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Dec 14, 2007 12:46 | #76

Guys and Gals.
Can I get some feedback on this shot please. Nothing fancy, my new AB800 and softbox came in today and I was messing around. The light was behind me about 5 foot, up 8 ft in the air and tilted down at a 45 degree angle. Since box.

I'll link it since its around 900K in size.
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Dec 14, 2007 13:08 | #77

I've posted this before, and it's not overly creative, but it uses a single Sunpak 383 fired into a silver umbrella.

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Dec 14, 2007 17:34 | #78

Just stumbled across this thread, great idea.

I usually use 3 but I caught this one accidentally. I had a 430EX sitting on the mantle triggered by an ST-E2 that acted as a back light and a main light. The back light was bounced off the wall behind me and reflected back on to the subject.

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Dec 15, 2007 18:52 | #79

cdifoto wrote in post #4504739

I've posted this before, and it's not overly creative, but it uses a single Sunpak 383 fired into a silver umbrella.

I love it...
Very moving...

Did you use a Bracket that has a Flash/umbrella adapter for this. Or a flash on a stand with a wired/wireless trigger.

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Dec 15, 2007 18:55 | #80

arbib wrote in post #4511585

I love it...
Very moving...

Did you use a Bracket that has a Flash/umbrella adapter for this. Or a flash on a stand with a wired/wireless trigger.

I used a cheapo light stand at camera left with a Sunpak 383 shooting into a 48 inch silver umbrella, and eBay ghetto wireless transmitters (they suck). The camera was sitting on the floor, propped up by the box that the eBay triggers come in.

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Dec 15, 2007 18:58 as a reply to @ cdifoto's post | #81

Shhh....don't tell. 1024x509

It's blue. I wanted it that way.

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Dec 15, 2007 19:37 as a reply to @ Village_Idiot's post | #82

It's the same picture I am using as a profile....
She just won't stay still.... So, I had to run behind her with the Rebel and XT (a little out of focus)..... Sorry

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I am planning on getting the AB800 for portraits indoor. I have a lot to read. I want to open a photo studio. I get a lot of request from friends and family members. I don't have any lights so I just take snapshots until I get one...

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Dec 15, 2007 20:44 | #83

A couple I've done with a single source. Either a 430ex or Vivitar 285

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Dec 16, 2007 07:55 | #85

Self portrait.

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Dec 16, 2007 07:58 | #86

airfrogusmc wrote in post #4420964

One light and dragging the shutter

One bounced light of the wall where it meets the ceiling behind me.

One light and dragging the shutter

hmm i have seen these somewhere else but in colour

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Dec 16, 2007 13:26 as a reply to @ michael_'s post | #87

Here is one with my XTi. and Olympus T20 flash..(used Wein HS to HS voltage adapter because I don't know the trigger voltage of the T20)

I really like the T20 as a small external flash..GN 66 at ISO 100 in feet...2.5x more powerfull than the Pop-Up...No E-TTL ..So what.
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ISO 200, F/5.6 at 1/2 sec....Camera on Av and f/5.6 (by Flash dial)...let the XTi choose a SS.
Standard 1st curtain sync since this is a NON E-TTL unit..
I took about 12 shots with my son jumping on his bed until I was satisfied.

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Dec 16, 2007 18:23 | #88

All three of these were taken with a single strobe:

This shot was a combination of one single key light high and to camera right, combined with strong ambient light coming from at window to the model's right.

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This image was lit with a single light positioned high and behind the model. A mirror reflector was positioned just in front of the light to illuminate the background, and a white book-end reflector with a hole in it (for the camera) was directly in front of the model.

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This shot was set-up and taken under very severe time constraints. Dasha, the model, only had 15 minutes remaining in the studio, and we were looking for a "Hollywood" or glamour image, so we shot her against a white background with a beauty bowl positioned high and to the camera's right, moving it to control the shadow.

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Dec 16, 2007 19:23 | #89

Dennis...
the second looks like it was taken outside...
Great lighting job!! I'm sure she liked it...
Was this a Senior Photo?

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Dec 16, 2007 19:52 | #90

arbib - no, but I'm sure she'd love being called a HS Senior

She's a professional model who does a lot of work locally.

Thanks for the encouraging words. I don't do a lot of studio work, but enjoy it when I do.

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