Macro/Close-Up/Master Flash + Slave Flash

KarlosDaJackal · 14th of October 2008 (Tue)

I'm trying to work with all these things, this is what I did today. With a Sigma 530 Super Flash on the 40d, and the canon 430EX as a slave to the Sigma. I turned of ETTL and set the powers manually. Think the sigma was at 1/8 and the canon at 1/32, but the canon was closer so that would even it up a bit. In fact from shadows looked like the Canon was close enough to have just a bit more power.

No edits yet, just straight of the camera exported/resized with dpp

Robert_Lay · 14th of October 2008 (Tue)

Why have one sharp and the other out of focus? I see no point in that, whatsoever.

SwingBopper · 16th of October 2008 (Thu)

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Originally Posted by Robert_Lay

Why have one sharp and the other out of focus? I see no point in that, whatsoever.

Bob, don't you know, one is "dreamy".

Yeah the lighting looks fine for macro work.

PhotosGuy · 16th of October 2008 (Thu)

The lighting ratio looks OK, but I'd clone out the flare in the top of the tubes. Actually, I'd have had the light hit some white/gray cards at the front right of the shot. I prefer to put the reflections I get where I want them to be. Look at the knife & Browning threads here:
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Why have one sharp and the other out of focus?

I don't mind that so much, but I'd have moved the OOF one farther back. Unless you need space for text, why even shoot that as a horizontal? Go vertical & move in on the important subject. And straighten it's pins at the bottom.

Curve your bottom paper up so there's not so sharp a line where it meets the background. And the colorless background with the colorless subject is a bit blah? Maybe a deep blue background would help.

14th of October 2008 (Tue)	#1
KarlosDaJackal Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 1,740	Macro/Close-Up/Master Flash + Slave Flash I'm trying to work with all these things, this is what I did today. With a Sigma 530 Super Flash on the 40d, and the canon 430EX as a slave to the Sigma. I turned of ETTL and set the powers manually. Think the sigma was at 1/8 and the canon at 1/32, but the canon was closer so that would even it up a bit. In fact from shadows looked like the Canon was close enough to have just a bit more power. No edits yet, just straight of the camera exported/resized with dpp __________________ My Website - Flickr - Model Mayhem - Folio32 Gimp Tutorials by me on POTN Gear List Last edited by KarlosDaJackal : 14th of October 2008 (Tue) at 14:10. Reason: added link to flickr photo page

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