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Studio, Portrait, Still Life, Lighting Equipment and Technique Continuous and Strobe Lighting. (The Sun is considered continuous!) Great ideas are really ten a penny! Technique in setting up the subject is, of course, essential. However, the ability to bring out form, texture, tonality and color is where the skill in lighting provides all the keys to engraving one's ideas on the delivered picture.

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Old November 27th, 2008, 01:55 AM
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Oh boy, I'm having so much fun with this scary stuff! Decided to use the flash on this shot as I'm a bit fed up with the limits of natural light...it can be so flat sometimes!

The shot was lit with a strobe fired through a softbox onto the models face and a strobe witha homemade grid was fired over the models shoulder illuminating the items on the table.

Any comments or critique, as ever would be more than welcome!



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Old November 27th, 2008, 02:36 AM
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nice photograph. what cam r u using?

i like the hairy hand of your model, it is adding more intensity to the situation.
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Old November 28th, 2008, 02:18 AM
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nice photograph. what cam r u using?

i like the hairy hand of your model, it is adding more intensity to the situation.
Hi Ashik, thanks for the comment. The above shot was taken with a Nikon D300 with a 50mm prime...
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Old November 28th, 2008, 09:46 AM
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Hi Guys,

Oh boy, I'm having so much fun with this scary stuff! Decided to use the flash on this shot as I'm a bit fed up with the limits of natural light...it can be so flat sometimes!

The shot was lit with a strobe fired through a softbox onto the models face and a strobe witha homemade grid was fired over the models shoulder illuminating the items on the table.

Any comments or critique, as ever would be more than welcome!
Hi Matt,

I like trying simple setups. The feeling is that we've gone back in time to the Spanish and Portuguese masters with the deep sienna darkness feelings to the picture. How far away did you place the main flash, and what does GP mean?

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Old December 1st, 2008, 09:16 AM
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Hi Asher,

The main flash was positioned about 2.5m away from teh subject. Re: GP, this stands for General Practitioner and is a term used for Doctors in the UK....:-)
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Old December 6th, 2008, 02:59 PM
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Reminds me of the movie Gangs Of New York.
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Old December 27th, 2008, 06:37 PM
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It's the hair on the arms that does it!

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