david_altmann Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 i ofteh see images with lights/strobes insto the frame pointing to the camera. how can this be achieved without loosing too much contrast ? D. ps: i want the light to be overexposed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ_britt3 Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 You are supposed to use a gobo.....this is something that keeps the light from hitting the front element of the lens. A good lens shade or something to block the light on a light stand/ hand held....gobo. If the light does hit the lens front element you will lose contrast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John G. Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Read the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_altmann Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 no, my intention was to have the lights showing in the image. as part of the image. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rffffffff Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 assuming you are shooting digitally, the simple answer is post processing... In photoshop, if you have a "washed out" image from having a light in the frame, raising the black level (using levels)will generally clean up the problem really easily. I assume thats an easy process in almost any photo editor... I also am guessing that lens choice could play a role, and that prime lenses might do better here too, especially without filters... That is really just a flat guess with nothing to back it up, though. Here's a stylized example, but I don't remember exactly what the original was like, or how washed out it was. shot with an 85 1.4.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_altmann Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 yes that ist the look i was going for. thanks for the hints, ill try that. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John G. Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Hey Bobby; I can think of some people who would be interested to know where you shot that image! ha ha. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rffffffff Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Yeah right! I went on a shoot as a lighting consultant basically, knowing I was going to shoot fetishy type stuff, but mainly to help achieve a high key white seamless look without tons of post processing... Turns out this girl was pretty tame compared to the other: Literally a porn star... My wife wasnt amused. I was. Needless to say I haven't gone on anymore lighting consultant gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John G. Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 ha ha. I miss you guys, everyone is well. Georgia is great. I'm writing a newletter (with pix) to bring everybody up to date and where we are. Talk to you soon. All my best wishes to everyone up there. J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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