Teddy Bear Testing

[mshockley]

It's a sad, sad, day when you want to try out your new softbox and this is your only subject. Thought maybe this would give someone a chuckle.

[candidrachel]

No you are not mad, bad, or sad. I'd have done the same thing with my teddy that is 42 years old

Lovely cute shot by the way.

[Jim Poor]

The Teddy Bear test is actually well known. Get a black one, white one and mid-tone one and test exposure, etc.

At a wildlife workshop I attended, we used a stuffed owl to practice exposure and composition.

[Tzetsin]

I use teddy bears all the time for testing different lighting combos lol. As Jim said, I've got a black one a white one an a brown one.

[mad editor]

I want my teddy.

[Ambrosia76]

I use a porcelain doll as my stand in.....LOL

[m.c.adams]

I've got about a hundred shots of a full size human skull using a beauty dish and a couple softboxes.
Mark

[autofocus]

do it all the time to set up our exposure before the live subject shows up

[Thunder_o_b]

They are great subjects

We have dozens of the little ones.

[dalmorloson]

My daughters are going to be surprised when they wake up and see "teddy" sitting in the chair in the make-shift studio I set up tonight. Thanks for the tip from a newb.