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<p>Hello,<br />I don't do much studio photography but I've been asked to take some press photos for a client along the lines of these :<br>

<img src="http://www.thebrander.com/thb_photos/b_865.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://www.fashionqanda.com/images/Designer-qanda-with-Kate-and-Laura-Mulleavy-on-their-book-Rodarte-Catherine-Opie-Alec-Soth-1.jpg" alt="" /><br>

I was hoping to get a few tips on what sort of lighting set up I would need to achieve this. The equipment I have available to me is in the photo below. I am working with a Canon 5d Mk II with a 50mm 2.8 lens if that is of help to you guys! Thanks a lot,<br>

<img src="http://www.mietfotostudio-berlin.de/images/studio_mietfotostudio_1.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Would you recommend using spot metering then? I've actually never tried this before (I'm self taught, so I still have a lot to learn). And what do you mean by "enough" light? The exposure is set at a constant 1/125. Thanks again for the tips</p>

<p>Hey Matt,</p>

<p>The subjects are quite close to the background, but that can't really be changed, as the space I'm working in is very tiny and I can barely fit the lights in as it is. There is some other light coming in from the window , for instance, but this is also something that I can't change for the moment. <br>

re: ISO and so, yes, it's always set manually. Metering is set to evaluative and white balance is set to Flash. But regardless I am always using the set White balance / tint of 4400 / -4 when I open them in Photoshop.<br>

I'm looking more for a workaround in Photoshop I suppose. Thanks for your help</p>

<p>Hello,<br>

I'm currently photographing clothing for an online store, and I'm having problems with getting the same background colour each time. I'm using a Canon 5D with 50 mm 1.4 lens, 2 Bowen lights, one with a softbox and the other with an umbrella.<br>

I would like to have the exact same shade of grey for each photo, so that when they are up beside each other on our site, everything looks uniform. The difference is not huge, but enough that I would like to try to make everything a little more even.<br>

I shoot in raw, and when I edit the images I always set the white balance to the same settings. Does anyone know of a way in Photoshop to manually match the background colours? I also think that the clothes themselves might be reflecting some of their colour onto the background, but I don't know if there is a way to prevent that.<br>

Thanks in advance for the help<br>

<img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8468/8427020140_351f6de651_b.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="429" /></p>

<p>Thanks for all the help!<br>

I guess I should post my photoblog, so that you have an idea what sorts of photos I have already:<br>

stilinberlin.de (only the photos taken outside on the street are mine, not the indoor portraits)<br>

I always ask my subjects to be photographed first, so discretion is not an issue here. I had two problems with the 50mm 1.8 when I was using it on my 500d though. First, the lens didn't always focus on the subject as well as I wanted. This was also a problem with my Sigma 30mm 1.4 though.<br>

Second, was the patience they may or may not have. I prefer a clean background without other people in it, so finding a space that quickly that allows for enough distance between me and the subject was often tricky.<br>

I mostly work in Berlin, where the light is often limited (lots of very grey days and not much light coming in between the buildings). I'm leaning towards the 50mm 1.4 in any case, but can anyone foresee any problems that might arise in regards to the dark light and the ability to focus at such a large distance? Of course, the close I get, the easier the camera focuses on the subject (I normally use auto-focus, because my time is limited).</p>

<p>Thanks again for all the help</p>

<p>I just upgraded to a Canon 5d, and need a news lens (I was previously using a 500d with a Sigma 30mm 1.4 lens, which worked, but wasn't an entirely satisfying lens).</p>

<p>I work as a street photographer, and would like to get a similar effect to the photos on these blogs:<br>

http://copenhagenstreetstyle.dk/<br />http://thewholehole.blogspot.com/</p>

<p>I don't use any additional lighting, just me and the camera. It's important to me that the lens isn't too long too. I'd previously been using a Canon 50mm 1.8 lens, but there were often issues with getting enough distance between me and the subject. My old lens frequently had problems getting the subject in sharp focus, which is also very important to me.</p>

<p>Any suggestions?<br>

Thanks!</p>