Strobist Boot Camp II Starts Tomorrow -- Who's playin?

[mattograph]

I'm gonna give it a go. Lots of fun prizes.

[Swaffs]

Ooo sounds interesting...

[RogerAylstock]

Sounds like fun!

[Pyromaniac]

I'm going to give it a shot, I think it should be interesting.

[roszell]

I'm in. Got my 24' ETTL cord in, and just ordered a very basic lighting setup to go along with my 580EX II.

Westcott 43" shoot-through umbrella
Impact shoe mount umbrella bracket
Impact 6' light stand
Rosco gel swatchbook
gaffer tape (for making snoot/grid/reflectors/whatever)

:D

[Joe_Gravelle]

i'm going to try.. thursday im ordering my light stand and umbrella stuff.. Got my cybersyncs ready to go

[mattograph]

Whatever Dave tosses out there, its going to be amazing the results people get.

[mattograph]

The rules have been a-posted!

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/06/boot-camp-ii-introduction.html

[brian-socal]

Yeah, I'm in. I consider myself relatively competent with lights, but lately I've been thinking I need a kick in the butt to get moving forward again. This could be it...

[doubledragon]

I'm in. Got my 24' ETTL cord in, and just ordered a very basic lighting setup to go along with my 580EX II.

Westcott 43" shoot-through umbrella
Impact shoe mount umbrella bracket
Impact 6' light stand
Rosco gel swatchbook
gaffer tape (for making snoot/grid/reflectors/whatever)

:D

not tryin' to hijack the thread but... 24 FEET LONG ?!?! is it modified or did it come that long from the factory?

[Joe_Gravelle]

not tryin' to hijack the thread but... 24 FEET LONG ?!?! is it modified or did it come that long from the factory?
lol that is pretty long.

wireless anyone?

[Rick Anderson]

I'm in. Thanks for posting this because I don't go to the Strobist blog very often so I might have missed this.

[mattograph]

not tryin' to hijack the thread but... 24 FEET LONG ?!?! is it modified or did it come that long from the factory?

Think its a flashzebra product.....

www.flashzebra.com

[Joe_Gravelle]

Think its a flashzebra product.....

www.flashzebra.com (http://www.flashzebra.com)
yuhp.. not a bad price.. $55 plus shipping...

[roszell]

Much cheaper than any other wireless w/ ETTL option. :p

[Strayz]

I am in as well. I need to get the creative stuff a moving around again..

[Timphoto]

I'm in. Wouldn't miss this for anything. Time to dust off the strobes and charge the batteries.

[xPoorboyx]

Hm maybe I'll give this a shot too. Couldn't hurt right?

[mattograph]

Might sting a little -- but only if you're doin' it right! :)

[roszell]

First assignment is up:

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2009/06/boot-camp-ii-first-assignment.html

[mattograph]

Excellent. I think it would be interesting for us all to post our pics here -- sorta help keep each other motivated, and perhaps assist each in "being all we can be!" -- boot camp talk! :)

[roszell]

Sounds good. I'm a total strobist newbie (and really to photography in general) so maybe you guys can give me some pointers. :)

[Swaffs]

perfect timing, some of us (the SE UK lot) are doing an all nighter through London on Sat night/Sun morn, strobist style, should be plenty of opportunities

[jbergdoll]

I'm down, this could be the motivation I need!

[Swaffs]

anyone managed to shoot anything yet?

I waiting for our meet tomorow, and have just bought some strobist stuff:


http://www.honlphoto.com

So I got;
Speedstrap
1/4" sped Grid
5" speed Snoot
Speed Gobo

[Familiaphoto]

I'll be giving it a go. First time I've entered anything like this.

No pictures yet, but I hope to get started this weekend, at least by securing a model.

[mattograph]

Amazing how many peeps over there at the flikr pool didn't follow directions......

[Harleypugs]

I'm gonna try it...;)

[mattograph]

Well, I have my shoot tonight. Doing a real estate office -- they aren't out of work, but about as close as you can get. They had been putting off new shots due to expense. I am doing it gratis, but I pick location and setups. We will see what happens.

Anyone else post anything yet?

[Celtic Tiger]

Bump...for reminder. Assignment I due by the end of the day Tuesday 6/23. Better grab someone this weekend if you're going to play.

[Celtic Tiger]

A heads up...keep an eye on your submissions and the rules. My submission got yanked by someone tagging it with "No-stobist-information" or something. Not sure what's up with that; but I added some info and resubmitted. It is currently appearing again; but who knows. Apparently I don't understand the rules/directives.

[roszell]

Working on mine this weekend, will post here when I am done!

[mattograph]

I saw your post, Celtic. Nicely done -- I thought rim lights were for buxom blondes only!

I shot mine Wednesday night, and should have them ready this weekend. I will post mine as well.

[Celtic Tiger]

I saw your post, Celtic. Nicely done -- I thought rim lights were for buxom blondes only!

I shot mine Wednesday night, and should have them ready this weekend. I will post mine as well.

Heck, I don't know what I'm doing...I just keep reading stuff in books and trying it out. Maybe assignment II will be shooting a buxom blonde and I'll be all practiced up.:lol:

I'll look forward to your submission.

Best regards.

[mattograph]

Well, heres what I have. Comments please.....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3660/3643060678_065cbeca21_b.jpg

Natural light through window rear camera right

580 EX II camera left in 45" Halo at 1/4 power
580 EX II on camera fill at 1/128 power

[roszell]

I am by no means an experienced photographer, but here goes. I think the pose and model look good. Subject is well lit and exposure is just about perfect. I do find the background, especially the window, a little bright and distracting. I do like how it is acting as a hair light though. If the background weren't so bright and maybe underexposed a little I think it would "pop" more and he would really stand out that much better. Just my $0.02! :)

[mattograph]

Not a bad point. Played a little.

V2 -- Burned in what little detail was left in the window...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3541/3643150100_268f2b9f53_b.jpg


V3 -- Cropped out the window


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3617/3643160614_6b0fa15493_b.jpg

[Sumoto]

Can you join if you miss the first assignment?

Im ordering some flash accessories that will allow me to play. Problem is I won't have it for another week or so.

[mattograph]

Yep. They arent cumulative.

[Celtic Tiger]

matt...very well lit, sharp and properly exposed. I kinda agree wth the bacground comment. I think your crop works better. I like it!

[roszell]

I agree, I like the new version a lot better!

[KnightRanger]

I was wondering what would happen if:
We left the models right background the way it is originally.
We crop the models left background at that door looking object. Remove that tanish / wood tone totally. So the edge of the photo is that soft white color?

[mattograph]

You mean desaturate the door?

A note on the door itself Dude is a realtor, and actually he said he wanted a headshot that put him a little in the context of his job. So I picked the door. If I had it to do over again, I would have scrimmed the door with my handy bedsheets, and brought it down of the right side of the histogram so that the glass maintained some detail.

Anyway.......

[Sumoto]

Yep. They arent cumulative.


Ok thanks!

[curunirgr]

Here is my attempt, model on the left-photographer on the right:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2147/3638438402_9a3c6657ec.jpg

Key: Canon 580ex with translucent umbrella
Fill: White Reflector
Rim: Vivitar 285hv bare
Background: A window

[mattograph]

Nicely done Curunirgr. I like the spotlight on the eyes.

Here's my final -- tagging it in a minute!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3372/3647932588_d7509885ef_b.jpg

[Sumoto]

I like it Matt, the suit and background wood match the business theme.

[mattograph]

Thanks! I decided to go with the full crop -- the border adds a little perspective to blown window.

[Cavediver]

My submission:

[Haru]

Here's what I turned in.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3405/3656236246_f9c0abec33_b.jpg