On Dec 23, 2011, at 6:40 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > On Dec 23, 2011, at 6:30 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > >> I wonder if anyone has tried simulating a ring light for macro work, by >> putting a studio strobe with umbrella directly behind the camera and >> triggering the camera with a cable release? > > I used to use a device called a sof' shoulder for macro. It's no longer > available, but it was an umbrella and flash on a rig that was positioned it > over the photographer's shoulder. It worked well >>
I should add that I found the umbrella rig better than a ring light, in that the light wasn't as flat. >> In a similar vein, what is the fabric that is used for shoot through >> umbrellas, soft boxes etc? It seems I could make a really big softbox for a >> lot less than it would cost to buy, if I bought the right fabric, plastic or >> whatever is used for the diffuser. >> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> 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 > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
