Bad luck?

[SpiltPickle]

With all this opening of umbrellas indoors..... Am I gonna suffer in bad luck doom for the rest of my life?

[Wilt]

Switch to softboxes. No bad luck, better control of light spillage. If you're gonna stick with umbrellas, don't walk under ladders...tempting Fate too much if you do both.

[PhotoJourno]

Dave, I have often wondered the same. The truth is, that there are a few ways to counter act any bad luck from opening umbrellas inside.

The most popular -and the one I use the most- is to simply take ALL studio photographs with the SAME pair of socks. After a session wearing my 'Special' socks, I take the stuff down, and put the socks back with the Strobes. Sure, the holes do make me look a bit less professional, but this is why I own lots of gaffer tape.

Problem solved !!... :)

(The only other solution I know of to offset the bad luck, includes a penguin, some celophane, and about 30 red dice among other things... not as practical)

[Titus213]

I just shot some stuff last night using the umbrella and now I'm hiding out for all of today so the bad luck doesn't find me.....I'm in a dark room quietly typing on my computer. Generally the bad luck doesn't carry much past 24 hours after use of the umbrellas. Actually, now that I think of it, the shoot last night was in church so I should be OK.:o

I am interested in Mario's second suggestion involving the penguin and cellophane though...:lol: