Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luxurious - well maybe a bit. Mostly drafty and leaky.. We love our dear old 1902 house. Just a bit bummed. As we speak the ice dams on the roof are causing leaks. And the furnace (oil / steam heat) never shuts off. a money pit... But a great space for photos! Eric On Dec 17, 2007 4:01 PM, Lottermoser George <imagist3@mac.com> wrote: > I didn't imagine that you had that kind of luxurious space. ;~) > Even with that kind of space you'll have something a bit different > than "window light." > > you may actually find a more window like light by bouncing the > strobes off the sheet. > > In any event: have fun testing various methods and please report back > your results. > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george@imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07 > > > > > On Dec 17, 2007, at 1:31 PM, Eric Korenman wrote: > > > I am thinking of lighting a large white sheet from behind using one > > or two > > strobes (with standard reflectors) set about 20-30 feet behind. > > Essentially > > a huge softbox. > > Quantum can't put out enough power for that- thats where the > > Alienbees 1600 > > unit finally gets to play. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >