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Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios
Candleman: that background effect is awesome!
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thanks bud
its not technically correct being off to the side like that.. but hey.. i like it too
i will make an attemp next time to get the background light symetrical.
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Originally Posted by i speak in math
I had to catch the soldier in between the luminaries so that none of them shown through him.
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nice shot and good thinking Eric .. i did something similar, but i had to do two exposures, one for the background, one for the subject.. which was a person.
the background was streaming vehicles lights on a highway
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Originally Posted by bhursey
What umbrellas are those? I love the effect also I need to get another cactus v4 so that I can have 3 flashes. I have not messed to much with snoot's yet.
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both umbrellas are backed.. i know they are not "typical" strobist type stuff.. but they do the job the way i want.
i chose the backed ones to save light.. i dont like shooting through and loosing half of it out the back. they also take up less vertical height as they dont have to dangle on the end of a long umbrella shaft when doing typical 45degree light as above in my set-up shot.
also.. and this is a long shot... less likely to blow over as it doesnt act like a parachute in the wind.
maybe i'm cray and dillusional.. but it works for me.
the
one on the left
Its very much like a softbox, and i find to be more directional than a bounce umbrella.
the strobe literally sits inside the back of the flap and i set the strobe to its widest mm setting to spread the light as much as possible inside the umbrella. inside its silver.
as yu can see its not made specifically for speedlights.. but i just tuck the little flaps over the back of the flash and its all gravy.
it
is limited i that it can only shot horizontally or angled shooting "down" for obvious reasons.
the
one on the right
basically just a shoot through, but has a white backing so you dont loose half your light out the back.
i use it for spreading a my fill light.. sometimes as a key light for kids because its less directional.. and kids move.
thjis one can only shoot horizontally or angled up.
i've got a "normal" white umbrella with removable cover (so i can shoot through or bounce) to make up for those quirks.