haysuess

<p>Luckily we have those right here are work...maybe I'll switch them out and the boss won't notice lol</p>

<p>Yeah I guess I was only thinking for when I'm shooting on the more wide open end. I'll look into further diffusing the boxes if necessary. Thanks!</p>

<p>It seems like if I had the b800's even at minimum power, they might be too bright if the boxes were only 3-4 feet away. Is that incorrect? I guess the only way to find out is to try, but I don't get home til 9, then leave until Sunday night :( At least get to shoot an outdoor event all weekend.</p>

<p>Thanks! I was thinking of building the scrim, and using the softbox (with internal baffle) for a triple layered diffusion. I was thinking using the softbox into the scrim would eliminate much of the hotspot that would come with a bare bulb against it and would further diffuse the light.</p>

<p>Sounds like I have a decent grasp of what to try, now I just need more experimenting.</p>

<p>I have AB B800's and only the small (what they call medium?) softboxes (24x32). I have tested a lot on my fiancee different lighting but am not quite happy with the portraits yet and think it has some to do with the size of the softbox and the distance to the subject. Doing this with these lights and these boxes would be pretty bright it would seem.</p>

<p>I've heard that positioning them the same distance of their diagonal dimension is a good starting point. Is that true, even with small softboxes like this? I know about relative size of lights and the shadows they create, so I guess my main question is if these are simply too small for portrait use.</p>

<p>It seems like all the AB softboxes are pretty small. Would I be better to build a pvc frame to make a 4'x6' screen or something?</p>

<p>Any input would be appreciated.</p>

<p>I just ordered a backdrop stand from www.prohoists.com, I think it was $59.99 and around $75 after shipping. 8'6" tall and 10' wide so...seems like plenty for what I'll need :)</p>

<p>At first I thought you were the photographer, and was going to say of course you deserve compensation, then I realized you're the model and have to say, of course you deserve some compensation.<br>

He has no legal right to sell them without your permission and no ethical right since you were under the strong impression that they were just for fun. Be nice about it and if he refuses, then that's a person I would not want to be friends with.<br>

Good luck!</p>

<p>Is there anything to be added for standing out from all the other corporate photos? Or would you say the quality of the picture, lighting, composition, etc. is all that is needed to differentiate oneself?<br>

Thanks.</p>

<p>Hey everyone! I am going to be taking a picture of a friend that just started a real estate/mortgage brokering company and have ideas as far as lighting goes.<br>

I am also a designer and created a logo for him and explained the reason my color choices in it. This prompted him to ask if there was certain colors he should wear during the shoot.<br>

It also made me think, besides the standard shirt/tie and/or suit, what other things can someone wear to look more unique but still professional? Colors, materials, styles?<br>

Thanks!</p>

Just did hehe...just goes to show I can learn something on my own. I took some shots from 1/4 - 1/10 with no flash and barely got anything. Then flash from to the same thing(30-40 feet away) at 1/4 and 1/10 and it was MUCH better. Then I even tried 1/1000 in the dark no flash, got nothing. Then flash at 1/1000 and from 40ft. it showed up just as bright as the 1/4 with flash!!! How awesome was that to find out :) I'm excited now...thanks for making me find out on my own.

If the flash working range is only to 11.8 ft at 100ISO what can I guess for at 400 ISO?

Is flash effective like 30 feet away though? I think I've been reading the flash length that is in meters pretending it was in feet lol. No wonder like 15 ft seemed like crap. lol

Hi. I have an Olympus C4000z. I want to take pictures of a

volleyball game indoors. I have the ISO at it's highest(400) and the

aperture at 2.8. I got pretty poor pictures at 1/400 and 1/320

shutter speeds because it's obviously not as sharp as it could be,

and also because even at those shutter speeds it is very dark. The

light meter is reading -1.7 to -2 at times. I can't sacrifice any

shutter speed and would in fact like to gain some. Are there any

tips or something anyone has that can help me with the brightness?

Thanks...

Thanks for the answer. I didn't really mean I'd be using +7 I was actually trying to convey that if I have the telephoto and a diopter attached if that'd be better than just the regular super macro that I have to be 3cm away to take a picture for...Thanks again!

In super macro mode I can focus at 3cm. Regular I can zoom and focus at 8in. If I have a 2.5x telephoto lens on top of the 3x zoom already, with +7 close-up lenses on, would I be able to take pictures closer up?

Hi. I read all of these lessons on olympusamerica.com under the

lessons for the C-4000 and they are awesome. The thing is that I

can't afford to buy all the light discs, reflectors, and lights.

Well, I tried using a huge white sheet of my mom's watercolor paper

to reflect light back towards the original light source and it

actually worked ok. Then I used the blinds to point the light so it

went straight past the subject barely missing it while the sheet of

paper was reflecting it back to the thing I was photographing at an

angle. That also worked well. I then hung a sheet over the sliding

glass doors where the light came from to diffuse it then reflected

that light again back the other way. The result was a better lit

portrait scene. I was wondering if you have any makeshift things

like this that help you get more professional lighting with household

equipment? Thanks in advance!

Hi. I have a Olympus C-4000 and I just bought a set of +1, +2, and

+4 close-up lenses. I also bought a 2.5x zoom lens with the tube

adapter for my camera, that second part really has nothing to do with

my question. I really like close-up photos as you can tell.

Anyways, I have been trying to learn about lenses and whatnot and I

thought I had a good idea until I stumbled upon a website that worded

things a bit confusingly. If I have the C-4000 which comes with a

macro lens able to focus at 3cm, and I bought the diopters, will the

diopters just enlarge what is being viewed? Or do they just allow

you to focus at closer ranges, because closer than 3cm isn't really

going to matter in my mind. I was also thinking that they wouldn't

make diopters for the C-4000 if they didn't enlarge the picture.

Please help me with clarification on this, I've been looking for a

clear explanation online and keep getting confused.