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ilegalesOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Nov 19, 2003Total Posts: 226Country: United Kingdom

Show us YOUR Studio

Just thought that it might be useful to see some studio set-ups which include the whole scene including placement oflights , softboxes, reflectors etc..Thanks for sharing

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Oct 26, 2004 at 06:35 AM

Brian GarsonOfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: Jul 11, 2004Total Posts: 633Country: Canada

Re: Show us YOUR Studio

I'd be interested in seeing studios set up with the Digi Bee lights, and maybe some photos as a result from using those.

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Oct 26, 2004 at 02:40 PM

milleniumdOfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: Mar 08, 2004Total Posts: 1247Country: United States


good idea

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Oct 27, 2004 at 10:00 PM

glazierOfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: Nov 27, 2003Total Posts: 432Country: United States


me too

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Oct 29, 2004 at 08:16 AM

KukurOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Oct 08, 2004Total Posts: 107Country: United States


Really.... we would lilke to see them!!

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Oct 30, 2004 at 04:43 PM

joeldalmasOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Dec 14, 2003Total Posts: 317Country: United States


lol i guess no body is going to show their studios?

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Oct 31, 2004 at 12:11 PM

CrownOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Mar 10, 2004Total Posts: 42Country: United States


I'm building mine in the garage and once it's done i will post a pictue. Why isn't anybody showing their studios?? I love to get more idea's...

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Oct 31, 2004 at 03:32 PM

carybOfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: May 22, 2004Total Posts: 964Country: United States


I'm so heartbroken. I just spent a week building a backdrop stand and a lighting diffusion panel. I setup in an emptyapartment at the complex where my church had its fall festival. I was using my Home Depot work lights and an umbrellarigged (via cable ties) to a tripod where my SB-800 was mounted for remote firing. I had a hand-dyed backdrop that tookme several hours to finish. And would you believe that even after reminding myself I don't have a single pic of the finishedsetup? Just what I captured in the portraits.

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Oct 31, 2004 at 08:53 PM

milleniumdOfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: Mar 08, 2004Total Posts: 1247Country: United States


some one?

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Nov 01, 2004 at 06:58 AM

azurephotoOfflineAccount lockedRegistered: Sep 25, 2004Total Posts: 1583Country: Canada


My budgeetttt setup...(studio? What studio?)

Some of the shots reulting from it (sorry, I've only done one shoot with it for web stuff up to now). For such a littleinvestment it's made me a lot of return so far, and I've been nothing but pleased...

Nov 01, 2004 at 07:18 AM

JohnEOfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: Feb 27, 2002Total Posts: 2604Country: United States

Okay, here you go (8 photos)

Okay, you asked for it. Here's a series of 3 studio setups using all Alien Bees and a photos from the shoot...

This one is with Dyanamaria out of Los Angeles recreating some Alberto Vargas works...

Here's another with Dyanamaria...

Here's one with Heather...

and this one was taken using our pool and the lovely Soshanna (the makeup artist is my daughter and partner, Kortney:

Hope you like them.John

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Nov 01, 2004 at 09:42 AM

Christian SOfflineImage Upload: OnRegistered: Nov 26, 2003Total Posts: 656Country: United States


Hey John Im looking for booms and wondered if you have any tip's Actually any info on good set ups. I have two med.Photoflex Q39's and one Ex. LG. I want something that can hold my AB800 and the Ex Large SB. Also what is your sourcefor Plexi Glass? I have seen you posts before and love your set ups. Nice shots!!!

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Hi Christian,

Thank you for the nice compliments.

I have Matthews, Bogen/Manfrotto and Alian Bee stands. The AB stands (LS3900, Casters and boom armw/Counterweight) work just great and I would buy them again. The casters really make the lights easier to move aroundwith the frequent set changes.

The one thing that I now use with all of my stands are weight bags or sandbags to ensure stabilization, especially whenI'm using the (very heavy) 33" Mola Beauty Dish or the 60" Octodome. I also found 1, 2 and 5 pound (lead) shot (diving)weight bags at my local Sports Authority. These are small and work great in stabilizing the small background light stands.

The Plexiglas was purchased froma local plastics distributor. I buy it in sheets that are 6' x 8' x 1/4". You'll have to checkyour local Yellow Pages for a distributor near you. Mine was able to deliver the the sheets for $35. Home Depot did notcarry these sheet sizes and thickness. Be prepared to do plenty of maintenance to keep the plexi in good condition. Theymar and scratch very easily. They are also very cumbersome to move by yourself and and take up a lot of storage space. Ipicked up a $20 car polisher and polish pads and use a cleacoat liquid car wax to buff out the scratches and to put aprotective layer to prevent some maring and scratching.

The black curtains are 30' x 9' and are of a very heavy black felt material that I found on Ebay in the photoequipment/backgrounds/studio section. I purchased the ceiling-mounted curtain-rail hanging system from an on-linehospital supply house. To hang the curtain, I picked up brass grommets and the tool to install them at Home Depot foraround $10.

I hope the info helps.

Best regards,John


Nov 01, 2004 at 10:41 AM

Walter MittyOfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: Aug 27, 2003Total Posts: 1151Country: United States


Uhhhh.... Tough act to follow. John, your work is nothing short of inspiring. I would have to say that my entry representsthe other end of the spectrum. Having no money to invest in photography at present, I still wanted to learn lighting. So Icobbled the setup beolw together. I have more money invested in Duct tape than anything else. I would not say that it isin any way up to the quality standards around here, but it gives us something to learn and practice with until we canafford a light setup.

Truly a spacious studio, storage room converted to play area. Massive 7'6" ceilings ensure that we do not have tocompromise our light setup.

The results, well, they are good enough to share with family for now, and I would say that I have learned alot along theway.

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Nov 01, 2004 at 12:54 PM

clhurttOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Sep 11, 2004Total Posts: 36Country: United States


I am just starting out, and I am slowly building up all the things I need to make a studio...I have no room for one, but ohwell.

I just use dis-assemble the living room, and go from there. On the right is an Alien Bee 800 in a large softbox. The leftlight is an Alien Bee 1600 with a honeycomb grid on it.

A concept I was working on for a class:

And...one of my favorites...some of you have seen this.

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Nov 01, 2004 at 05:26 PM

Walter MittyOfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: Aug 27, 2003Total Posts: 1151Country: United States


I love it! I have looked like this often during my college days. The Kitten is simply priceless. Very well done. Just goes toprove, it's not what you have, but how you use it!

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Nov 01, 2004 at 07:55 PM

Photo NoobOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Nov 03, 2002Total Posts: 166Country: United States


Yes the kitten could be a poster very easily. You really should see about selling that.

As for the drunk, I can relate Typically how I feel after recieving my credit card bill after a major Photo Purchase.

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Nov 01, 2004 at 09:26 PM

trilliumOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Sep 01, 2004Total Posts: 187Country: United States


Was the cat drinking too? It looks a little tipsy. Nice photos everyone. The pro photos were inspiring.

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Nov 01, 2004 at 09:46 PM



Funny you should ask if the cat was drinking too. Here is the problem...How do you get a 5 week old kitten to stand still ina spot that is barely as wide as she is?!?!?

Answer...you put something that has a very strong scent right where you want her to stand...then you can tear it out ofthe way and get ONE shot before she tries to attack your camera.


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Nov 01, 2004 at 11:42 PM

vizualgraphixOnlineImage Upload: Off Registered: May 17, 2004Total Posts: 1306Country: United States


Christian S wrote:

Hey John Im looking for booms and wondered if you have any tip's Actually any info on good set ups. I have two med. Photoflex Q39'sand one Ex. LG. I want something that can hold my AB800 and the Ex Large SB. Also what is your source for Plexi Glass? I have seen youposts before and love your set ups. Nice shots!!!

Prob can get plexiglass from Home Depot... I know they have lots of sizes...not sure if it'll be as big as John's though.

Also, I'd suggest www.amvona.com for light stands and booms. I have about 7 of their stands, plus lights, backdrops, etc. i support them fully. I have a wholesale membership ($45/yr) with them...which gives me about 1/2 off retail prices of

similar products to Photoflex...same quality better price (IMHO). But I got most of mine off of their eBay store for about1/3 of the wholesale prices! Amazing! VERY Strong ....almost identical to Photoflex and Bogen products. give em a try.

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Nov 02, 2004 at 12:47 AM

karuselOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Mar 25, 2004Total Posts: 70Country: Slovenia


I'm about to buy some studio equipment, and a thread like this is more helpful than all those confusing pages googlefound me about lighting.

Thank you so much guys!

Please keep them coming...

JohnE, you're my new hero. Great descriptions and really really stunning shots. Just a Q: do you actually need the B1600,meaning, do you often/regularly use it at full power, could you manage with a B800 just as well?

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Nov 02, 2004 at 06:17 AM



Rob (Walter Mitty),Thank you for the compliment. You image is excellent. I'll admit :-) Its really nice to be able to have good equipment (Isink all of the money from surfing photo sales back into the business to be able to have the good stuff.) However, I ammuch more amazed and impressed at the stunning quality of work produced by many people here at FM's such as yourselfand Roley (just to mention two), who product top-notch work with minimal and even home-grown equipment. I take myhat off to you and those that produce such excellent work with minimal equipment and huge passion.

Brian (vizualgraphix)I've heard nothing but the best about Amvona. They have a great reputation. When I first started looking for plexiglas, Iwent straight to Home Depot. I was able to buy two sheets of 1/8" x 2' x 6'. I had a few problems with these sheets: (1) Ialways had to painstakingly clone out the seam between the sheets, (2) 1/8" is too thin when working on a soft/carpettedsurface as the model's weight causes the plexi to dimple (bow) and (3) 6' x 6' was just a bit too small.

Karusel,! Thanks for the (hero) compliment. As for the AB1600... yep I do use it on full power at times... mostly when I shoot

outside, like when we shoot in the pool during the daylight and the light is 15-20 feet from the subject under a difusionpanel.

clhurtt,Just wanted to compliment you on your great shot of the kitten. One of the best I've seen. Too cute. Might be a good oneto sell to a stock agency? :-)

John


Nov 02, 2004 at 08:12 AM

LeenaOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Aug 27, 2002Total Posts: 62Country: United States


Wow, what a great thread. Thanks to all who shared. Don't have anything to share myself except to say I also have a pairof the Home Depot hot lights and have modified them so they fit on my light stands. I've also used them in the past tomood light natural background outdoors at night for portraits. In studio (living room!) I use them bounced off bigreflectors and have been having some fun getting into studio lighting this way, learning a bit more each time. My payingwork is outdoor action and portrait that is available light only or with just a bit of fill so this is a new arena for me and I'mgrateful for this nice thread with such great ideas and wonderful explanatory images. Not to mention the GREAT KITTENSHOT Really awesome. And all of your stuff too, John E.- really inspirational. I'll bet you are not lighting those poloponies!

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Nov 02, 2004 at 11:52 PM



Leena wrote:I'll bet you are not lighting those polo ponies!

Thanks Leena. You're right about the Polo Ponies... except when we do portraits of their string for the players. :-)

We took this one last month.

John


Nov 03, 2004 at 08:45 AM

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karst2OfflineImage Upload: OnRegistered: Jan 07, 2004Total Posts: 697Country: United States


I am going to break the rules and post pictures submitted by other Fred Miranda photogs from our FM Washington D.C.session in Sept.This is our studio in Leesburg Va.

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Nov 03, 2004 at 07:40 PM

Photo NoobOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Nov 03, 2002Total Posts: 166Country: United States


any way of making that larger or linkable?

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Nov 03, 2004 at 08:50 PM

dangrayOfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: May 09, 2004Total Posts: 18Country: United States


Very nice photos John, thanks for sharing.

Nov 04, 2004 at 04:54 AM



karst2 wrote:I am going to break the rules and post pictures submitted by other Fred Miranda photogs from our FM Washington D.C. session in Sept.This is our studio in Leesburg Va.Don

Cool. I'd love to see a larger version of this.

John


Nov 04, 2004 at 09:27 AM

Terry RichmondOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Mar 10, 2002Total Posts: 171Country: United States


John,

A quick question... what type of flooring do you have in your studio?

I'm finishing off my basement and will be setting up a small studio in a couple of months. Don't want to leave the floorcement (too cold and hard), but at the same time I don't think a fluffy carpet would work because seamless paper wouldcrumple and crease with any weight on it. Any recommendations?

Thanks,Terry

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Nov 04, 2004 at 10:29 AM

KukurOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Oct 08, 2004Total Posts: 107Country: United States


JohnE,

Thanks for posting the photos of your setup AND the results... that really helps see how the light positions and the endresults of the sessions. Great work!

What type of black curtain material are you using to isolate your backdrop and subject? Would any medium density blackfabric work? Or is there a better product out there?

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Nov 04, 2004 at 11:56 AM

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Terry,

I'm converting my garage and will be using a Home Depot brand of Pergo plank flooring. Used it in my living room andoffice, easy to put in and with the underflooring it softens the step on it (don't know if that makes sense). Anyway itcomes in different styles and colors as well.

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Nov 04, 2004 at 01:13 PM

karst2OfflineImage Upload: OnRegistered: Jan 07, 2004Total Posts: 697Country: United States


cosfrog wrote:Terry,

I'm converting my garage and will be using a Home Depot brand of Pergo plank flooring. Used it in my living room and office, easy to putin and with the underflooring it softens the step on it (don't know if that makes sense). Anyway it comes in different styles and colors aswell.

Yes, we have Pergo flooring in the studio up to the high key staging area.Studio was once a loft for a feed store with huge trap doors to floor below.Now we are above a jewelry store. Camera stand , light stands and camera platforms roll easily on Pergo and give a nicewarm feeling to the studio.Also very easy to clean.

Don

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Nov 04, 2004 at 02:28 PM



Terry Richmond wrote:John,A quick question... what type of flooring do you have in your studio?I'm finishing off my basement and will be setting up a small studio in a couple of months. Don't want to leave the floor cement (too coldand hard), but at the same time I don't think a fluffy carpet would work because seamless paper would crumple and crease with anyweight on it. Any recommendations?Thanks,Terry

Hi Terry,

I have a concrete floor, over which we had installed (glued down) industrial-grade (not-fluffy) tight weave, gray carpetfrom Carpeteria. the 22' x 30' space cost approx. $900.

Hope this answers your question.John


Nov 04, 2004 at 02:41 PM

Terry RichmondOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Mar 10, 2002Total Posts: 171Country: United States


JohnE wrote:

Hi Terry,

I have a concrete floor, over which we had installed (glued down) industrial-grade (not-fluffy) tight weave, gray carpet from Carpeteria.the 22' x 30' space cost approx. $900.

Hope this answers your question.John

John,

Yes, this is the information I was looking for. Since you mentioned you glued it down, I'm assuming that there is nocarpet pad underneath.

Thanks,Terry

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Nov 04, 2004 at 07:10 PM



This really is an amazing hobby! My wife is amazed at the strange objects I purchase under the umbrella of photography.Just when you thought you were through with big purchases you have to spend $900 on carpet...because of a camera


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Nov 04, 2004 at 07:16 PM

Squid NickOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Oct 06, 2003Total Posts: 218Country: United States


Great, now I get an idea of what makes a good studio. Off to go buy some plexyglass and some extra difusers. Below ismy useful but now not that impressive setup. I'm in the first picture.

What length muslin backdrops should I get? 10x12 I think is fine, but maybe I should shell out the few extra bucks to get10x16 or so.

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Nov 04, 2004 at 09:33 PM

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fmilderOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Apr 12, 2004Total Posts: 165Country: United States


clhurtt --

I love the cat photo (and I loved it the first time I saw it, whenever that was).

Could you tell us how you did it? (Both the lighting, and how you were prepared for the kitty to be there!)

Thanks!

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Nov 05, 2004 at 08:06 AM


Re: Okay, here you go (8 photos)

JohnE wrote:Okay, you asked for it. Here's a series of 3 studio setups using all Alien Bees and a photos from the shoot...

Hope you like them.John

John --

You're work is great, and the illustrations are spectacular. Having hunted for books on setting up a studio, and foundsome of the not bad, but ancient works (like the Lighting Cookbook), you could certainly produce a best-selling book outof a collection of your "here's the setup - here's the result" pairings.

Thanks for sharing!


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Nov 05, 2004 at 08:13 AM



Terry Richmond wrote:JohnE wrote:Hi Terry,I have a concrete floor, over which we had installed (glued down) industrial-grade (not-fluffy) tight weave, gray carpet from Carpeteria.the 22' x 30' space cost approx. $900.Hope this answers your question.JohnJohn,

Yes, this is the information I was looking for. Since you mentioned you glued it down, I'm assuming that there is no carpet padunderneath.

Thanks,Terry

Yep, you are correct. No carpet pad underneath and a bit hard on the knees after 4-6 hours of shooting. :-)

John


Nov 05, 2004 at 08:53 AM



Squid Nick wrote:What length muslin backdrops should I get? 10x12 I think is fine, but maybe I should shell out the few extra bucks to get 10x16 or so.

I'd get what you can afford. The 16' will give you enough mateial to run from ceiling to florr and then 8' or so towardsyou. This will allow you to keep the model a good 6' from the backdrop and will (depending on the aperture), wouldfacilitate a blurry background.

By the way, nice setup.

Its not about the size (its nice if you have it. ), but more about what you need and what you do with it. Kortney and Ishoot everything from models to products (skateboards, surfboards, individual parts, jewelry, etc.) We sacrificed a 3 cargarage and permanently turned it into a studio with separate heating, air conditioning, cabinetry and recessed lighting tohelp us grow the business. The city has been great and we've been licensed for 5 years now.

Good luck.

John


Nov 05, 2004 at 09:04 AM


Re: Okay, here you go (8 photos)

fmilder wrote:John --You're work is great, and the illustrations are spectacular. Having hunted for books on setting up a studio, and found some of the notbad, but ancient works (like the Lighting Cookbook), you could certainly produce a best-selling book out of a collection of your "here'sthe setup - here's the result" pairings.Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the nice compliment and the encouragement Forrest. Kortney and I would love to produce a book someday.We have been talking about doing one on the recreated pinup works of Alberto Vargas (but that's just a dream.)

Kind regards,John


Nov 05, 2004 at 09:07 AM

Chris SamplesOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Oct 04, 2004Total Posts: 58Country: United States


Hi John, I too found your before and after photos amazing. There is a site where you could put together a calendar and sell it veryreasonable. http://www.cafepress.com . I know I would be one of the first in line to purchase it as I am relatively new tostudio lighting and your set up photos really help me to grasp the ideas. It would be very easy to setup the before andafter on the photo side of the calendar.

Chris http://www.graphic-images.net

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Nov 05, 2004 at 11:17 AM

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... cafepress is not known for the high quality of their products.

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Nov 05, 2004 at 11:32 AM

Chris SamplesOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Oct 04, 2004Total Posts: 58Country: United States


Thanks for the info, I had not heard that. I will keep that in mind if I try one of their products in the future. I had heardabout them on a pbase site from a photographer whos work I admire. I guess I will have to try them on a one piece itembefore doing big business with them.

Chris

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Nov 05, 2004 at 11:40 AM

davekoneOfflineImage Upload: OnRegistered: Apr 27, 2003Total Posts: 2206Country: United States


Ok where is John Smeets setup?

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Nov 08, 2004 at 07:00 PM

pontmercyOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: May 09, 2004Total Posts: 119Country: United States


wow, this is a great thread. I've always appreciated so many of you guys' pics here and it's nice to see how they arecreated. I used to have my little set up in my warehouse loft apartment. It was nice to have the 15 ft. ceilings but I rarelyused the height as I mainly do product shots. I just started using plexiglass and frosted glass for shoots. I'll try to getsome pics of my current set up in a bit but here is one from a product shot a couple of months ago. The clients were the"stylists" here setting up the product. I look forward to when I can upgrade my lighting to some alien bees as well. Theylook like great lights and from what I've seen of your stuff here at FM, they work great too! Keep up the good workeverybody!

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Nov 09, 2004 at 12:48 PM

AbelNXOfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: Jun 07, 2004Total Posts: 429Country: United States


great images guys,,,,

now i know what my setup SHOULD look like once i get started!

keep them coming!

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Nov 10, 2004 at 12:29 PM



Chris Samples wrote:Hi John, I too found your before and after photos amazing. There is a site where you could put together a calendar and sell it very reasonable.http://www.cafepress.com . I know I would be one of the first in line to purchase it as I am relatively new to studio lighting and your setup photos really help me to grasp the ideas. It would be very easy to setup the before and after on the photo side of the calendar.Chris http://www.graphic-images.net

Thanks for the tip Chris. Rolley really inspired me to shoot more of the behind the scenes stuff (man he does great work!)So now I'm pretty much shooting a setup shot for each wardrobe or lighting change on all of my shoots. If I post anythingin the future, I'll be sure to include a behind the scenes shot.

Best regards,John


Nov 10, 2004 at 02:19 PM

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Very NICE work Patrick!


Nov 10, 2004 at 02:20 PM

Orin BassoffOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Sep 24, 2002Total Posts: 226Country: United States


John,Love creativity of the SKYY shot. It is stuff like this which makes photos so interesting. I love looking at others uniqueview on things!

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Nov 10, 2004 at 02:25 PM

ibjamesOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Nov 08, 2004Total Posts: 182Country: United States


how do you tell when to use softboxes vs. translucent umbrellas, to brollys? It is all so confusing..

I would like to be able to do portraits.. and also the stuff JohnE shoots.. full body like that.. very nice.. is there anywhereI can learn about each and what function they give?

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Nov 10, 2004 at 04:44 PM



Thanks JohnE, product shots pay the bills and I get better each time I do a session. Learning how to keep the glare downon those bright white packages these days by diffusion! I hope someday to get to the level of what you and your daughterare doing with your "vargas girls" photos. Love the polish that you put on each photograph. That's what makes it art!

Let's see more studios people!! We all learn from each other.



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Nov 10, 2004 at 05:14 PM



ibJames, I mainly use softboxes. Never have really used umbrellas but I'm from the advertising photography side of thebusiness and we just always used softboxes. I use barn doors with gels and raw lights without any diffusion forbackground and effects from time to time.

I think JohnE and others will agree with me, the best way to learn is just get in the studio and start moving things aroundand see what works best for you.

Good luck!



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Nov 10, 2004 at 05:16 PM

cosfrogOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Sep 17, 2003Total Posts: 154Country: N/A


For those of you looking for the curtain track as shown in John E's setup....I just found it at Ikea today. They have thetrack pieces, even the curves, and the clips to attach to your cutains. I plan on getting some when the second half of mystudio is finished.

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Nov 11, 2004 at 08:19 PM



Any additional setup shots? I'm adding equipment to my collection so need ideas of anything else I need to buy. Amazinghow you can spend $1k in a week just to overhall your setup. Like someone else said, it's hard to explain that you have toshell out $900 for a new carpet just because you have a camera.




Nov 15, 2004 at 03:59 PM

paulfOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Jan 07, 2003Total Posts: 92Country: United States


I second that! Seeing JohnE's setup really helped me in selecting the equipment for my studio. Much to my wifes dismayheheh.

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Nov 16, 2004 at 10:43 AM

slruserOfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: Dec 05, 2002Total Posts: 539Country: United States


Just getting started with lighting. Isn't the Alien Bees just strobes. Not continuous lighting. Is this right?

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Nov 16, 2004 at 02:38 PM

paulfOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Jan 07, 2003Total Posts: 92Country: United States


Correct. Alien Bees are indeed strobes.

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Nov 16, 2004 at 02:41 PM



I was thinking about buying some continuous lighting for lighting the backdrop (no need to have expensive strobes forthat), but someone stopped me before and said don't ever mix lighting. So that's to you slruser if you're trying to figureout what things to buy. If you go for strobes, go all the way. If you go for continuous (and don't mind the air conditioningbills), then do all them that way.




Nov 16, 2004 at 06:48 PM

stevenDOfflineImage Upload: OnRegistered: Jan 29, 2003Total Posts: 1301Country: United States


Here ya go:

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Nov 19, 2004 at 11:44 PM

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Nov 19, 2004 at 11:49 PM

bssofroOfflineImage Upload: OnRegistered: Jul 02, 2004Total Posts: 337Country: United States


StevenD

Thanks alot for the studio shot. Looks GREAT. As does the above result.!!!!

Can you please indicate all that is in the picture in terms of what lights..and how many?

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Nov 19, 2004 at 11:52 PM



Oh sure, I had one x800 White Lightning on approx 3/4 power shooting thru a Photoflex large Multidome with two silverand two gold panels in it, approx 7ft from the Model.

One the other side I had another x800 White Lightning, at approx. 3/8 power bounced into a Calumet Umbrella.

The hair light was on the Boom, overhead, a B400 on approx. 1/2 power and a 10 degree grid in it.

The background is a Photek, Black, velvet-like material.

I had a B800 on 1/4 power shooting a pink gel on the background, when I saw that the black background was prettymuch swallowing up all the pink from the background light, I turned it onto the Model, you can see the extra pink highlites on her left side, I liked it as it added a certain warm glow..



Nov 20, 2004 at 12:22 AM

MelorOnlineImage Upload: OnRegistered: Feb 09, 2002Total Posts: 3038Country: United States


Steven, thanks for the picture of the studio, and the example shot. I am going nuts trying to figure out what to buy. I amthinking three WL x800's, but if they won't go low enough, and the x1600 is better because of the 1/4 switch which willlet them go lower than the x800 then I am needing to rethink my purchase. It seems crazy to buy a more powerful light inorder to go lower. If thats indeed an issue, then I would probably be better buying AB400's. I don't want to have to shootall my shots at f22.

What was the aperture on the pink shot above?

Paul

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Nov 20, 2004 at 12:30 AM



For most most of my studio shots I shoot manual at F8 250 shutter speed.



Nov 20, 2004 at 09:57 AM

chris78cprOfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: Aug 27, 2003Total Posts: 3245Country: United Kingdom


A question for all those who use reflectors. What is the best general all purpose reflector you own? I'm gonna pick one upto start playing with some natural light portrait/macro/product stuff and want to start very basic.

Tips would be good ta. I have been looking at the lastolite range or 30com or 50cm relfectors.

Chris

____________________________Chris Sharps - London/Worthing UKCanon Stuff

Nov 24, 2004 at 05:41 PM

1bangerOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Jan 14, 2004Total Posts: 301Country: N/A


Man!.........You guys are going make me spend more money!

Great info! Keep em' coming!

Nov 26, 2004 at 06:34 AM

eoserOfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: Jan 20, 2004Total Posts: 2711Country: Poland


Unfortunatly I dont have my own studio, for commercial shots Ijust rent pro studio in Warsaw or my clients already rentthem but for my personal work and some boring days I shoot in my living room,

this is effects http://www.pbase.com/szuszyn/goddesssometimes I paint some of my wals (in this one Cris Baten in action, and you can see my fresh painting walls)

or rebuild some furniture

and effects http://www.pbase.com/szuszyn/image/36481493and sometimes I shoot in locations like this http://www.pbase.com/szuszyn/agata_dembieckaBest Serg

____________________________Sergiy Shushynwww.shushyn.com, cell phone: (+48) 500 278 388

Canon Digital stuff, Manfrotto supported, Minolta flashmeter. Elinchrom studio lights

Nov 26, 2004 at 01:52 PM

bka20dOfflineImage Upload: OnRegistered: Sep 17, 2004Total Posts: 609Country: United States


chris78cpr wrote:A question for all those who use reflectors. What is the best general all purpose reflector you own? I'm gonna pick one up to start playingwith some natural light portrait/macro/product stuff and want to start very basic.

Tips would be good ta. I have been looking at the lastolite range or 30com or 50cm relfectors.

Christry the calumet 3-d reflector..........

Nov 26, 2004 at 07:02 PM

splateOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Jan 11, 2004Total Posts: 42Country: United States


JohnE,

Your finished shots are amazing and setup photos are truly inspirational.

May I know where can I get the gold reflector in your third setup? What kind of stand did you use for this reflector? Youand your daughter are very creative and talented.

Thanks,Seth

Nov 27, 2004 at 01:50 PM

splateOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Jan 11, 2004Total Posts: 42Country: United States


Serg,As always, I always admire your creativity and style.

Nov 27, 2004 at 04:00 PM



splate wrote:JohnE,Your finished shots are amazing and setup photos are truly inspirational. May I know where can I get the gold reflector in your third setup? What kind of stand did you use for this reflector? You and yourdaughter are very creative and talented.Thanks,Seth

Thanks Seth. Kortney and I appreciate the compliment.

The reflector is from PhotoFlex and it is their LitePanel reflector Kit. The material for the one that I have is gold on oneside and white on the other. The frame is 6' x 3' and the whole thing collapses and stores in its bag. I purchase both thereflector material and the difusion material.

You can purchase the stand and the stand-to-frame connectors for it (I did.)

I also bought the 7' x 7' version and have suspended it over a pool with the difusion material to tone down the directsunlight for a recent shoot (I think there is a photo somewhere on FM's where I show it suse.

Hope this helps.John

http://www.photoflex.com

Translucent panel gives reflection or diffusion. Shock-corded frame enables set up and take down in minutes. Square tube frame prevents twisting and rounded edges make positioning two panels together easy. Extensive Quality Control process ensures a perfect product. The LitePanel Kit comes with a Crossbar, 2214 LiteStand, Main & T Clamp, Carry Bag, and two reversible fabrics:Translucent and Soft Gold/WhiteTranslucent is used to diffuse light. Produces broad light source and soft effects.Soft Gold mixes silver and gold in zig-zag pattern. Warm, summery feel. Great with skin tones.White White brightens the reflected light.

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mr.photoguyOfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: Nov 30, 2004Total Posts: 377Country: United States


Man, I really like all of your set ups. I managed to attain quite a few neat ideas from the photo's that I saw. Unfortunatlydue to renting a small studio apartment, I don't have much room, but I may have the length to pull of a few shots. I willdefinetly have to try this out. Ofcourse I need lighting first. lol..

Thanks for the posts guys, you all just inspired 1 more person to set up a in home studio.

____________________________Bruce aka Bizzy Bnew yorkianaim= I2ookurpicCanon 20D.

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Dec 06, 2004 at 12:30 PM

Daschund WoofOfflineModerator Image Upload: OnRegistered: Jul 15, 2002Total Posts: 11902Country: Brazil


OK, here's where I normally shoot at...

Daschund

____________________________Daschund

Two eyes and a brain

Much more than knowing the camera, using the right film, making the best enlargement, the biggest challenge is to make people see exactly what you saw the moment you

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Dec 06, 2004 at 01:06 PM



And here's a pano of it...

Daschund

____________________________Daschund


Much more than knowing the camera, using the right film, making the best enlargement, the biggest challenge is to make people see exactly what you saw the moment you pressed the shutter.

Dec 06, 2004 at 01:07 PM

mr.photoguyOfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: Nov 30, 2004Total Posts: 377Country: United States


Daschund Woof wrote:OK, here's where I normally shoot at...

Daschund

forgive me..

Are those constant lights or are those the flash strobes that hook up to the camera.

____________________________Bruce aka Bizzy Bnew yorkianaim= I2ookurpicCanon 20D.

Hey, It's Friday

Dec 06, 2004 at 01:18 PM



mr.photoguy wrote:Daschund Woof wrote:OK, here's where I normally shoot at...

Daschund

forgive me..

Are those constant lights or are those the flash strobes that hook up to the camera.

Those are flashes, Speedotron heads connected to a 2403 Speedotron pack...

Daschund

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Dec 06, 2004 at 01:30 PM

eosdigital808OfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: Nov 26, 2003Total Posts: 532Country: United States


johnE!!!!! amazing work!!!! whoA!!!!!!!!!!! keep it up! lets see more!

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Dec 08, 2004 at 05:58 PM

PhotoPigOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Nov 19, 2004Total Posts: 54Country: United States


And it helps to get chicks 2...........(lol jk)

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Dec 09, 2004 at 12:35 AM

Henk BosOfflineImage Upload: OnRegistered: Jun 28, 2002Total Posts: 2714Country: United Arab Emirates


what an amazing and inspiring post. Guess I'm not that bad off after I move our bed out of the bedroom .

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Dec 09, 2004 at 12:50 AM



Henk Bos wrote:what an amazing and inspiring post. Guess I'm not that bad off after I move our bed out of the bedroom .

Just wondering whether the words "what an amazing and inspiring post" apply to John's studio wizardry or to

PhotoPig wrote:And it helps to get chicks 2...........(lol jk)

Not quite the same, but certainly clever ...


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Dec 09, 2004 at 08:22 AM

dday500OfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Dec 03, 2004Total Posts: 111Country: United States


Wow you guys are Kick ass!Now i have to go and spend some money on some New Toys!Oh no, hehe.

Love the Cat picture...and all of the studio shots for all of you pimps with all of your cuties posing for you...hehe

having a studio gets the ladies in the door....heheh

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Dec 09, 2004 at 01:04 PM

Henk BosOfflineImage Upload: OnRegistered: Jun 28, 2002Total Posts: 2714Country: United Arab Emirates


Basically to all studio wizardry. Man, there's still soo much to learn.

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Dec 09, 2004 at 01:15 PM

Mark KellerOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: May 19, 2004Total Posts: 303Country: United States


I've been wrestling with the idea of picking up some studio lighting for the past 8 months. After seeing this thread I justordered a DigiBee package with B800's and wired remote and heavy duty stands. Can't wait to start experimenting.

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craigndpOfflineImage Upload: OnRegistered: Jun 08, 2004Total Posts: 234Country: United States


Has anyone used Calumets TravelLites? I want to experiment with studio lighting and have around $1500 to spend. MyX-Mas present to myself!

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Dec 11, 2004 at 09:54 AM



eosdigital808 wrote:johnE!!!!! amazing work!!!! whoA!!!!!!!!!!! keep it up! lets see more!

Thank you. I appreciate your kind compliment.

John


Dec 11, 2004 at 02:23 PM



Nice studio shots Daschund. Those large windows look great for natural light shots. Is the studio large or just seems sofrom the wide angle lens?

Thanks for sharing a pro-studio view.

John


Dec 11, 2004 at 02:25 PM

Tom BoucherOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Mar 17, 2002Total Posts: 57Country: United States


JohnE -

I was googling for Alien Bees reviews and this forum post caught my attention. After seeing your setup, and results Imust say I'm wiping the drool off my face.

Amazing, absolutely amazing stuff. You're very lucky to get to work with your daughter. Mine's only three and I hopeshe'll be a cooperative subject with my first attempts at studio work.

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Dec 11, 2004 at 03:34 PM

nowickiOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Oct 30, 2004Total Posts: 94Country: United States


Somewhere over the rainbow is my studio. Someday Hmmmm...

ps. Is there a way to subscribe to a thread without replying to it? Please PM me if so.Thanks

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Dec 11, 2004 at 04:25 PM



Hey John,

The studio is not huge, but not small either... The shooting area has about 18'X36'...

Daschund

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Dec 11, 2004 at 04:30 PM

ilsitrenOfflineImage Upload: OnRegistered: Dec 14, 2003Total Posts: 1681Country: United States


Craig:

I use Calumet Travelights and I am very happy with them. Excellent build quality, very reliable.

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Dec 11, 2004 at 11:38 PM

1decmal8TangoOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Nov 27, 2004Total Posts: 309Country: United States


I'll be setting up my "studio" in January with the alien bee's - busy bee package. I'll get some pics up then.

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Dec 12, 2004 at 01:34 PM

mattbrockOfflineImage Upload: Off Registered: Oct 01, 2004Total Posts: 11Country: United States


I realize just about everyone has already said this, but photographers never tire of complements. That said, JohnE, theshot of Dyanamaria was picture perfect, amazingly awesome, splendiferously spectacular.

Are the black curtains on either side that you like to use there to control spill from the background lights? Does it makemuch of a difference?

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Dec 12, 2004 at 09:44 PM

Elle DecheneOfflineImage Upload: OnRegistered: Feb 07, 2003Total Posts: 577Country: United States


Daschund Woof wrote:OK, here's where I normally shoot at...

Daschund

Dasch, are those shoot thru umbrellas and are you using them to illuminate the backdrop? After I saw John mention usingumbrellas to light his backdrop (earlier on this thread), I called BH to discuss this approach. They said they'd never heardof using umbrellas for the background. I went ahead and ordered two eclipses, but the shafts are too big for my profotosso they're going back. I'd like to hear more about lighting backdrops with umbrellas before I try other umbrellas. Anythoughts on using photek softlighter IIs (which are designed with a 7mm shaft for the profotos)?http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=WishList.jsp&A=details&Q=&sku=109112&is=REG It's either those or profoto umbrellas.

Also, can you share your thoughts on barndoors? Somebody suggested that I try barndoors instead of umbrellas to lightthe backdrop, as well as to provide greater control for any of the lights. I got some cinefoil to do some light control, butthe person I spoke with about barndoors was contemptuous when I mentioned cinefoil.

By the way, seeing these pictures of your studio brought back some great memories! I hope you will consider hosting usagain. When it gets a bit warmer.

Ciao,Elle

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Elle Dechene

Dec 12, 2004 at 09:55 PM



Elle:

I don't know about Daschund but I use umbrellas to light backgrounds often. You can check out the results on my websitewww.secondfocus.com scroll over "webBooks" and click on "Studio".

Strobes with barndoors are just another way of doing things. Different lighting, different controls, different looks.


Dec 12, 2004 at 10:15 PM



Hi Ian, thanks for responding. I've visited your site before, which I really enjoy. Both the design and photography. Afterseeing what you and JohnE are doing with umbrellas on the background (and I'm sure these are just one of your tools),I'm going to look further into getting the right umbrellas for my strobes.

Before I commit to umbrellas, though, can you tell me whether umbrellas your preferred method for lightingbackgrounds? Or would barndoors be more versatile? I need something in addition to the zoom reflectors, which arecreating hot spots, but I can't get everything at once.

Thanks,Elle

P.S. I may have missed it in this thread but . . . how about a shot of your studio?

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Elle,

Buy the umbrellas. They are cheap, versatile and very useful for so many different types of lighting and shooting, as wellas very portable. So you will never regret having them.

I will try to remember to shoot some behind the scenes shots on my shoots this week.

And THANKS for the compliments!


Dec 12, 2004 at 10:36 PM



mattbrock wrote:I realize just about everyone has already said this, but photographers never tire of complements. That said, JohnE, the shot ofDyanamaria was picture perfect, amazingly awesome, splendiferously spectacular.Are the black curtains on either side that you like to use there to control spill from the background lights? Does it make much of adifference?

Thanks for the compliments Matt... and you're right, we all love the compliments.

As for the black curtains... Yes, they are there to not only control direct spill but also to absorb all of the bounced lightfrom the all white walls and ceiling. I've found, that since putting up the curtains, I have much richer (and less washedout) colors.

Thanks for asking.

John


Dec 13, 2004 at 10:28 AM

shimeyOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Dec 03, 2004Total Posts: 34Country: United States


JohnE, Asurephoto....everybody: MORE! MORE!

Can't rightly say how much I learn and am inspired by seeing your "before and afters..."

John E- Wanted to p.m. you after your "hearmuffs" post, but I'm so new to this board that I felt a little uncomfortable...

Great contributions to a great thread.

Hopefully Santa will be kind and I'll be posting some contributions of my own.

Until then, (if I may be so presumptuous...) let's see some more.

Dec 13, 2004 at 10:54 AM



JohnE wrote:mattbrock wrote:As for the black curtains... Yes, they are there to not only control direct spill but also to absorb all of the bounced light from the allwhite walls and ceiling. I've found, that since putting up the curtains, I have much richer (and less washed out) colors.

Thanks for asking.

John

John, thanks so much for sharing your shots, both the setups and the final results. I hope you and Cortney get around to doing abook/calendar of these, I think you'd find a bunch of buyers (I'd want my copy autographed, of course). I love the Vargas-style shots.

Elle

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Elle Dechene

Dec 13, 2004 at 06:37 PM



shimey wrote:JohnE, Asurephoto....everybody: MORE! MORE!Can't rightly say how much I learn and am inspired by seeing your "before and afters..."John E- Wanted to p.m. you after your "hearmuffs" post, but I'm so new to this board that I felt a little uncomfortable...Great contributions to a great thread.Hopefully Santa will be kind and I'll be posting some contributions of my own.Until then, (if I may be so presumptuous...) let's see some more.

Thanks Shimey,

Thanks for the compliment. Ask questions anytime. I love helping out when I can.

John


Dec 14, 2004 at 08:35 AM



Elle Dechene wrote:John, thanks so much for sharing your shots, both the setups and the final results. I hope you and Cortney get around to doing abook/calendar of these, I think you'd find a bunch of buyers (I'd want my copy autographed, of course). I love the Vargas-style shots.Elle

Thanks for the kind compliments Elle. The calendar idea has been mentioned a few times. I'll have to mention it toKortney. Who knows, it might be fun the create a sample.

Kind regards,John


Dec 14, 2004 at 08:37 AM

Photo OpOfflineImage Upload: OffRegistered: Dec 12, 2004Total Posts: 47Country: United States


Please tell me you didn`t catch the juice live !

Beautiful work.

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Dec 14, 2004 at 08:50 AM



Photo Op wrote:Please tell me you didn`t catch the juice live !Beautiful work.

Thank you!

But in answer to your query... yes AND no. Yes we did catch the squirt. I didn't know it at the time since you can't see iton the LCD viewer and I wasn't tethered since I was up to my chest in water.

When we finished with the model, my daughter squeezed about a dozen lemon slices and I captured the squirt.

When I went to process the original photo, I had found that we had captured the original squirt but it wasn't enough inour opinion, so... I added some of the squirt from another shot.

Kind regards,John


Dec 14, 2004 at 12:15 PM

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Sorry, just posting a brief msg so I don't lose this thread, I'm not sure there is another way to do this. :)Mark

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Dec 14, 2004 at 01:08 PM



Elle,

I think that whoever from B&H that you talked to had never entered a serious studio... I'd say that everybody that I knowor seen shooting have always used umbrellas (either shoot through or bounce of (more common) to light a background,unless they wanted a gradation or something... Always umbrellas. I used shoot through umbrellas on the setup I postedhere because I wanted a "wrap around" light, something like this, otherwise I'd use bounce umbrellas...

Daschund

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Dec 14, 2004 at 10:46 PM



BTW, yes, I'm thinking about having another meeting sometime... Just don't know when! :-)

Daschund

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Dec 14, 2004 at 10:47 PM



Daschund Woof wrote:I used shoot through umbrellas on the setup I posted here because I wanted a "wrap around" light, something like this, otherwise I'd usebounce umbrellas...

Daschund

Wow. Now I want both kinds. Thanks!

Elle

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Dec 14, 2004 at 10:59 PM

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JohnE, sorry to add to the bugging, but may I ask what lens you used on the first 3 "finished" shots?



Dec 15, 2004 at 07:17 AM



1decmal8Tango wrote:JohnE, sorry to add to the bugging, but may I ask what lens you used on the first 3 "finished" shots?

Canon's 24-70f2.8/L

I use this lens for most of my studio work.

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Dec 15, 2004 at 08:58 AM



Thanks a lot.



Dec 15, 2004 at 09:48 AM

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MotoFoto wrote:Sorry, just posting a brief msg so I don't lose this thread, I'm not sure there is another way to do this. Mark

Same here.

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Dec 15, 2004 at 05:20 PM

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Daschund Woof wrote:BTW, yes, I'm thinking about having another meeting sometime... Just don't know when! :-)

Daschund

Woo-hoo!! Can I put my name on the list already??

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Dec 15, 2004 at 05:33 PM

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Educational!

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Dec 15, 2004 at 05:36 PM

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Daschund Woof wrote:

how tall are your ceilings in your studio? it looks like a great place to take photos!

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Dec 16, 2004 at 05:37 AM



About 10-12 feet...

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Dec 16, 2004 at 02:36 PM

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ok...here's mine

http://www.pbase.com/infocusinc

Dec 18, 2004 at 04:06 PM

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infocusinc wrote:ok...here's mine

http://www.pbase.com/infocusinc

Nice space! One of these days....

By the way, (and please don't laugh) but what is a cyc wall?

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Dec 19, 2004 at 09:55 AM

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Thanks, the the curve where the wall meets the floor. Its just like seamless except its built in and you can paint it.

Dec 19, 2004 at 03:34 PM

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infocusinc wrote:ok...here's mine

http://www.pbase.com/infocusincThat's disgusting... absolutely disgusting! :rofl:

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