elf Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 I've been using hotlights to shoot a friend's stoneware, getting that gradient behind it on gray paper that the juries expect. Now I want to switch to using my vivitar 285HVs. obviously I'm going to get a lot of light flying off in directions I don't want, and the last time I shot something similar to a pot I tried snooting the light with four pieces of cardboard taped to the light head. They were about 6" long. They don't seem to have made any difference at all. Anybody tried this and succeeded? Any precise advice? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_goldfarb Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 The snoot approach sounds reasonable, but the light needs to be quite close to the subject to see the effect, and without modeling lights it can be tricky to place them. If you're shooting film, you'll want to check with digital or Polaroid to be sure the light is going where you want it to. You can also flag off areas that you want to be in shadow with black cards. Another possibility might be to try to make a grid for more of a spot light effect. I've heard of people adapting material from things like speaker grills and air vents as grids on professional studio strobes. Why not try it on a 285? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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