johnny_mcmillan

<p>Hello everyone!</p>

<p>Been experimenting with indoor flash with the GA645zi and tested a roll with the on-camera flash and then also connected up to a Bowens strobe. I recently saw a shot of a photographer use the GA645zi with the Contax TLA200 flash and then that got me thinking to use the camera with the 580exII and wanted to see how it's possible for the 580exII to measure necessary flash output, or is it a case of setting ISO/Tv on camera, put the flash on Manual and just measure the flash output with a lightmeter each time and adjust accordingly. Or will the 580exII external automatic flash exposure sensor work on the 645 eventhough it's not a EOS camera?<br>

<br />Thanks in advance!<br>

Johnny</p>

Evening everyone,

 

New to a Mamiya and have a shoot tomorrow and have a slight newbie question here. It's relating to shooting portrait does the

following viewfinder shot view what is completely in the viewfinder or will it crop it slightly? Attached image below what do the

horizontal/portrait markings mean? Is that where it crops or is it to the full of the frame?

 

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/jonnymm/079b7ada.jpg

 

Thanks in advance!

Johnny

<p>Came across a beautiful shoot that Damon Heath did for the current Lula magazine (Issue Ten) and wondered if anyone know what it would have been taken with or lit? At first thought I was thinking something like a polaroid land camera but then the shadow is cast a little bit differently in a few so thought it might be large format?! :S<br>

Some scan joined together are here...<br>

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/jonnymm/studio_work/scan.jpg</p>

<p>I actually had the exact same problem. Solved it by buying some 9x4 foot mdf boards and put them across the carpet. Problem though with carpet studios, is darn static!!!!</p>

<p>Hi everyone,<br /> Have a shoot on Tuesday for a client who wants very close up make up shots and the lighting that they're looking for is similar to lighting that I've done previously (see attached image) because they want that starkness and the drop shadow on the backdrop. This is just bare bulb, but I'm wondering just with this coming shoot whether it would be beneficial to shoot with a beauty dish with the diffuser or just to shoot simple bare bulb and if I'd still get the stark white (after photoshopping) if I decided to go with a beauty dish?<br /> Also on a side note does anyone know of any good tutorials/videos/links to good beauty shooting work?<br /> Thanks in advance folks!<br /> Johnny<br /> <img src="http://johnnymcmillan.com/Images/fashion/johnny_mcmillan_dublin_ireland_111.jpg" alt="" width="257" height="385" /></p>

<p>Firstly thanks for the responses guys. Was just wondering what the story would be. I knew there might be some sort of complication with voltage and fear of blowing circuits on the flash, just have shoot coming up and I know how much these suckers drain AA batteries!</p>

<p>Hi Guy, sorry meant powering the 580 with the pak. I'm guessing not but thought I'd put it out there!</p>

<p>Hi everyone,<br>

Was thinking this morning I'd like to break out the 580 EXII so more and wondered if it was somehow possible to hook the 508 EXII to a Bowens Travel Pak?</p>

<p>Thanks,<br>

Johnny</p>

<p>Firstly thanks guys for the responses. I've used bare bulb and reflector's before but never a reflector with a grid? Would that make a substantial difference with the grid attached to the reflector?!</p>

<p>(Both the example below are against white backdrops, was just trying to determine how to get a sharper shadow)<br>

<strong>Bare-bulb example</strong><br>

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/jonnymm/studio_work/page3.jpg<br>

<strong>7" Reflector example</strong><br>

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/jonnymm/studio_work/_MG_1312-1.jpg</p>

<p>Next week I'm trying to achieve similar lighting style to the shots here from Miguel Reverigo for Wonderland magazine...<br>

http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons1/246/2469063/11_2009/Pet_Her_Flow005.jpg<br>

http://media.onsugar.com/files/ons1/246/2469063/11_2009/Pet_Her_Flow004.jpg<br>

I'm thinking something like bare bulb or with a wide angle reflector to get that stark contrast, but would then wonder about the backdrop and would a second light be neccesary?Also does anyone have any links to similar style shoots/images?<br>

Thanks in advance folks,<br>

Johnny</p>

<p>To light with bare bulb I just have to take off the wide angle reflector and I'll be able to light with bare bulb, but going away from the point, I haven't attempted to recreate the picture because A.) Gisele Bundchen's busy and B.) I don't have access to strong tungsten or HMI's</p>

<p>To change the direction of the background shadows you just have to maneouvre yourself around the light and just lower the light itself. I'm just showing how this is an example to light a 3/4</p>

<p>Nathan...</p>

<p><img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/jonnymm/studio_work/_MG_4085.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="600" /></p>

<p><img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/jonnymm/studio_work/_MG_4229.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" /></p>

<p>Thanks for the help. For some odd reason thought it was possible with just flash...my bad!</p>

<p>I've seen this type effect done and wondered how it's possible? Is it a long exposure with one camera flash and a manual second flash straight after?<br>

http://www.touchpuppet.com/2009/07/20/gisele-bundchen-craig-mcdean/#more-3974</p>

<p>One thing I've always wondered if the film that they would use. I'm guessing a high ISO with perhaps 1+ overexposure?</p>

<p>I tried this style naturally lighting with a white backdrop outside with natural ambient light. I did though have a little bit of flash on the backdrop just incase to make sure it's brilliant white. Apart from that you can also make it brilliant white in post-pro.<br>

<img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/jonnymm/studio_work/which2.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="373" /></p>

<p>Just an update but I ended up using the wide reflector instead of the beauty dish with the middle section taken out for the shot below. I've also posted a little studio set up of how I lit it...</p>

<p><img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/jonnymm/studio_work/_MG_4085.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/jonnymm/studio_work/_MG_4229.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Thanks Nathan. Just also to point out that the shot of the set up has that ambient light so I can take that shots of the set up. When I'm actually shooting there's blinds behind me that I pull down so I'm in complete darkness. Think a grid might be the only option, or else shooting at f/11 etc.Thanks</p>

<p>Also the shot I took was ISO100 1/125th f/8</p>

<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I'm wondering if anyone knows how to make the shadow sharper and more contrasty when taking. This shot here that I took...<br>

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/jonnymm/studio_work/_MG_1256.jpg<br>

is lit like this with a beauty dish but with the internal section taken out...<br>

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a291/jonnymm/studio_work/DSCN0449.jpg<br>

but I'm trying to get the flash a little bit more contrasty and sharper like this from Steven Klein...<br>

http://cm1.theinsider.com/media/0/53/99/0308_cover_LR.0.0.0x0.432x579.jpeg</p>

<p>Thanks in advance,<br>

Johnny</p>

<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I came across this photo (number 9 here http://www.morgantheagency.com/photography.php?id=33&type=photographers) and wondered how that is achieved. Is it just a matter of there being two separate gels and just the shadow from the models making the colour from the gels more apparent?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance,<br>

Johnny</p>

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<p>Thanks Brooks,</p>

<p>Yup I was thinking of that. I assisted a photographer where he did a shoot on a beach and had this kinda frame diffusing somelight, but it was an actual proper photographic frame for this purpose. Trying to think of some custom made device. I think though that probably an extra light just blowing out the backdrop would work with just the ambient light on the model and just fixing it later is PS. What's the name of that photographer who does alot of "against white" backdrops...arghh...tip of my tongue!</p>

<p>Good afternoon,</p>

<p>I'm thinking of doing some shots this weekend with a model against a white backdrop but with just ambient light, but trying to make the white backdrop a stark white against her (more than likely making these b/w). I know to make a backdrop brilliant white it should be 1 1/2 stops brighter than the subject, but with ambient light is this possible somehow? I'm also thinking of just bringing on light with just a wide reflector shooting from one side across the backdrop to help it (with an external battery pack too).</p>

<p>Thanks,<br>

Johnny</p>

<p>I've come across this technique a few times over the last while and wondered how it's achieved, is it a conversion to b/w and then back to RGB and then mixing the blue channel?</p>

<p>http://storage.canalblog.com/83/64/136643/36100352.jpg</p>

<p>and more apparent here...</p>

<p>http://storage.canalblog.com/03/24/136643/36102242_p.jpg</p>