Some strobist practice...

[Savphoto]

Got bored while taking a photo for my 365 project (www.savagephoto.blogspot.com), so I decided to practice some lighting...

1.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3540/3317865937_2e7809f8e1_o.jpg
2.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3317866053_e3876f010a_o.jpg
3.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3523/3317866151_4edcb7713b_o.jpg
4. And a random one, haha...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3629/3318674112_8cf8b7623a_o.jpg
5.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3374/3255275918_dee77c7288_o.jpg

[Picture North Carolina]

What are the white specks on 1-3, especially 2 and 3? At first I thought dust / strobe reflections, but it doesn't look like it.

[jfc3po]

my guess is a dirty table...
nice, crisp, lighting though....no complaints other than the dust...

I like #2 with the wide angle distortion...makes the sigma 70-200 look massive...lol

[lbcyalater]

very nice lighting on all these. what was ur set up?

[jm_usmc]

Those are very nice.

[Savphoto]

Haha, thanks guys!

Ya, that's some dirt on top of the table that's making those spots.

And as for the setup, I use a 430ex and 285hv triggered by Pocketwizards.

For the first 3 images, 430ex was placed above the 30d to the left with a shoot-through umbrella at 1/4th I believe. And the 285hv was to the right on a reflective umbrella set at 1/4th as well I think.

For #4, single 430ex on shoot-through at 1/4th above my sister.

#5, 430ex with a snoot, high right of photo, set at 1/16th I think. 285hv in background about 20ft away, shoot-through at 1/4th.

[robotian]

I like these color tones.