Sony A7x lounge

vinmunoz wrote in post #18162104
Bpaulette is correct. I saw how bright the wall was and thought hmm must be a good giant reflector. I usually use my palm to make sure the light is good.

ah ok makes sense! Lighting is all about problem solving....good use of your noggin!

I have actually bounced a flash off of an exterior wall when shooting outdoors and it works well.

bpaulette wrote in post #18162115
Haha! I use my hand all the time. And yeah, honestly I rarely do portraits outside (prefer to sculpt the light however I'd like with reflectors and hate lugging them around), but when I do, I'm always on the lookout for white walls. Red bricks are my nemesis

Gallery photo (hosted):
posted by bpaulette originally in forum: Sony Lenses

I hate reflectors too lol...they're a big hassle and they often have color casts that are a pain to deal with.

When shooting outdoors I usually sculpt natural light by placing my subject along the boundary of the shade and sunlight.....the edge right before the actual sunlight hits them. The subject will basically be exposed by indirect sunlight that has a very gentle fall off. It creates a soft shadow on the subject's face that can be shaped by manipulating their position relative to the boundary of the shade.

This was shot at right around 12 noon...so very hard sunlight.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/KWey​63

joonrhee wrote in post #18162136
Thank you Carlo. I have saved them in my Amazon basket.

Cool. That one click buy button beckons

Genuinely thought that was another mystik username there Carlo after you changed your avatar. For some reason I've never noticed the 610 in your name before and only just realised it was you when you post d a photo

xpfloyd wrote in post #18162161
Genuinely thought that was another mystik username there Carlo after you changed your avatar. For some reason I've never noticed the 610 in your name before and only just realised it was you when you post d a photo

Hah yeah I just had a graphic designer do some work for me. It's my new icon.

On FM I'm just Mystik...no 610.

mystik610 wrote in post #18162166
Hah yeah I just had a graphic designer do some work for me. It's my new icon.

On FM I'm just Mystik...no 610.

Earlier on I actually said to myself I'm sure the real mystik is from Houston too. Doh!

xpfloyd wrote in post #18162168
Earlier on I actually said to myself I'm sure the real mystik is from Houston too. Doh!

Lol. The 610 is all me. Carlo=clo=610....from back in the days when texting didn't exist and we typed messages with numbers onto pagers. It's stuck with me ever since.

mystik610 wrote in post #18162175
Lol. The 610 is all me. Carlo=clo=610....from back in the days when texting didn't exist and we typed messages with numbers onto pagers. It's stuck with me ever since.

omg, that's so old school.... that nostalgia

lol I remember the pager days. Got rid of mine when I got a Motorola startac

Charlie wrote in post #18162185
omg, that's so old school.... that nostalgia

These kids are spoiled with their touch screen phones lol. I can still read/write in pager code!

xpfloyd wrote in post #18162188
lol I remember the pager days. Got rid of mine when I got a Motorola startac

lol mine was the Nokia 8210....from back in the day when smaller=better when it came to phones. That thing was tiny!

Had an 8210 at one point too. I think my fav was the 5110.

another beach shot, 10 stopper, smooth reflections = 5+ minutes, unfortunately, not long enough to get rid of the crowds, it was pretty darn crowded when the sun started to come out again (was raining only a few minutes prior).

Charlie wrote in post #18162218
another beach shot, 10 stopper, smooth reflections = 5+ minutes, unfortunately, not long enough to get rid of the crowds, it was pretty darn crowded when the sun started to come out again (was raining only a few minutes prior).

Hosted photo: posted by Charlie in
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forum: Sony Digital Cameras

Beautiful Charlie. I actually like the look of the crowds. Kind of ethereal looking

xpfloyd wrote in post #18162199
Had an 8210 at one point too. I think my fav was the 5110.

i can beat that with my Nokia 3210. you can use that thing for self defense. really tough phone.