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Photo of the Day: March 2011

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Really like this one Jason. The lighting is right on, and I love the concept of the photo. The fact that your model is stunningly beautiful doesn't hurt either.

May I ask as to the strobes you're using, and how you have them placed? I have a two light strobe system but am still learning to place them for greatest effect.
 
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Really like this one Jason. The lighting is right on, and I love the concept of the photo. The fact that your model is stunningly beautiful doesn't hurt either.

May I ask as to the strobes you're using, and how you have them placed? I have a two light strobe system but am still learning to place them for greatest effect.
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2 180watt strobes softbox covers, one in front of the model slightly above and 45 degree angled down and another on her right, but that wasn't firing and was only just for fill. My stupid cheap wireless trigger (the part that plugs into the strobe) busted so it wouldn't send a signal to the other strobe so I was going with just one flash.

I found the best and easiest strobe placements to memorize to start with are in front like this, and the classic rembrandt position. One light 45 degree off the model and then the light angled 45 degree down pointing at them. Google would probably have a diagram for the method.

It's hard to believe that girl had 4 kids. I can't wait to shoot with her again!
 
Jason Beck said:
2 180watt strobes softbox covers, one in front of the model slightly above and 45 degree angled down and another on her right, but that wasn't firing and was only just for fill. My stupid cheap wireless trigger (the part that plugs into the strobe) busted so it wouldn't send a signal to the other strobe so I was going with just one flash.

I found the best and easiest strobe placements to memorize to start with are in front like this, and the classic rembrandt position. One light 45 degree off the model and then the light angled 45 degree down pointing at them. Google would probably have a diagram for the method.

It's hard to believe that girl had 4 kids. I can't wait to shoot with her again!
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Thanks Jason. I have 2 150watt strobes, softbox covers and umbrellas as desired. Do your strobes have light sync? One trick I've discovered is to mount a flash on my camera hotshoe (facing up or away) and it's flash will trigger the strobes. I have a sync cable to one flash and use light sync for the other anyway.

Thanks for the placement advice.

4 kids?? !! R u kidding? wow
 
not sure what the name of these birds,they are large and its the atlantic ocean,newfoundland
 

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Taken last night on the way home from the pub. I'm still getting used to the Epson R-D1 I bought last month. Rangefinders are certainly a different way of working, but I really like the feel in the hand and the output (with a bit of processing to get a slightly more film-like look)


Library by r0bbieduncan, on Flickr
 
AxisOfBeagles said:
Thanks Jason. I have 2 150watt strobes, softbox covers and umbrellas as desired. Do your strobes have light sync? One trick I've discovered is to mount a flash on my camera hotshoe (facing up or away) and it's flash will trigger the strobes. I have a sync cable to one flash and use light sync for the other anyway.

Thanks for the placement advice.

4 kids?? !! R u kidding? wow
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I just barely got my first speedlight a few weeks ago. So I can point it up and put it just low enough to trigger the strobes?
 
Jason Beck said:
I just barely got my first speedlight a few weeks ago. So I can point it up and put it just low enough to trigger the strobes?
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You can also tape an exposed piece of film over the head with it turned down to trigger the strobes. Alternately, just use the on-camera flash as your fill and task your usual fill as a background light to get that nice 3D Hollywood effect. You might want a diffuser or small softbox for the flash gun though.

Paul
 
another view of that bird,thanks dale that was interesting to read.
 

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Haven't taken a photo in ages, decided to shake off the rust by trying my hand at some more HDR shots. Processed this one in Photoshop, because for some reason Photomatix Pro and I haven't been getting along well lately.
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Auroras sit on the moon :)

ISO 400, Tokina at 11mm and f/2.8, 15-second exposure. Light at the left is city light, with the moon at the center below the Auroras.
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Each Sunday I'm going to try to take a wide angle shot of some of the more interesting rooms in my church. The main building was an old mansion with some pretty interesting architecture. Some of the rooms have murals along the tops of the walls. This one is the basement which was a summer parlor and decorated as an English tavern. Those are beer drinking carvings on either side. The floor is Venetian tile.

 
first time

ok guys go easy on me its my first time posting.

this was taken at a track meet at my old HS, went there to help out.

hope you enjoy...
 

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