eddy_lau

In terms of lighting equipment, I suggest Godox/Flashpoint. I am currently using their XPLOR-600, then a large enough light modifier you can manage. I agree with others that practice the diff. lighting would be the key. Otherwise, I think there are way too many variable. Model selection, facial expression, color b&w, make up, clothing, etc...! Then the lighting to create the mood.

Youtube: I think Joe Edelman gives some valuable lighting and studio lessons? - Search through his channel for "remember the egg" and "inverse square law" + other interesting sounding short videos.

It seems possible to find something valuable on Adorama TV or to fish more than product pushing out of Westcott Lighting's stuff.

Not sure what to think about entering a rented studio without any previous practice.

In doubt I'd get a dummy, scale my planned setup down and practice at home.

I do understand that one part of contemporary fashion photography is gear heavy; i.e. to keep clicking away you can't light with venerable hotshoe flashes set to full power, so substituting them with rentals makes sense. Nonetheless it should be possible to generate mock ups of your desired looks at home, i.e. light placement and ratios, a general idea of your concept. Mix light sources, sod color balance, shoot in B&W either at insane ISO or from a tripod, maybe even scale down, but get your concept together before you enter a studio.

Hello!

Sooo there are lots of YouTube tutorials on studio lighting. However, most of them are crap :D

and it's difficult to find videos featuring lighting setups capable of creating something that looks like actual high end fashion photography, and not some cheap lookbook for internet Store.

Two actually usefully videos I have found are those:

I just started working in studio. I shoot my first studio editorial, and it turned out pretty decent, but aesthetically it was not the style I'm after. And I don't know yet how to achieve what I want. And I would probably learn that sooner or later, on my own mistakes, but renting a studio is costy and it would be great to know certain lighting setups as a point of reference I could begin with.

I have some upcoming paid lookbooks in studio too. And I don't really know what I am doing yet and I need to learn that quick.

And yes, I read strobist, there was some useful info, but it's all extremely basic.

I keep browsing YouTube videos, but it's difficult finding something worthwhile.

So, good people of photo.net interested in fashion photography, do you have any videos, or channels, you would recommend for me?

I have previously owned a F100 for quite a few years. Shooting anywhere from slides to negatives. Since Dec of last year. I have moved into Digital. Bought my S2 Pro. Put the TTL Flash Problem aside (Check www.s2pro.com forum for more details). I like the camera in every bits. I sold my F100 2 months ago, and decided to stick with digital only for now.

Yes, the F80 body on the S2 is no comparible to the F100 body. But depending on the photography you do, the S2 can be alot better.

For those who found the inexpensive zoom lens don't work well on the S2 (Soft images). I think it is because you don't nomally make bigger prints from you film base camera.

As we normally view our digital images at 33%-100%, and this is much bigger then viewing a 4x6 prints from our negative. If you would to compare them at the same size, you will found a inexpensive lens would look soft on either film or digital.

My opinion on the S2 is, it has less noise then film (especially at ISO100-400). I have produce quite a few beautiful prints @ 13X19 w/ the Epson 2200. The requirement is Tripod + Carefully focus + Prime Lens.

Eddy

Thanks for your help!

:)

For Mark Hubbard,

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We are talking about more toward the actual E-TTL metering system for

the flash, not exactly toword the flash unit itself. In another word,

if u use a Vivitar Flash which is dedicate to work on the Nikon

system, you still get 3D Matrix metering with the flash! Now, aside

from using the speedlights on Manual Mode...I know the TTL on Canon

and Nikon perform the same in most situation except, the Nikon TTL

works better when it comes to taking the pics in Extreamly Dark

situation, or with 2 subjects @ diff. Distance! Of course they are

only my subjective opinions!

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Eddy