Bruce Walker wrote:
Shots from my very first modeling photoshoot on Saturday. Great fun for
me, though a *lot* of hard work. Hotshoe flashes are versatile little
buggers, and I was using two of them triggered wirelessly off the popup
flash. But the lack of a modeling light in the setup so I could get
accurate focus is a serious impediment. I had to keep turning on and off
a small gooseneck halogen lamp, and that really slowed me down.
Shots were lit by one or two AF-540FGZ flashes and shot with a K20D and
DA* 50-135mm lens @ f/8.0, 1/125th. All manually focussed (too dim for
AF) and the flashes were all on manual too.
As an aside, I now truly grok all the complaints from here about the
Pentax flashes auto wireless behaviour. I don't have too much trouble
with a single flash with some ambient light, but two flashes at once and
near darkness -- total chaos! Luckily, I figured that out while doing
prep work for this shoot, so I started in full manual mode and stayed
there. But that strongly suggests either switching in future to A/C
studio strobes, or just getting some el-cheapo (eg Vivitar) flashes in
future. If I can't make use of the P-TTL logic, why waste the dough?
My model is Tina Hung, an aspiring actor/singer/dancer. Tina is
practicing her "serious look" here. :-)
Makeup & styling: Tina and Louise Peacock
Camera: Pentax K20D, DA* 50-135mm F2.8
Lighting: Pentax AF-540FGZ x 2,
Westcott 45" shoot-through umbrella,
home-made snoot,
silver Dollar-store auto-reflector.
Studio: my living room. :-)
http://is.gd/4Bt4X
Comments gratefully received.
-bmw
Pretty good, Bruce. Something to keep in mind is matching the scene to
the mood. In general you want to use a darker background for more
serious expressions, higher key for peppy, etc. Not a hard and fast
rule, to be sure, but give it a try and see if the shots seems more "right."
Not complaining about the work at all. Just something that I recalled
from my studio days when I was viewing it.
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