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Post by minoltaman on Jan 29, 2008 9:09:04 GMT -5
Challenging myself here. It's been cold out and cameras don't work well in the cold, so......the strobist in me comes out. Minolta XG1, 50mm Rokkor lens, Minolta 320x flash on camera, Minolta 360px flash bounced off a reflector, Kodak Gold 200 film. Any critique or ideas welcome and I'd love to see some of your still life or portrait shots lit by nothing but strobes   |
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Post by craigh on Jan 29, 2008 22:18:54 GMT -5
I love`that 1st shot.
Craig
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Post by minoltaman on Jan 29, 2008 23:06:55 GMT -5
Thank you Craigh, I appreciate it!! I just have a bit of a problem with DUST on my scanner! Argghhhhhh!
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Post by Michael Fraley on Feb 1, 2008 17:06:32 GMT -5
Professional quality! I like the black background on the first one. What's the secret to it?
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Post by minoltaman on Feb 3, 2008 9:39:19 GMT -5
Professional quality! I like the black background on the first one. What's the secret to it? Thank you Michael, I appreciate it! I don't really know the secret, but I know it's not easy! I have to take better notes.... Basically, in a nutshell, from my jumbled and sloppy notes, I think it goes something like this: Provided your subject is at least 5-6 feet from the background (I used black muslin sheet)......the closer your main light and camera are to the subject, requiring the use of smaller aperatures (my flash meter gave me f/11), the more black the background will go. The further away the camera and main light and using wider aperatures, the more the background will be lit. If any other of the great minds here on Camera Collector can shed more scientific "light" on this technique, I'd love to hear from you! I hope this helps Michael. Cheers, Tommy |
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