Farm Family Shoot - Sun Flare play

I tried to do a shot like this when my family was hiking. Saw some shots like this, so figured, whta the heck. could not get settings right away and my 2 year old daughter did not want to wait...... sooo... how would you set this up without blowing out picutres. I think i had iso way to high and could not change it quick enough. my guess for next time. iso 100? high fstop(f11+) and 580 exIII at +1 or +2 of flash compensatoin?? am i on the right path?

Excellent work. Great lighting... some pretty gorgeous skies too!

Amazing as always

CliffordPhotography wrote in post #9104007
Pham, what lighting are you using?

alien bee 1600 and PLM 64 modifier..

bphillips330 wrote in post #9104821
I tried to do a shot like this when my family was hiking. Saw some shots like this, so figured, whta the heck. could not get settings right away and my 2 year old daughter did not want to wait...... sooo... how would you set this up without blowing out picutres. I think i had iso way to high and could not change it quick enough. my guess for next time. iso 100? high fstop(f11+) and 580 exIII at +1 or +2 of flash compensatoin?? am i on the right path?

to setup with out blowing out photo is shutter speeds and F9-F11ish.. ISO 100..

and you will need lots of power if you are doing a family shoot for lighting up a whole family.. a single 580EXII will not be enough for the sun flare shots.. for a the whole family.

but later on the sunsets.. a 580EXII with a larger modifier will do a good job on the late sunsets..

hope i helped..

phamster

Pham , excellent lighting on these.

Were you using any diffusers or what ? Really liking the lighting here plus on your other shots. I currently use a brolly but it may be spreading the light too much.

StroupePhotography wrote in post #9510078
Were you using any diffusers or what ? Really liking the lighting here plus on your other shots. I currently use a brolly but it may be spreading the light too much.

the PLM i use comes with the white diffuser..

it looks like this..

Numbers 2,4 & 6 for me. Some quite amazing work my friend, well done.

Love 3 and 6 nice work as always

phamster,
GRReat shots. Can you give me some insight into how you worked with the lighting?

Blah Blah Blah..everyday AMAZING Work from Phamster....ever have a bad day? 4,5 and 6 are excellent.

Pham,
Great work as usual! Outstanding lighting control!