Thanks Doug for the tips and I am rather curious about the milk jug idea and any way of sending better instructions on how to make one. Just send them to me off list or if you think others will benefit from it just send it to the list.
Thanks... ___________________________________________________ You can see my latest captures by visiting my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ -----Original Message----- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Doug Franklin Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 10:20 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Three so far Hi Jeff, On 2011-06-29 21:14, Jeffery Johnson wrote: > Well I have three photos in the PPG and I know for some of you that is > just a drop in the bucket but for me I find it interesting. I am, as a > person, still a work in progress as well as what I can do in photography. I've also got three in. I won't go through the entire litany, but I submitted about a dozen or so, and three were accepted. But that was back in the early days, and the bar was (apparently) quite a bit lower. :-) I haven't submitted in several years because it's become pretty obvious to me that the stuff I mostly shoot (race cars on track and in the paddock) isn't something that often appeals to the PPG judges. Plus, I've only shot about three events in the last two years due to external forces. :-) > the road, work up to people but unlike many of you I can't afford an > external flash or the higher end equipment that is required for such > an endeavor. Dude, you don't need an external flash. Sure, it helps. But you can get away without it. Start by taking just a single 3"x5" index card and some tape and scissors. Cut overlays for the popup flash from the card. Full coverage. Half Coverage. Quarter coverage. Two stacked for more density. You get the idea. Take test shots. You'll be amazed at how much good a simple piece of 100# or 120# card stock can do. Next, save one of those milk jugs the kids just emptied. Cut out masks from it. The plastic in the milk jugs diffuses the light a lot more than the paper, and doesn't "eat" as much of the flash's energy. After that, you can start playing with "total reflectors" that take "all" of the flash's energy and send it up or to the side for "bounce". Lot's of folks took lots of great photos without a bazillion bucks of gear. -- Thanks, DougF (KG4LMZ) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
