Using a single strobe (NOT hotshoe flash)- creative examples - mark II

Salma wrote in post #12041565
My sister was testing makeup on me once again, I tried selective colour and smoke combined.

One continuous light bulb and soft box directly infront of me.

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I see a lot of bad selective color attempts. This one makes up for all of them. Beautiful work.

HMetal wrote in post #12042584
This one may scare the bejeezus out of you.

Great.... Now I have to go find my bejeezus.

Very Creepy nice!!!

Roroco wrote in post #12042640
I see a lot of bad selective color attempts. This one makes up for all of them. Beautiful work.

Thankyou so much

Morgan in Window --

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mikewinburn wrote in post #12041699
powerful work, ryan, love the vignetting in the corners - i'm fascinated by the set up shots... darn it; final results make me want to go out and get some equipment!

thanks for postin such inspiring work!

Thanks.

kfyount wrote in post #12042556
Ryan, you are in a great groove! You've become a real inspiration for me - everyone always says "aim high", so as I learn and practice, I'm aiming to try to be as good as you are. Thanks for the set-up info - that always helps greatly!

You can always ask me for setup. I don't post the strobist info anymore. It's become to much of a hassle to record it for every shot, and I've got to the point to where I don't need to for myself. But if anyone asks I have no problem telling them. It's just become repetitive for me to type it out every photo I do.

HMetal wrote in post #12042577
Single strobe? I have a couple/few that I've done recently..

View it on my Project 365/PAD site

This girl has a lot of potential. I think you should do more work with her.
Different wardrobe and different location. She will do good things.

Any advice welcomed
Strobist:
nikon d90
1/60s - f/1.8 - 35mm iso- 500
sb600 overhead, 42" shoot through umbrella

Hey Greg, I would try to boost up the power of the flash so that you can use a faster shutter speed. The image seems a bit soft and I'm assuming it's because of camera shake with the 1/60 shutter speed. Besides that a little bit of white balance fix (seems a bit yellow on my monitor) and you got yourself a good portrait.

DigiNon wrote in post #12045208
Hey Greg, I would try to boost up the power of the flash so that you can use a faster shutter speed. The image seems a bit soft and I'm assuming it's because of camera shake with the 1/60 shutter speed. Besides that a little bit of white balance fix (seems a bit yellow on my monitor) and you got yourself a good portrait.

In order to do that, youd have to boost the flash power and use a larger f stop, right? Shutter speed has no affect on flash exposure under max sync speed (not sure what it is on a d90 but its around 1/200th) Anyway, you can raise the flash power one stop and then three clicks up on the aperture should give you the same exposure, only with just a bit more depth of field. It would be easier to just up the ISO and lower the flash power and use a higher shutter speed.

DigiNon wrote in post #12045208
Hey Greg, I would try to boost up the power of the flash so that you can use a faster shutter speed. The image seems a bit soft and I'm assuming it's because of camera shake with the 1/60 shutter speed. Besides that a little bit of white balance fix (seems a bit yellow on my monitor) and you got yourself a good portrait.

at the time i had trouble focusing with the 1.8, since that pic I have learned to use a higher shutter speed for sharpness. I sharpened it in PP but it got softer when i embedded it. check the link
http://s1197.photobuck​et.com …ent=_DSC0110.jp​g&newest=1
Yeah Im not feelin the white balance, was a pain to fix in PP, plus i think my monitors colors are off. thanx

JakAHearts wrote in post #12045348
In order to do that, youd have to boost the flash power and use a larger f stop, right? Shutter speed has no affect on flash exposure under max sync speed (not sure what it is on a d90 but its around 1/200th) Anyway, you can raise the flash power one stop and then three clicks up on the aperture should give you the same exposure, only with just a bit more depth of field. It would be easier to just up the ISO and lower the flash power and use a higher shutter speed.

You are right. But since he was shooting 1/60s, the shutter speed will help expose the shot up to around 1/200 depending on the camera. After that, aperture can be used to correct aperture if needed but if you want a specific aperture for a certain DOF, you can adjust the flash power to fix exposure.

Maybe you know this already but just getting it out there for Greg in case he doesn't know.

ZSutton wrote in post #12043617
Morgan in Window --

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Morgan in Window by Zach Sutton Photography | ZSuttonPhoto.com, on Flickr

That's a nice shot Zach. But has that girl in a black dress in the window reflection ?

Jerome Go holding the light stand while Shannon Baker shoots Stefanie Gulllaume.

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DigiNon wrote in post #12045439
You are right. But since he was shooting 1/60s, the shutter speed will help expose the shot up to around 1/200 depending on the camera. After that, aperture can be used to correct aperture if needed but if you want a specific aperture for a certain DOF, you can adjust the flash power to fix exposure.

Maybe you know this already but just getting it out there for Greg in case he doesn't know.

Ive figured that out about a month or so ago, by reading the info on thread pics and flickr (including yours.. good stuff), and seen shutterspeeds between 125-200 sec. my little sb600 can be a pain but im investing in alienbees for more power.