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

phamster wrote in post #11614933
how about more bride photographs?

Aurielle Bride ~ The Winter Wedding

Aurielle's Wedding series..

first of many to come..

lighting was boomed by Ryan Hicks

Elinchrom Quadra with Deep Octa about 5 feet camera right

at about .9 in power

CameraCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperturef/3.2
Focal Length85 mm
ISO Speed160
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashOff, Did not fire

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/-phamster-/5344705231/

What diffusers on the octa for this?
Thanks
Ralph

Ralph.. it was the middle one.. the smaller 20 incher that comes with the deep octa

mikekelley wrote in post #11612567
great light and posing - but the perspective really needs a fix!

(unless youre in a funhouse or something)

i have to agree with you mike, you are the resident interior guy

^^^ but the pic is about a bride, not a house

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FJ LOVE wrote in post #11614992
i have to agree with you mike, you are the resident interior guy

I did too and really wanted to see his fix for the image, posting an image isn't always going to be praise and worshiping.

It doesn't matter if its a house or not. Theres a part of the composition leading straight into a corner of the frame which makes it awkward to the eye. Still an awesome photo though.

Lantz wrote in post #11615177
I did too and really wanted to see his fix for the image, posting an image isn't always going to be praise and worshiping.

Can you guys just drop it already?
He claimed he made it better. I asked him to send me the fixed image so i could discuss the adjustments. He doesn't want to. End of story.

rohicks wrote in post #11615198
Can you guys just drop it already?
He claimed he made it better. I asked him to send me the fixed image so i could discuss the adjustments. He doesn't want to. End of story.

maybe you should let him post his adjustments to it for us to see, maybe we could all learn something from it, can't hurt

I'm fine with him sending it to me privately.
I have personals reason why.

rohicks wrote in post #11615198
Can you guys just drop it already?
He claimed he made it better. I asked him to send me the fixed image so i could discuss the adjustments. He doesn't want to. End of story.

Rohicks, why so serious about it? He wanted to show us all how he/you could improve the perspective. You might find it un-needed and un-useful but others might disagree. He's not judging your post-processing work or your photographer talent, he's trying to give you a tip.

I would have also hoped to see his edit, to understand what he is talking about. It is an awesome picture but if he thinks it can be improved, why not share it? I understand you don't like others editing your work but he isn't redoing all the (awesome) PP work, he is changing the perspective. But your still the photographer/owner of the picture and you have the full rights over it...

(This was my humble opinion and I'm by no mean frustrated at you.)

EDIT: I see you have personnal reasons why your choice. That gives us a bit more info on why you do not want but just not enough

@rohicks, it great, better then most the stuff on here, 100% perfect ? no that is imposible.

@pham you better watch out, your wall isnt perfectly vertical, looks like a funny house..... (insert sarcasm)
anywho really like that shot, the candle in the window is great part of it, for me anyways.

rohicks does have a point...it's kind of gone over the top right now to a point of just bickering...

FOR TOPICS SAKE

Really simple shot from the Redding stop of the SF Giants World Series Trophy Tour some PJ stuff I did today.

Rivest wrote in post #11615283
Rohicks, why so serious about it? He wanted to show us all how he/you could improve the perspective. You might find it un-needed and un-useful but others might disagree. He's not judging your post-processing work or your photographer talent, he's trying to give you a tip.

I would have also hoped to see his edit, to understand what he is talking about. It is an awesome picture but if he thinks it can be improved, why not share it? I understand you don't like others editing your work but he isn't redoing all the (awesome) PP work, he is changing the perspective. But your still the photographer/owner of the picture and you have the full rights over it...

(This was my humble opinion and I'm by no mean frustrated at you.)

EDIT: I see you have personnal reasons why your choice. That gives us a bit more info on why you do not want but just not enough

sigh this is going on way to much then it should.

I'm not offended by anything why are you people thinking i'm taking offense to anything? I'm interested in it as much as you guys are, but I want to talk with in private before anything is re-edited. I know why he concentrates on the house because that is what he shoots. It is understandable and he does great work too. We just have different subjects to shoot! I'm not perfect and if he can make the photo better I want to discuss with him the process. Then we can make an educated post about it after its fixed. That is all.

bedojo wrote in post #11615287
@rohicks, it great, better then most the stuff on here, 100% perfect ? no that is imposible.

@pham you better watch out, your wall isnt perfectly vertical, looks like a funny house..... (insert sarcasm)
anywho really like that shot, the candle in the window is great part of it, for me anyways.

lol. Pham rocked this shot. When he told me what he wanted to do i knew it was a winner. I had to stand on the piano bench to boom the light was awkward.

Andrew.Zerick wrote in post #11615168
^^^ but the pic is about a bride, not a house

Agreed it is about the lovely birde, but the subject is the only thing screw the BG?

zachbreaux wrote in post #11615188
It doesn't matter if its a house or not. Theres a part of the composition leading straight into a corner of the frame which makes it awkward to the eye. Still an awesome photo though.

agreed the wall (on the right picture) is going to fall on top of her. I think the big hole / window is what drew my over there in the first place. The one on the left I didnt notice the lean but after the right one I went back to look at it.

rohicks wrote in post #11615323
Pham rocked this shot.

agreed!

NorCalNomad wrote in post #11615304
rohicks does have a point...it's kind of gone over the top right now to a point of just bickering...

Yip, and if it continues I'll just start deleting posts


Heres another one to keep it on topic:
Single Elinchrom into a cheap softbox:

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