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Originally Posted by chopstickjayne
Hi Linda,
I am really trying to be able to post a shot for this week's assignment - the closest I've gotten is showing my hands in an "Other - Critique" shot - and even that makes me uncomfortable! LOL! I have been practicing for the last two days trying to get the lighting right (to at least NOT accentuate all the things I hate seeing in the mirror, much less in a photo posted to so many people  !). Not only are your shots creative in style and composition, your lighting is so wonderful. I've been "stalking" your Flickr 365 trying to study your lighting set-up but would love to hear what you do - for example, your "Love affair with music" shot and your "Pick Flowers not Fights" shot come to mind right away...any pointers for someone with only an external flash and one desk lamp with a dimmer switch???
You are such an inspiration - especially when I learned you were camera shy! Thanks so much!!
BTW, if I can't think of anything else to post to the assignment, would it be "legal" to re-post the shot I recently put in placed in the critique section? It fits the assignment, I think, I just wasn't sure if we could use the same photo for an assignment if we've already posted it somewhere else in the forum... |
We try to encourage people to take shots specifically for the assignment, but I suppose you could put up an sp you've already shot.
I can't always remember what type of lighting I used for previous shots. Frequently I've used natural light from a large north facing window in my living room. Mostly I take test shots and check them for light and focus then make adjustments.
If you have a desk lamp, you have the setup for "ghetto lighting". Here is
Sime's definition. We did an
assignment with ghetto lighting once, too. Here's another helpful
thread. You can get some wonderful dramatic lighting from a desk lamp!