Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric, Without a doubt, the most beautiful light I have found for portraits from a studio flash comes from this profoto dish. http://www.adorama.com/PP505507.html Leo On Dec 16, 2007 3:43 PM, Eric Korenman <faneuil@gmail.com> wrote: > I was on indoor shoot today with some super kids but really bad light. > Broke out the quantum flash and shoot through umbrella - something just > wasn't right and I hated the light I was creating. > We wandered around the house until I found it - the bay window facing > north, > looking out over a snow covered field. > The light it produced was glorious. Shoot saved! > > So - it got me to thinking again. > I have tried again and again to 'fake' that kind of be-yoo-tiful soft > light, > but I never get it right. > I've tried shoot thru / shoot into umbrellas, shoot against white walls, > scrims, soft boxes (closest look yet) > but nothing is 'right'. > > How do you fake it? > That is - soft north window light? > > Eric > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >