jcpowell opened this issue on Aug 18, 2009 · 3 posts
jcpowell posted Tue, 18 August 2009 at 9:28 PM
I've started setting up a small studio in my basement. I picked up a couple of CHEAP Smith Victor lights at a flea market this weekend along with to 2 umbrellas and 5 Muslin backdrops for $30 bucks total. A few impromptu test pics are below. I realize some have harsh shadows...again I'm just experimenting.
For this one, I had my flash unit behind the guitar and it was triggered wirelessly to light up the front of the amplifier.
My daughter
CK (my step daughter) Rockin!
Oh and here's a behind the scenes shot...the kids were hammin' it up
Lots to learn and I'm finding my basement has limitations...like a 6 foot celling and stuff will need to be rearranged to use the space more effectively. I'll see how it goes!
J
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babuci posted Tue, 18 August 2009 at 11:22 PM
Sofar is a very good bargain Joe and looks like the kids having so much fun.
You can soft a hars shadows by diffuse the lights. Cheapest is the A4 paper or baking paper but I am sure you will find something more suitable.
Try to fiddle a bit, only guessing here but if you make your daughter sit a bit far from a wall/background might a shadow smoother a bit.
BTW the 1st shot looks great.
seeya T
TomDart posted Wed, 26 August 2009 at 7:24 AM
Go for it, Joe. There is not room to turn around in my basement garage area.
Your shot of the kids in the air reminds me of an article about a pro photog who does some shots of dancers in the air. These are shot against a green bg(green screen or blue screen) so the image is more easily edited onto another background. We'd try that here but no studio and only a couple of cats can still jump like that..we can't. : )
