class at Texas School last month but we were lighting people! And we didn't really set up the lights ourselves so now I'm trying to remember what I saw in class! :-)
May 28, 2015 22:58:51 #
May 28, 2015 23:03:09 #
BrentHarder wrote:
Good deal Bob. If you would like to post some of your photos using a speed light on this thread, that would be great. I'll contact you about my email address. We can all learn together!
Brent, I've really only done one or two just to see that things all worked. Here's one test photo I took using two lights. One full power, from the subject's left, the fill at 60% from the subject's right. That is if memory serves. I was quite happy that both fired and things seemed to work.
--Bob
May 28, 2015 23:05:30 #
JD750 wrote:
http://www.strobist.blogspot.com
Thanks for that, JD. One can't have too many good references.
--Bob
May 28, 2015 23:46:54 #
Laura72568 wrote:
I have 3 of the YN560-III speed lights, too. Jim Harmer recommended them on ImprovePhotography.com and for the price, you can't beat it. I took a lighting class at Texas School last month but we were lighting people! And we didn't really set up the lights ourselves so now I'm trying to remember what I saw in class! :-)
Laura if you can remember anything to help us all out, please share!
May 28, 2015 23:48:36 #
rmalarz wrote:
Brent, I've really only done one or two just to see that things all worked. Here's one test photo I took using two lights. One full power, from the subject's left, the fill at 60% from the subject's right. That is if memory serves. I was quite happy that both fired and things seemed to work.
--Bob
--Bob
Bob, your lighting looks really good to me. Not over cooked......just nice!
May 28, 2015 23:55:27 #
JD750 wrote:
http://www.strobist.blogspot.com
Thanks so much JD for the link. It looks like a great place to start!
May 29, 2015 06:40:22 #
IVe just bought Yongnuo 622c transceivers with a white satin umbrella that has a black removable cover for my canon 430 EXii speedlight. I did research what was the best light modifier when working both indoor/outdoor and I decided that the umbrella would be a good starting point. I'd like to know which of your images is with the softbox? From what I've read, the umbrella spills light over a large area with the strongest concentration in the center whereas the softbox really needs to be close to the subject and the light is more directional.
I haven't even opened up the boxes yet to test, so I'm following this thread and we'll all learn together.
I haven't even opened up the boxes yet to test, so I'm following this thread and we'll all learn together.
May 29, 2015 10:04:40 #
I've been playing with speed lights and trying to figure out the best way to use them -
This video really helped - even though it is a "how to use a controller", the settings used and the results shown for different settings really put things in perspective for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NDBYYQzi50
I'm also in the Picutre Perfect Lighting with Roberto Valenzuela class right now - https://www.creativelive.com/live1
There is a rebroadcast of the class going on right now - the final day is today at 9:00am Pacific -
His explanation of how light works and some of the things you can do with lights and reflectors is very informative.
Hope this helps -
This video really helped - even though it is a "how to use a controller", the settings used and the results shown for different settings really put things in perspective for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NDBYYQzi50
I'm also in the Picutre Perfect Lighting with Roberto Valenzuela class right now - https://www.creativelive.com/live1
There is a rebroadcast of the class going on right now - the final day is today at 9:00am Pacific -
His explanation of how light works and some of the things you can do with lights and reflectors is very informative.
Hope this helps -
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