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Wayne Winsauer
{K:7331} 4/26/2007
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Excellent portrait Paul!
Very well done!
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Marta Azevedo
{K:4237} 4/26/2007
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nice portrait
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James Cook
{K:38068} 4/26/2007
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Aw, Paul. You're too nice. I was mostly kidding. I used those shop lights to shoot this small animated film I made (four hours yields 17 seconds):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqHkAaZKE-o
It was educational to say the least.
The lighting worked out pretty well. I used about 1/4 of the lumination available to me from the lamps. They are pretty useful for the photographer on the cheap (I think I paid $50 for them and I use them to saw up wood all the time).
But, in my work, a dark room has its obvious advantages. No, not groping the models. Sheesh.
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Martin .
{K:24957} 4/26/2007
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Laugh it up Big Boy... LMAO...
Marty
PS. Keep that up and I'll send you my underware shots... ;)
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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 4/26/2007
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You're an MM model?
PLEASE don't show me those bikini shots, Martin.
:)
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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 4/26/2007
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Good enough? I can't say, as that depends on your technique. Better? better than a table lamp, absolutely! One of the softest lights sources you could ever use is right next to you: a white wall.
Point the halogen at the wall, and have the model move in to within 4 to 5 feet, and see the amazing softness you can attain with one light.
If you need a more directional light with deep shadows, try diffusing the shop light through a sheet wrapped around a PVC frame.
Hope this helps,
Paul
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Martin .
{K:24957} 4/26/2007
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Paul,
I almost forgot, I'm on "Model Mayhem" now, which my member # is 379766... hehehe
Martin
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Martin .
{K:24957} 4/26/2007
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Paul,
Wonderful use of light, DOF, shutter speed and cropping, indeed,
Martin
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James Cook
{K:38068} 4/26/2007
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A classic and done well under your direction. Fan?
I have some halogen lights I picked up Home Depot. Is that good enough?
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174022} 4/26/2007
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:):):)You're welcome, Paul!:)
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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 4/26/2007
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Thanks Shirley!
I lucked out when her salmon jacket matched my seamless so perfectly!
Er...I mean, I planned it that way! ;)
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174022} 4/26/2007
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Beautifully done, Paul!:)
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Rona K **
{K:2375} 4/25/2007
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No I mean living room lights. lol
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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 4/25/2007
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Thanks, Rona!
I was using an Alien Bee 400 strobe with a Brolly Box (which is a shoot-thru umbrella with a black cloth at the back to kill any spill). The key light was up close - about 3 feet away, and I had another AB400 9 feet up behind her to give some highlights in her hair. I also had a reflector on a stand just off frame to her left, to bounce in some fill from the key light.
When you say 'lamps', do you mean quartz shop lights?
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Rona K **
{K:2375} 4/25/2007
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Love it! Excellent lighting. What do you use? I have lamps. woohoo! Working on updating to photo lights. Anyway, very nice work Paul.
hugs, rona
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Subhashis Ghosh
{K:1647} 4/25/2007
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Indeed a goo portrait!!!
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