On 8/27/07, Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Perhaps a full on discussion about flash photography would be good on > the list.
Yes thats a good idea. Samples, photos of set ups etc.This comes up a lot and could be good archive material. Dave > > > -- > Best regards, > Bruce > > > Monday, August 27, 2007, 2:29:31 PM, you wrote: > > R> Mike, I've seen those before, but I was wondering something a little > R> different. If you've ever looked closely at a light used in a stage > R> performance of some kind, they tend to have something in front of the > R> light, which is a light filter made of polyester. They look like big > R> squares of colored plastic wrap. Here's a picture: > > R> http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/?id=1405145&refnum=401313 > > R> Although there is an enormous variety of colors there are also a bunch > R> of things know as "frosts" and "silks" and are a wide range of > R> different sorts of diffusers. Is there anything in the photography > R> world like this? Because I have sample books from various companies > R> that sell this stuff, and I've been taping it to my flash and > R> experimenting. Here's a page that shows the colors they offer but > R> unfortunately you can't see what the diffusers look like: > > R> http://www.rosco.com/us/filters/roscolux.asp#colors > > R> They do have the spectral information which is interesting to > R> consider. Here's a picture of a swatchbook, the diffusers are the > R> white ones and tend to look like dryer sheets. > > R> http://www.rosco.com/us/promotions/roscolux.asp > > R> So, to summarize my meandering typing, are there interchangable > R> filters for flashes that offer a wide variety in diffusers and/or > R> colors? > > R> rg2 > > R> On 8/27/07, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Rebekah wrote: > >> > >> > Not that I know a lot, but I vote shoot your flash off the ceiling, if > >> > you can. Or cover it with thin fabric, like fine linen (maybe rip a > >> > bit of bridal gown?) If you've ever seen a sample book from a gel > >> > company for theatrical lighting you might have noticed that the > >> > swatches are almost the perfect size to cover most flashes, and you > >> > can experiment with the various frost filters. There's something to be > >> > said for changing the quality of light before it hits your lens - it's > >> > almost like setting up those fancy flash umbrellas with only a flash > >> > that fits in your pocket. I don't know, do they have things like this > >> > for flashes and I'm just being silly? > >> > >> http://www.stofen.com/Info/index.htm > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
