Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Kyle: > >The lighting on the second shot is terrible. It is too flat. Time to look >at some lighting ratios. The first shot is still a little flat, but >works. The second shot needs more dramatic lighting. > >Regards, > >Robert now THERE's some useful criticism! if i haven't said it before, i'll say it now, if you think my shot is terrible, don't think you're impolite in saying so. it's what i'm here for. i'm basically wandering around in the dark in the studio. i like craig morey's stuff, but i think my studio is too limited to accomodate the equipment he's using, i've looked at his images and from the shadow lines it looks like he has an "up" axis in his studio, which i don't -- which brings me begging for advice from those who know about studio lighting ... here's my setup: physical space: ~8x8x7 light sources: 2 monolight strobes w/ 2x3 softboxes w/ two power settings (low and high) one background light with no power settings (sometimes i put a plastic bag over it). i don't think i have enough physical space to do key / fill / background -- and i'm pretty sure i couldn't put a hairlight anywhere, but i could be completely wrong. if anybody can point me to a decent book on studio photography, OR let me know that i'm crazy for trying with this setup ... that works too. so i'm thinking maybe -- on camera flash? or a ring light? what are my best options? 10-q kc p.s. who's the lug studio guru? rabiner? - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html