STICKY:  How to photograph a high school Senior

Rachel, a friend of the family and senior rep for this coming year.

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phamster wrote in post #12176564
@ Mike and BoneJi

i use the quadra on the alum pole with the kacey adaptor...

the quadra is very light weight. almost lighter than a speed light. but 8 times the power

now putting an alien bee on the pole is a bit much, i would say that would be way too heavy for mothers to hold for me.. unless you have a good assistant..

i don't use the alien bee with the deep octa at all...

Thanks Pham

One more question. are you only using one 580 or do you use a dual set up. Everyone is using this Quadra or a 24x24 Q box. This Quadra looks impressive.

Working with my lovely MUA we ran a charity event for our local fire dept and ems.

Our prices were $30 for just a fun eye and lashes and $60 for the full on funkiness. We raised $135 after meeting our costs. Not a lot but it'll buy the firemen beer for a while....so says fire chief hubster.

But, goodwill is goodwill, cash is cash and we got to create some buzz.

We have two more days of this planned....one already 100% booked.

Alena, sophomore

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haha

I see you like those metal backdrops:p..very cool. One suggestion and im going to try it as well. Stop it down a little more and get some more contrast with the light. I really like the shots here and the make up artists are fun for stuff like this. Good for you guys. Nice work.

Mike, I don't want to stop down anymore! I hate being at ISO 400 in studio and don't want to go higher than that! If I stop down more I'm going to have to........

sevillafox wrote in post #12182821
Mike, I don't want to stop down anymore! I hate being at ISO 400 in studio and don't want to go higher than that! If I stop down more I'm going to have to........

Are you shooting with continuous light? Just wondering why you are having to shoot ISO 400.

With those shots, yes, a continuous light...well and a strobe as well.

sevillafox wrote in post #12182942
With those shots, yes, a continuous light...well and a strobe as well.

Tiff

get the main closer and get the exposure up on the model. Maybe f/11-16. That should darken the backdrop and then re-light the backdrop to get the beads on the metal fabric to pop. Im going to try it this week when a couple of girls come in for sessions

Mike, the main is close.....about a foot away.

phamster wrote in post #12180301
mother held the quadra with the deep octa about 5 feet camera left

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperturef/4.0
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed100
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

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Pham.. How do you get the whole frame in such sharp focus, when shooting at F4? Even with a F1.2 lens, is this not a bit wide open? I tried F5.6 with my 85/1.8 and I still have DOF issues...

Here are a few from yesterdays Sophomore Rep Portrait

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Tiffany, I was wondering what you were up to, I hadnt seen you post on here for a lil while.

Gerald - I would love to see more of your work from this set.

There, now it's official...

apixelintime wrote in post #12184535
Gerald - I would love to see more of your work from this set.

There, now it's official...

Whats official?

I'll post more once she tells me which ones she wants in her album.

gfp wrote in post #12184662
Whats official?

I'll post more once she tells me which ones she wants in her album.

Ah - Thought you were going after the "you cannot post more than x images unless someone asks" rule.

No worries...