Hi! And welcome to the sunday express! Today we'll be talking lighting.
Oh what a sunny sunday it is!First, for a bit of background information, a few lines of text.
Not so long ago the great website of Wheels and Wax (the one that got me into action photography) disappeared from cyberspace never to return again. For a number of reasons Mike, the man in charge, felt obliged to pull the plug. (Edit: Mike didn't pull the plug. The computer decided it was time to go. More below!) Then the lights went out.
Luckily for me and the fellow-groupies Brian decided it was time to replace the fuse, change the bulbs and get it all running again, resulting in the new and fresh Action Sports Cartel.
The site itself has all the info a beginning photo-enthusiast like myself - one day, not that long ago - would use to get things sorted out and started.
A lot of info about gear, the stuff you want to do with your gear, and people to Q about gear when it's not working the way you want it to, is already there. (And we've - (we - since it's a community thing) - only just started.) So be sure to check the website out before your neighbor does!
And now for some community-driven lighting dissection. A mug shot, to help you out with that first interview feature you're working on.
Here's two photo's I took of my sister about 2 hours ago.
Tools for the trade (The eyes say it all, actually)
- Two shoot-through umbrella's one up high, one low
- 2 flashes - One Metz 48AF1 down low (1/8), and one Metz 45 CL4 up high (1/32)
- One sister in need of a Facebook portrait
A bit more info (will it ever stop)
- I chose the lower one as a main light, to get that ringlight kind of background.- Ambient was down by about 1 stop.
That's all. I'll post up a few more, when time passes.
Now let's see if there are any ice pop's left in the fridge. It's sunny sunday after all. :-)
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