What else is there to do between 4 & 5 AM?
Dec 12, 2012 22:35:02 #
Woke up early this morning. Looked at the clock and figured I could just kill a couple of hours on facebook, but decided to do something more productive.
Kid's winter break is coming up fast and I have offered my sister-in-law a family portrait. Going to print it and have it framed. My payment will be her posing for me as I attempt a glamour shoot.
I am also going to shoot a friends daughters before they re-deploy.
Needless to say, I'm practicing with my gear every free moment.
I've got these ideas and I am my own test model.
So this morning's shoot was done in a narrow hall. I hung black fabric at one end. My umbrella was a bit higher than my head(not high enough I think, but it barely fit in the hall.
Nothing really worked so I switched to the grid. Second fail.
Then I used the bare flash to do a wall/ceiling bounce and put the black side of my reflector on the wall across from me.
One usable shot is all I got.
Opinions?
BTW, my new shoot through umbrella should be here tomorrow. My next test shots will be using that. If money allows, I plan on adding another light stand and a cheap optical slave. Or better yet, something that has more control than my Nissin 622 II and use that as a slave.
Kid's winter break is coming up fast and I have offered my sister-in-law a family portrait. Going to print it and have it framed. My payment will be her posing for me as I attempt a glamour shoot.
I am also going to shoot a friends daughters before they re-deploy.
Needless to say, I'm practicing with my gear every free moment.
I've got these ideas and I am my own test model.
So this morning's shoot was done in a narrow hall. I hung black fabric at one end. My umbrella was a bit higher than my head(not high enough I think, but it barely fit in the hall.
Nothing really worked so I switched to the grid. Second fail.
Then I used the bare flash to do a wall/ceiling bounce and put the black side of my reflector on the wall across from me.
One usable shot is all I got.
Opinions?
BTW, my new shoot through umbrella should be here tomorrow. My next test shots will be using that. If money allows, I plan on adding another light stand and a cheap optical slave. Or better yet, something that has more control than my Nissin 622 II and use that as a slave.
55mm 1/50 ISO 200 f11
Dec 13, 2012 07:18:25 #
Nice shot. Even light and no harshness noted.
Keep up the good work.
Sarge69
Keep up the good work.
Sarge69
Dec 13, 2012 17:11:19 #
Dec 13, 2012 20:26:40 #
Nice muted colours and tightly cropped; good. Beats taking a sleeping pill doesn't it?
Dec 15, 2012 20:44:36 #
Henry, I thought your self portrait was perfect to apply the Dragan effect to. This is sometimes also referred to as the "300" effect from the movie a couple years back. Whatchathink?
Henry with the Dragan
Dec 16, 2012 15:58:49 #
Excellent portrait, don't see how the lighting could have been any better.
If I might say without offense, tho, you look rather weary. Relax, have a good laugh, get a good night's sleep and take care of yourself, all those folks on welfare are depending on you!
If I might say without offense, tho, you look rather weary. Relax, have a good laugh, get a good night's sleep and take care of yourself, all those folks on welfare are depending on you!
Jan 31, 2013 09:25:33 #
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Jan 31, 2013 09:30:26 #
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